Go Waitaha Canterbury Scholarships
UC offers the exciting ‘Go Waitaha Canterbury’ scholarships to students with strong academic potential but who are facing challenges to affording university accommodation costs.
The UC Go Waitaha Canterbury scholarship provides the ultimate all-round student living/learning community students to experience the very best of what Canterbury, Christchurch and this University have to offer. Enjoy a range of personal development opportunities and adventures as you explore and learn about our region.
Accommodation
- $15,000 towards accommodation fees
- On campus, supported living/learning community
- Fully catered accommodation
Personal Development
- A range of personal development workshops and seminars
- Professional and career development seminars and opportunities
Experiences
- Four educational outdoor recreational field trips, unique to the Canterbury region. This includes:
- a winter field trip,
- a summer field trip,
- urban and outdoor activities
- Opportunities to experience and be a part of the Christchurch rebuild, and engage with our Christchurch community and project leaders, either through courses or the Student Volunteer Army.
Terms and conditions apply.
Eligibility criteria:
Applicants must be Year 13 students or gap year students attending a school and/or living outside the Greater Christchurch area. Applicants must be eligible to receive StudyLink Student Allowance and recipients must be in receipt of a Student Allowance. Award is dependent on achievement of Merit or higher at NCEA Level 2, or an equivalent university entrance qualification.
At least two scholarships are reserved for each of the following: students who identify as Māori or Pacific or Rainbow or disabled people and students who will be registering with the University’s Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Student Accessibility Service.
See the Go Waitaha Canterbury Scholarship Regulations for more details.
Yearbooks
See all the incredible adventures our past recipients got up to in our Yearbooks:
Go Canterbury 2020 Yearbook (PDF, 1MB, 12 pages)
Go Waitaha Canterbury 2021 Yearbook (PDF, 1MB, 24 pages)
Go Waitaha Canterbury 2022 Yearbook (PDF, 1MB, 16 pages)
Go Waitaha Canterbury 2023 Yearbook (PDF, 3MB, 16 pages)
