This is a list of scholarships that are available for International Students intending to enrol at UC in the first year of an undergraduate degree in 2025.
Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria so check the details of each one to find out if you're eligible.
We recommend you apply for all the scholarships you are eligible for, as it is possible to be awarded more than one scholarship at a time.
Please note that this information may be subject to change.
Click on the Scholarship Name for the Scholarship Regulations.
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Information |
| UC Engineering International Scholarship | Value: $15,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: First-year full-fee-paying international undergraduate students who are currently studying at a secondary school in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you are studying offshore or at UCIC, please refer to the listing if the October/March application round below. Applicants may not be a citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia, hold an Aotearoa New Zealand residence class visa, or be a Permanent Resident of Australia. Other relevant information: Applicants must be intending to enrol full-time in a BE(Hons) degree programme. Applications close: 15 August for those studying in Aotearoa New Zealand at that date. |
| UC International First Year Scholarship (NZ Incoming First-Year) | Value: $15,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: First-year, full fee-paying, international undergraduate students who are currently studying at a secondary school in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you are studying offshore or at UCIC, please refer to the listing if the October/March application round below. Applicants may not be a citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia, hold an Aotearoa New Zealand residence class visa, or be a Permanent Resident of Australia. Other relevant information: Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a University Entrance qualification or equivalent at a New Zealand secondary school (or in the previous year if you are on a gap year), and be commencing their first undergraduate degree. Applications close: 15 August |
Other Application Rounds
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Overview |
| Kuching Malaysian Alumni Scholarship | Value: Up to $10,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: Undergraduate students from Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Other relevant information: Applicants must have been born in the Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia and/or have attended a primary or secondary school in the Kuching Division for at least 5 years. Applications close 31 October. (NOT OFFERED IN 2024) |
| Tan Sri Datuk Oh Siew Nam P.S.M, P.J.N. Malaysian Scholarship | Value: Up to $20,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: Malaysian students intending to enrol/enrolled in an undergraduate degree. Other relevant information: Applicants must be citizens of Malaysia. Applications close 31 October. |
UC Engineering International Scholarship (International/UCIC application round) | Value: $15,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: First-year full-fee-paying international undergraduate students who are currently studying / completed their studies either overseas or at UCIC. If you are studying at a secondary school in Aotearoa New Zealand, please refer to the August application round above). Applicants may not be a citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia, hold an Aotearoa New Zealand residence class visa, or be a Permanent Resident of Australia. Other relevant information: Applicants must be intending to enrol full-time in a BE(Hons) degree programme. Applications close: 31 October for those studying overseas at that date; or 01 March for those who will be first enrolling for the following Semester 2 or for Summer School. |
| UC International First Year Scholarship (Offshore) | Value: $15,000 towards tuition fees Who is eligible: First-year international undergraduate students who are completing / have completed a programme at the UC International College (UCIC). Other relevant information: Recipients must be full fee-paying international students. Open to students commencing their first undergraduate year. Applications close: 31 October or 15 April |
