Job Description: A number of scholarships are offered annually to NZ citizen or permanent resident who have resided in the South Island north of the Waitaki River for the previous 12 months and who are entering their first year of tertiary education.
Time Period:1 Year
Value: Tuition Fees
Eligibility
Applicants for Canterbury Bright Start Scholarships:
i. must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who have resided in the South Island, north of the Waitaki River for at least twelve months immediately preceding the closing date of applications; and
ii. must not have attended full-time at any tertiary education institution in the past*; and
* STAR and TOPS courses, community education courses offered by tertiary institutions and orientation or general interest programmes run by tertiary institutions for secondary school students do NOT count as enrolment in a tertiary institution for the purpose of this regulation. Study in a programme designed to prepare you for entry into tertiary education (ie foundation skills or pre-health programme) also does NOT count as enrolment for the purpose of this scholarship.
iii. must meet the entrance criteria for their chosen programme of full-time study at:
– Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology; or
– Lincoln University; or
– University of Canterbury; and
iv. must demonstrate:
– their ability to succeed in their chosen course of study; and
– that they are likely to experience serious financial or personal hardship which might deter them from entering tertiary study.
Application Deadline 19 November2010
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