New
Zealand Development Scholarships
New Zealand
Development Scholarships (NZDS) give candidates from selected developing
countries an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills through study in specific
subject areas which will assist in the development of their home country.
Awardees are required to return to their home country for at least two years
after the completion of their scholarship to apply these new skills and
knowledge in government, civil society or private bu
siness organisations.
NZDS are funded by
the New Zealand Aid Programme, the New Zealand Government’s overseas aid and
development programme. They are managed by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (MFAT).
NZDS are for
postgraduate study in New Zealand and are available to candidates from specific
Latin American and African countries, some Chinese provinces, and from Nepal,
Timor-Leste and Mongolia. NZDS are also available for undergraduate study to
candidates from Timor Leste.
Eligible
countries
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Eligible countries
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Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
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Algeria, Angola, Dijbouti, Ethiopia,
Egypt, Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia, Zimbabwe |
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Asia
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Euador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela |
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Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize,
Dominca, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, |
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Dominican Republic, Haiti, Suriname
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Commonwealth Scholarships
The Commonwealth
Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is an international programme under
which member governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of
other Commonwealth countries.
The CSFP was
established at the first Commonwealth education conference in 1959 and is
reviewed by education ministers at their triennial meetings. The CSFP is the
only scholarship scheme in the world to receive such high-level recognition.
As part of the CSFP
programme, New Zealand offers New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships to
candidates from developing Commonwealth countries for postgraduate study
(Masters and PhD) in New Zealand universities on a contestable basis. New
Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships are highly competitive and for top level
graduates.
New Zealand
Commonwealth Scholarships are funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme and
managed by MFAT. The selection process in New Zealand is managed by
Universities New Zealand.
Find out more about CommonwealthScholarships (external link)
Each Commonwealth
government has designated a national agency for the operation of Commonwealth
Scholarships.
