UWC Aotearoa New Zealand

09/03/2026

Our Pearson College UWC alum Sophie Weenink carries the flag at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, London.

22/10/2025

Our applications this year are showing great regional diversity - but none yet from Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Marlborough or Southland.

If you know any teachers or Year 11 students in these regions (or of course anywhere else) do please spread the word!

20/10/2025

If you know a smart and active Year 11 student with big goals, please forward!
We have THREE full scholarships to award for 2026 entry to UWC, five part scholarships, and an unfunded place.

Application DEADLINE EXTENDED to 2 November 2025 - register now at https://lnkd.in/g_eYMURS or visit nz.uwc.org/how-to-apply/ for more information.

19/10/2025

Applications for 2026 entry extended to 2 November 2025.

REGISTER NOW at https://forms.gle/qxSi5YF3VJK3jnJy9
or visit www.nz.uwc.org/how-to-apply/ for more information

06/10/2025

Our scholarship offers for 2026 entry are in!

Please note all scholarships are needs-assessed.
Categorised by affordability....
Register now to apply, at https://forms.gle/GEEgYbWp2rkDos7V8
Application forms and information are available at www.nz.uwc.org

1. Full/up to full scholarships. We expect to fill these.
- Dare to Dream full scholarship to UWC Pearson College (Canada), earmarked for a high need student
- Up to full scholarship to UWC South East Asia (Singapore), earmarked for Māori or indigenous Pacific student
- Up to full scholarship to UWC Red Cross Nordic (Norway), earmarked for Māori or indigenous Pacific student
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2. Parental contribution required, potentially fillable
- 80% scholarship to UWC Changshu China (minimum contribution ~NZD20k per year + airfares)
- 75% scholarship to UWC Li Po Chun (Hong Kong) (minimum contribution ~NZD26.5k per year + airfares)
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3. Parental contribution required, less likely to be fillable (we will likely decline at least one of these early)
- 50% scholarship to UWC Costa Rica (minimum contribution ~NZD43.7k per year + airfares)
- 50% scholarship to UWC Mahindra College (India) (minimum contribution ~NZD49.3k per year + airfares)
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4. High contribution required, we unlikely to be fillable (we may decline these early)
- 20% scholarship to UWC Thailand (minimum contribution ~NZD81.4k per year + airfares)
- Unfunded place at UWC Atlantic (total contribution ~NZD114.6k per year + airfares)

UWC is a global movement that makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

16/09/2025

Among other scholarships likely to be available to this year's applicants are UWC Robert Bosch's scholarships for students committed to studying French A (first language) or German B (advanced second language), or who are 'Sustainability Champions'.

We won't get confirmation these scholarships will be available for 2026 entry until after our applications close in October, but thought it best to promote early just in case - French A and German B are available at other UWCs, and all UWCs like Sustainability Champions, so we'll be interested in your application anyway :)
N.B. these scholarships (~9 total worldwide) are an international call, not specific to UWC Aotearoa New Zealand - so if you or your young person is elsewhere in the world and want(s) to apply, find your UWC National Committee at https://lnkd.in/g_dmkRs6

15/09/2025

We have two full scholarship offers for Māori/Indigenous Pacific students - one to UWC Red Cross Norway and one to UWC South East Asia (Singapore).

Start your application by registering at https://forms.gle/GEEgYbWp2rkDos7V8 .

31/08/2025

Good news! We have opened registrations to apply for 2026 entry to UWC.
Register now at https://forms.gle/GEEgYbWp2rkDos7V8
Our website is currently being updated, so application forms aren't uploaded yet, but we'll send you one when you register.

Apply for 2026 entry to UWC through the Aotearoa New Zealand National Committee.