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Talented UC students awarded Prime Minister’s Scholarships

13 December 2017

Dozens of University of Canterbury students are about to deepen New Zealand’s connections with Asia and Latin America after winning Prime Minister’s Scholarships.

Dozens of University of Canterbury students are about to deepen New Zealand’s connections with Asia and Latin America after winning Prime Minister’s Scholarships.

Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern recently announced the Prime Minister’s Scholarships in the first 2017/18 round, with 139 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia (PMSA) and 53 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Latin America (PMSLA) nationally. Award recipients – 108 individuals and nine groups – have largely come from tertiary institutions around the country.

The prestigious scholarships will help awardees to undertake study, research or an internship at top institutions in Asia and Latin America. The international education experiences were selected to enhance students’ study to date, and are from four weeks to two years in length.

Individual programmes range from a UC Engineering student’s 12-week internship with Engineers Without Borders in Chile, a UC Arts student spending a year on exchange at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, to another UC Arts student’s six-week intensive language study with Taiwan Mandarin Institute and 18 weeks at Singapore Management University for a UC Commerce student.

Group scholarships will support programmes such as a four-week University of Canterbury Economics Study Tour to South America (ECON228), looking at the wine industry, which is a key industry in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and globally.

“The PMSA and PMSLA programmes have the real potential to change the lives of the young Kiwis who take part,” says Ms Ardern.

Applications for the second round for 2017/18 for PMSA and PMSLA must be submitted online by 30 March 2018 and 30 April 2018 respectively. More information on the application process can be found here.

UC PMSLA Recipients 2017-18

University of Canterbury Economics Study Tour to South America (ECON228) Chile and Argentina: Up to 30 UC students will gain a deep understanding of the wine industry, which is a key industry in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and globally, during a four-week study tour. Students will have enhanced their employability in any sector that involves wine and/or contact with South America as well as in other industries where their skills in economic analysis can be applied. For further information see UC’s Department of Economics and Finance.

UC PMSA Recipients 2017-18

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