{"id":836,"date":"2026-08-14T17:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/auckland-international-student-excellence-scholarship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:16:16","slug":"auckland-international-student-excellence-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/auckland-international-student-excellence-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters","category-new-zealand","category-undergraduate"],"acf":{"host_country":"New Zealand","host_school":"University of Auckland","closing_date":"20261021","study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["undergraduate","masters"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"Up to NZ$10,000 towards compulsory tuition fees","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> The <strong>University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship<\/strong> gives new international students <strong>up to NZ$10,000 towards tuition fees<\/strong> at New Zealand&rsquo;s highest-ranked university. It covers <strong>undergraduate degrees, postgraduate diplomas and Master&rsquo;s programmes<\/strong>, and there are no country restrictions &mdash; Nigerians apply directly.<\/p><p>For students starting in <strong>Semester 1 \/ Quarter 1&ndash;2 of 2027<\/strong>, applications open <strong>9 September 2026<\/strong> and close <strong>21 October 2026<\/strong>. It is a merit award decided on your academic record, your letter of application and a referee&rsquo;s endorsement &mdash; polish all three.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li><strong>New international students<\/strong> (any nationality) holding an offer of place for an eligible undergraduate, postgraduate diploma or Master&rsquo;s programme at the University of Auckland.<\/li><li>Selection on <strong>academic merit<\/strong>, the quality of your application letter and your referee&rsquo;s endorsement &mdash; check the exact grade threshold in the regulations on the official page.<\/li><li>Partial award: you must still show remaining tuition and living funds for your student visa.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/www.auckland.ac.nz\/en\/study\/scholarships-and-awards\/find-a-scholarship\/university-of-auckland-international-student-excellence-scholarship-844-all.html","additional_info":"<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> apply for admission first, then submit the scholarship application between 9 September and 21 October 2026 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auckland.ac.nz\/en\/study\/scholarships-and-awards\/find-a-scholarship\/university-of-auckland-international-student-excellence-scholarship-844-all.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">auckland.ac.nz<\/a>. Application is free. &#9888;&#65039; Ignore blogs advertising New Zealand&rsquo;s government <strong>Manaaki scholarship<\/strong> to Nigerians &mdash; Nigeria is <strong>not on its eligible-country list<\/strong>; university awards like this one are the legitimate route.<\/p>"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Auckland International Excellence Scholarship: NZ$10,000<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship gives up to NZ$10,000 off tuition for undergraduate or Master&#039;s study. 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