Scholarship Criteria
You must meet the following six requirements to be eligible for the PSW Scholarship.
1.
You must establish to the satisfaction of the Trustees’ a level of “hardship” that curtails your ability to attend Otago University.
All types of “hardship” are considered including, but not limited to, family financial hardship, a special need, a medical issue, or a social disadvantage within your family.
2.
You should have resided in Taranaki for 5 years and have attended a Taranaki secondary school.
3.
This scholarship is not based only on academic ability, nor limited to a particular degree or faculty. However it is conditional on you passing NCEA level 3 and gaining University Entrance.
The Trustees need to be satisfied that you are capable of obtaining an undergraduate degree.
The Trustees need to be satisfied that you are capable of obtaining an undergraduate degree.
4.
You must intend to study as a full -time student next year and to live in a College of Residence for that first year of study.
5.
Support in your second year may be offered, but is conditional, amongst other things, on you achieving a level of exam success of not less than 90 points in your first year.
6.
Your application must be supported in writing by your secondary school.
