| Scholarship | | | | in a full-time course of study lasting 12 months or |
| Scholarships and fellowships provide significant | | | | longer. |
| recognition and monetary reward for students who | | | | You can work for up to 20 hours in any given week |
| continue to strive for academic success. The | | | | during the academic year if you are in full-time study |
| Scholarships Committee of the NZVCC administers a | | | | or at a private training establishment or tertiary |
| wide range of nationally available undergraduate and | | | | institution and taking at least two academic years to |
| postgraduate awards to students who wish to study | | | | complete your education in New Zealand. You can |
| in New Zealand. Study opportunities provided by | | | | culminate a New Zealand qualification that would |
| these scholarships are critical when financial support | | | | qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category |
| for individual students is increasingly difficult to obtain. | | | | or at a secondary school full year course of study in |
| The scholarships offered are funded from | | | | years 12 or 13, provided you have written permission |
| contributions of charitable trusts, individuals, | | | | from your school and written consent from your |
| governments and industry. | | | | parent, or in a full-time study course lasting at least |
| Student Loan | | | | six months, at a private training establishment or |
| Student loans are available to meet these costs to all | | | | tertiary institution to work part time in New Zealand. |
| students who seek financial assistance to study in | | | | Your visa or immigration officer has to be satisfied |
| New Zealand. Even those receiving student | | | | that the main purpose of your course of study is to |
| allowances can apply for a government funded | | | | develop English language skills, and, you have an |
| student loan. While students are studying full-time, | | | | International English Language Testing System |
| the loans are interest free and when students have | | | | (IELTS) overall band score of 5.0 or above (General |
| completed their studies, repayments are made | | | | or Academic Module), or at a tertiary level of at least |
| through the Inland Revenue Department which are | | | | one academic year duration as part of an approved |
| income-related. | | | | tertiary student exchange scheme. |
| Student Employment | | | | There are different forms of financial assistance |
| Depending on the length of your course you can | | | | available to study in New Zealand. Students can apply |
| work for up to 20 hours per week during the | | | | for different scholarships funded from contributions |
| academic year and full time during the summer | | | | of charitable trusts, individuals, governments and |
| holidays. | | | | industry. Government funded student loans are |
| You can work part time while studying full time, | | | | available to students depending on the course of |
| under certain circumstances to meet course | | | | study. You can also work part time depending on the |
| requirements for practical work experience, or during | | | | length of your course. |
| the Christmas and New Year holiday period if you are | | | | |