You can gain a 24 Week English Scholarship when you enrol in a one year or longer mainstream programme with SIT.  That means you can study English for up to 24 weeks at no additional tuition cost! 

SIT’s 24 Week English Scholarships are the perfect way to improve your English while getting ready for academic study. 

How the scholarship works

Simply pay a bond of NZ$9,000 to start studying at SIT’s cutting-edge English Language Institute on the 24 Week English Scholarships.  When you enrol on a mainstream course of one year or more, the bond is then credited to your mainstream course fees – you are only required to pay the difference.  That means you save thousands of dollars! 

Scholarship terms and conditions

Students are eligible for up to 24 weeks English Scholarship when they enrol in a mainstream programme (a certificate, diploma, degree, graduate diploma or postgraduate diploma programme) of one year or longer full-time duration (“a mainstream programme”).

Students intending to undertake the 24 Week English Scholarships must provide an upfront payment of NZ$9,000 for the introductory English language programme.  If students meet the English entry requirements and are accepted into a mainstream programme of at least one year full-time duration, the upfront payment will be credited against the tuition fees for that mainstream programme.  Students are required to pay the remaining tuition fee balance and any applicable resource fee for the mainstream programme.

To qualify for the 24 Week English Scholarship, you will need to sign a contract with SIT agreeing to the scholarship's conditions.

The Southern Institute of Technology offers the premier John Wright Scholarships to students who exemplify excellent sporting and academic ability.  Up to 25 full and partial scholarships are offered in any one year to students from India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.  Both sporting and academic scholarships are offered for qualifications offered at SIT’s Invercargill campus. 

About John Wright

The John Wright Scholarships acknowledge the contribution of this famous New Zealand sportsman and SIT Marketing Ambassador.  John Wright is a former international cricketer who represented and captained New Zealand’s national cricket team, the Black Caps.  John went on to coach the Indian national cricket team from 2000 to 2005 before becoming the New Zealand cricket coach in 2010. 

John Wright Sports Scholarships

Premier sports scholarships are offered to students who exhibit sporting excellence.  On arrival at SIT, scholarship recipients play in local and regional sporting teams during the playing season.  Codes can include cricket, basketball, rugby, netball, soccer, badminton and others. 

At least one full scholarship will be offered each year.  The full scholarship covers the recipient’s first year tuition fee.

Up to 16 partial scholarships will be offered each year to students.  The partial scholarship will be an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of a student’s first year tuition fee. 

John Wright Academic Scholarships

Students with excellent academic ability can apply for up to eight partial John Wright Academic Scholarships.  The partial scholarship will be an amount equivalent to 10 per cent of a student’s first year tuition fee. 

Applicants must show strong academic records and English language skills equivalent to IELTS 7.0.

Minimum academic requirements

Eligible programmes

Students can apply for a John Wright Scholarship in any SIT programme which is Level 7 or above and is for one year or longer. That includes SIT's Postgraduate Diploma, Bachelor Degrees and Graduate Diplomas.

Students can also apply for a John Wright Scholarship in any other undergraduate programme provided that the programme is at least two years in duration.  

2012 and 2013 application dates

If an applicant is not selected for a scholarship, they may reapply for consideration two more times.  A student may not apply for the Scholarship more than three times. 

Scholarship eligibility, terms and conditions

1. The John Wright Scholarships are open to men and women from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.  Applicants must be international students and have completed study to a level which meets the requirements for entry into the SIT programme they are applying for.  Scholarships are available for programmes offered at SIT’s Invercargill campus. 
2. The Scholarships provide a partial or full contribution towards the tuition fee component of a student’s programme.  Scholarship recipients must pay any remaining tuition fee amount and any associated costs such as the resource fee.  Accommodation, travel and all other living expenses are the responsibility of the recipient. 
3. Recipients of the John Wright Sports Scholarships are required to volunteer time to a community sports-related activity and/or play for and represent Southland’s local and possibly regional sports teams during the relevant playing season.  No additional financial contribution will be made to recipients for this contribution. 
4. Scholarships are provided for the first year of a student’s study only.  Students can apply for scholarships in future years, but must note that any such scholarships are not guaranteed.  In order to be eligible to apply for scholarships in future years, students must maintain a minimum of a B average in all their papers. 
5. Scholarship recipients must exhibit exemplary behaviour at all times, abide by the SIT Code of Conduct, any relevant laws and regulations and the conditions of the scholarship.  Failure to do so may result in the removal of the ability to apply for future scholarships and/or termination of the scholarship.  Scholarship recipients will be required to sign an agreement with SIT which confirms the terms and conditions of the particular scholarship they are on. 
6. Scholarship recipients must be available for marketing purposes for SIT.
7. The Scholarships Board will select the best applicants in any one selection month.  SIT reserves the right to not award all available scholarships if the Scholarships Board does not consider the applicants of sufficiently high calibre.  Unfilled scholarship places may be shifted to future selection months in that academic year.  An individual may apply for the Scholarship no more than three times.  An individual may apply for only one type of scholarship at a time.  John Wright Scholarships cannot be used in conjunction with any other scholarship or promotional offer offered by SIT.  Decisions of the John Wright Scholarship Board are final and correspondence shall not be entered into. 
8. SIT reserves the right to alter the terms and the conditions of the John Wright Scholarship at any time without notice.

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