Financial Hardship Support

Financial assistance options including the Mickle Fund Loan, UCSA Foodbank, the UCSA Hardship Fund and the International Student Welfare Fund.

From accommodation, food parcels, help finding a job and advice to budgeting, there are lots of options for financial support outside UC. See what's available.

The fund provides assistance to families and individuals in the Christchurch community who are in extreme financial difficulty.

Find a casual, flexible job to support you while studying, or you're looking for something long-term, you may find it here. 

Including the Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan and the Veterans Affairs Education Benefits.

A scholarship for full-time third or fourth year international students studying an undergraduate degree at UC. Applicants must be citizens of: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China, Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, or Vietnam; or be residents of Rapa Nui.

Applications open: 5 September

Applications close: 31 October

Supporting students in financial need to study towards a Doctor of Philosophy at UC.

Applications open: 05 September

Applications close: 31 October

Some Departments at the university may have funds available to offer a PhD Research Continuation or PhD Research Support scholarship for the last few months of a student’s enrolment. Check with your Supervisor or Department.

Recognising and supporting incoming first-year students who have faced significant barriers or personal challenges to entering tertiary education. 

Applications open: 12 June

Applications close: 07 August

Grants from an annual fund of $2,500 are available to support students at UC who are enrolled, or intending to enrol in the year following application in a health-related programme.

Applications open: 03 February

Applications close: 31 March

Supporting incoming first-year students that are from outside the Greater Christchurch area who are planning to reside at a UC affiliated hall of residence.

Applications open: 12 June

Applications close: 07 August

Supporting students who may struggle financially in the second year of their undergraduate studies at UC.

Applications open: 03 February

Applications close: 31 March

This Fund supports students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering by easing financial pressures, enabling them to concentrate on their academic success and personal development.

Grants will be made available as funds permit.  

Supporting incoming first-year students intending to study at UC who face challenges that might otherwise prevent them fromconsidering entry to tertiary education.

Applications open: 12 June

Applications close: 07 August

Assisting students in Civil Engineering who face financial difficulty completing the third year of a programme for a BE(Hons).

Applications open: 03 February

Applications close: 31 March

Supporting academically able students who are entering tertiary study for the first time and whose financial or personal circumstances might have prevented them from considering entry to tertiary education in the absence of the scholarship.

Applications open: 12 June

Applications close: 07 August