International Student Scholarships

Zerofees English Scholarships help students improve their academic English language skills, assisting them to gain the English language entry requirements to move to a mainstream programme of their choice.

This scholarship is available for Far East Asia, South America and certain European countries.

SIT offers a range of Zerofees Foundation Scholarships to students that need further academic entry skills to apply for certain diploma and degree programmes within SIT. 

Note: Students may apply for only one of the above mentioned scholarships.

You can check with your education agent for more details.

The New Zealand Government offers scholarships to eligible citizens from developing countries to study in New Zealand. These scholarships are from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade New Zealand. 

Southern Institute of Technology is proud to be one of only eleven approved New Zealand education institutions for these scholarships.

As a country partner to the Generation Study Abroad initiative, Education New Zealand offers US $2,000 to help American students fund their flight to New Zealand.

Generation Study Abroad New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics Excellence Awards offer US $500 Excellence Awards to US students studying for a semester at an Institute of Technology/Polytechnic.

Many scholarships for international students - including PhD scholarships and scholarships for Masters’ degrees - are offered by the New Zealand Government, other governments, educational institutions and philanthropists.