Otumoetai Trust Undergraduate Scholarships at University of Waikato 2025

Otumoetai Trust Undergraduate Scholarships at University of Waikato 2025

These scholarships provide partial funding of up to NZD 9,000 for successful undergraduate applicants from designated Tauranga schools.

Application and Deadline

Prospective students can submit their applications through the official portal: Otumoetai Trust Undergraduate Scholarships at University of Waikato 2025 application form. The closing date for applications is 31 August 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet all of the following conditions:

• Be completing NCEA Level 3 (or equivalent) toward University Entrance at Otumoetai College, Tauranga Boys’ College, or Tauranga Girls’ College in the year prior to enrollment.
• Have achieved a minimum of NCEA Level 2 with Merit (or equivalent); gap‑year candidates must have Merit at both Level 2 and Level 3.
• Intend to enrol full‑time (120 points) in the first year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato (Tauranga or Hamilton campus) for the first time in the year of tenure.
• Hold domestic fee status—i.e., be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, resident class visa holder, or an Australian citizen/permanent resident domiciled in New Zealand.

Scholarship Value

Recipients will receive up to NZD 9,000 over three years of study.