New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship Application form and Process

The Application process for New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship 2018 has been started and the last date to apply online is 28 March 2018. There are four steps of filling the New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship 2018 Application form:

Apply Online

Step 1- Confirm Eligibility: Candidates must confirm their eligibility before filling the application form.

Step 2- Type of Institution and qualification: Students must decide about the type of Institution and qualification before applying.

Step 3- Offer of Place: After the selection of the institution, candidates must apply for an offer of the place of the New Zealand institutions.

Step 4: After filling in all the details of the application form candidates are required to submit the application to Ministry of Human Resource Development’s Website.

No application needs to be sent via email or any other medium.

Along with applying online, candidates also need to fill the New Zealand Scholarship Application Form and deposit 2 copies of the same at the time of the interview.

Candidates must submit their research proposal or study plan in 500 words describing their proposed research topic.



Documents to be uploaded with Scholarship Form

Date of Birth Proof: Self-attested copy of Date of Birth Certificate/ Class 10 th Certificate or any other relevant document indicating the date of Birth.

Self-attested copy of Date of Birth Certificate/ Class 10 Certificate or any other relevant document indicating the date of Birth. Academic Records: Self-attested scanned copies of certificate, degree, mark sheets or any other qualifying examination.

Self-attested scanned copies of certificate, degree, mark sheets or any other qualifying examination. Official Explanation adopted by University: The Official explanation of the grades as per the system adopted by the University or Institution.

The Official explanation of the grades as per the system adopted by the University or Institution. Language Proficiency: A self-attested copy of documents showing required level of language proficiency.

The Size of all the Documents to be uploaded must be 530Kb or less.Scanned copies of documents will be uploaded only on NMEICT's Website.

For Employed Candidates:

Employed candidates (if they wish to return) should get an assurance from his employer that they will be granted sufficient leave if they are awarded this scholarship during the study period in New Zealand.

Employed candidates must obtain 'No Objection Certificate' from their employer. In the case of Government Employee, cadre clearance is mandatory.

Candidates who have earlier been abroad for study/ research/training:

Candidates who have earlier also been to abroad for study/research/training of more than six months at a time either on a scholarship or on their own are also eligible to apply only if they have been in India for at least two years after their return from abroad as on 28 March 2018.

Specific dates need to be mentioned while mentioning the tenure of past experience and stay abroad.

Applicant should not avail any other Scholarship along with New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship.

References

Candidates need to submit 3 references at the time of the Interview on the official letterhead to support candidate’s scholarship.

The references should not be older than 2 years.

The references should be from a current employer, a former lecturer or a related government or community-based organisation.

Application Submission

The candidates want to avail the facility of New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship 2018 can apply only through online mode. Application form can be submitted on the official website of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) latest by 28 March 2018.