International Student Scholarships

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.