Applications are invited from nationals of Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gambia,
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe to undertake full-time postgraduate
studies (for Postgraduate Certificates, Diplomas or Masters Degrees) at Universities in New Zealand commencing in
early 2014.
The New Zealand Government provides New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) through the New Zealand Aid Programme within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The scholarships are available to eligible African applicants and will cover air travel, full tuition fees, an establishment allowance, and a living allowance to cover day to day costs in New Zealand.
Applicants may also be entitled to return travel to their home country to see dependant family members under the Reunion Airfare Entitlement.The NZDS scheme aims to strengthen sustainable economic development in Africa by contributing to human resource
development particularly:
agriculture development and
geothermal development
Application forms are available from participating New Zealand tertiary education institutions (contact details are found on the web address below). Please complete two (2) application forms and attach copies of current curriculum vitae, notarised/certified copies of university certificates, transcripts and three (3) reference letters, two (2) from academic referees and one work related, together with each application. All application forms must be completed in English and failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification.
All supporting documents must be translated into English by an accredited translator. A 500 word statement summary in English of reasons for wishing to undertake postgraduate training in New Zealand and how the postgraduate training being sought will benefit your country must also be provided.
Applications are to be submitted on the New Scholarship Application Form to the New Zealand education institution
of the applicant’s choice by the institution’s published application close-off date.
Please see
http://www.aid.govt.nz/funding-and-contracts/scholarships/new-zealand-education-institutions
for the education institution’s contact details and related cut-off dates. Further details can be found at
http://www.aid.govt.nz/funding-and-contracts/scholarships/eligible-countries/africa
Any queries should be referred in the first instance to the New Zealand Aid Programme Manager:
New Zealand High Commission
Private Bag X27
Brooklyn Square
Pretoria, 0075
South Africa
Email: enquiries@nzhc.co.za
Applications received by each New Zealand education institution by the published close-off dates will be assessed based on the selection and eligibility criteria.
The education institutions will forward complete eligible scholarship applications to the New Zealand High Commission in Pretoria for final assessment. All candidates will be informed of the outcome of their application by October 2013. Short listed candidates may be required to undergo a telephone interview.
If offered a New Zealand Development Scholarship, travel to New Zealand is subject to a visa being issued by Immigration New Zealand.