Australia and New Zealand, capital Wellington

Scholarships to Study in New Zealand (2027)

New Zealand teaches international students at eight state-funded universities and a network of independent institutes of technology and polytechnics, with tuition and intakes set by each institution. A fee-paying student visa allows up to 25 hours of work a week during term, and graduates of a bachelor's degree or higher can generally apply for a post-study work visa of up to three years.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources
Public tuition, per year
NZ$19,000 to NZ$114,340
international students
Living cost, per month
NZ$1,670
typical range
Work during study
25 h
per week
Post study work
3 yr
after graduation
Intakes
Semester 1, Semester 2
main application cycles

New Zealand's government funds Manaaki Scholarships, which cover a range of study levels including full tertiary scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate study and are open mainly to applicants from Pacific and other developing partner countries. The New Zealand Excellence Awards offer partial scholarships to students from India. Individual universities and institutes also run their own scholarships for new international students, sometimes limited to particular countries or subjects, alongside the same institution's regular first-year academic scholarships.

  • New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), delivered through Education New Zealand, study in New Zealand , Bachelor, Master, Phd, Other
    Full tuition fees, a living allowance, establishment and settling-in costs, return airfares, and health and travel insurance, for undergraduate and po...
    Full
    Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships run several separate catego...
  • University of Auckland, study in New Zealand , Bachelor, Master
    A fee credit worth up to NZD 10,000 (25 percent of the value of one year's tuition fees), applied to the first semester of study
    Tuition Only
    Closes 21 Oct 2026
Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://www.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/en/plan-your-studies/cost-of-living
  2. https://www.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/en/plan-your-studies/steps-to-studying-in-new-zealand
  3. https://www.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/en/study-options/scholarships
  4. https://www.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/en/why-new-zealand/education-system
  5. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/fee-paying-student-visa/
  6. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/post-study-work-visa/
  7. https://www.education.govt.nz/news/regional-polytechnics-be-re-established-2026
  8. https://www2.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-and-standards/about-new-zealand-qualifications-credentials-framework/