NZAID

New Zealand Development Scholarships | Open category


Latin America | Application process and timeline

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

NZDS-Open candidates from the Latin America countries above apply directly to the relevant New Zealand Embassy.
The New Zealand Embassy will:

  1. Distribute, then receive, 'expression of interest' or preliminary application forms. Contact the relevant New Zealand Embassy for their close-off date.
  2. Check applications against NZDS eligibility criteria, and then select and shortlist candidates for study in New Zealand.
  3. Send shortlisted candidates the NZDS application form to complete and return, along with supporting documentation.
  4. Send completed NZDS-Open applications for shortlisted candidates to NZAID's Scholarships Unit in Wellington, New Zealand, by 30 June.
    NZAID will advise the New Zealand Embassy of the outcome of the NZDS applications between September and November.
  5. Offer successful candidates a NZDS-Open scholarship. Following acceptance of the scholarships, unless advised otherwise, the New Zealand education institution will assist with travel arrangements to New Zealand.
    Successful candidates commence their studies around February the following year.

 

Page Last Reviewed: 1 December, 2008