New Zealand Development Scholarships and Commonwealth Scholarships
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Value of scholarship
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) and Commonwealth Scholarships schemes fund tuition and enrolment fees, an establishment allowance, a basic stipend, approved scholarship-related travel, some course-related costs, and medical and travel insurance. See the Summary of allowances and entitlements for the value of these entitlements.
Establishment allowance: Paid on arrival in New Zealand to assist with immediate costs, such as: accommodation (e.g. temporary accommodation, accommodation bond, rent in advance, etc), purchase of suitable clothing, some course expenses, and utility bonds (e.g. electricity, telephone) and household items, if moving into rental accommodation. A lesser amount is paid each full semester of subsequent years of study.
Stipend: Paid fortnightly to cover routine expenditure on day-to-day costs, including: accommodation (rent or board), food, living expenses (e.g. telephone, electricity etc), transport, personal items and course-related costs (e.g. stationery, field trips, workshops etc). Adjusted stipend: A student and his/her partner who is also a NZDS or Commonwealth Scholarship recipient will receive the same stipend as an individual NZDS or Commonwealth student with dependants. Both students are eligible to receive the study-related allowances.
Dependants' funding: Where a student’s study programme is 18 months or longer, and the student has at least 12 months remaining of the qualification to complete, the student can apply to NZAID for their immediate family members to join them in New Zealand. To assist the student in supporting dependant family members while they are in New Zealand, an accompanied stipend rate may be paid to the student. Eligibility criteria must be met before any NZAID funding for dependants is approved, including that the dependants must be listed on the original NZAID application form.
NZAID funding may not cover all living costs. NZDS and Commonwealth Scholarships students and their families must carefully consider the costs of supporting a family in New Zealand, as New Zealand is likely to have a much higher cost of living than their home country. NZAID students may need to supplement the stipend with their own funds to cover items on top of basic day-to-day living expenses.
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Page Last Reviewed: 5 February, 2007
Document URL: http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/scholarships/commonwealth/value.html