Mātātoa Sport Scholarships

Description:

The purpose of the Mātātoa Sport Scholarship is to foster excellence in sport and academic performance. This scholarship supports the student athlete to retain a healthy balance of focus and commitment toward their programme of study, sporting commitments, and their own wellbeing, resulting in a rewarding and successful university experience.

The scholarship is open to any athlete from all disciplines who are intending to enrol or are currently enrolled at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents of at least two years' standing at the time of enrolment, and be intending to enrol full time in an undergraduate degree in the year following application at Victoria University of Wellington.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, sporting achievement, equity and commitment to attaining a tertiary qualification.

Selection criteria:

• Applicants should be New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents of at least two years' standing at the time of their enrolment.
• Academic - applications must have at least a Merit endorsement in NCEA Level 2 (or equivalent in another qualification) or a B+ GPA (6) if the applicant is already a student at Victoria University of Wellington.
• Sporting - applicants must be age-group regional and/or national representatives in their chosen sport.
• Applicants must be intending to enrol full time in an undergraduate degree in the year following application at Victoria University of Wellington.