New Zealand offers New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships to candidates from developing Commonwealth countries for postgraduate study (Master’s and PhD) in New Zealand universities on a contestable basis.
New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships are highly competitive and for top level graduates.
New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships are funded the by the New Zealand Aid Programme and managed by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The selection process in New Zealand is managed by Universities New Zealand.
New Zealand Commonwealth Scholars can only study at these New Zealand universities:
- Auckland University of Technology
- Lincoln University
- Massey University
- University of Auckland
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University of Waikato
Application process
Each Commonwealth government has designated a national agency for the operation of Commonwealth Scholarships.
Eligible Countries for the Commonwealth Scholarship
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Pacific |
| Botswana | Antigua and Barbuda | Bangladesh | Cook Islands |
| Cameroon | Barbados | India | Kiribati |
| Ghana | Belize | Malaysia | Nauru |
| Kenya | Dominica | Maldives | Niue |
| Lesotho | Grenada | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea |
| Malawi | Guyana | Sri Lanka | Samoa |
| Mauritius | Jamaica | | Solomon Islands |
| Mozambique | St Kitts and Nevis | | Tokelau |
| Namibia | St Lucia | | Tonga |
| Nigeria | St Vincent and the Grenadines | | Tuvalu |
| Rwanda | Trinidad and Tobago | | Vanuatu |
| Seychelles | | | |
| Sierra Leone | | | |
| South Africa | | | |
| Swaziland | | | |
| Tanzania | | | |
| Uganda | | | |
| Zambia | | | |
For more information and application please visit the New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships page.
