New Zealand Development Scholarship |2021-2022 Scholarships Grants

New Zealand Development Scholarship

Students interested in applying for the New Zealand Development Scholarship must demonstrate strong academic ability, leadership qualities, and a commitment to the development of their home country.

Preference is also given to candidates who are 39 years of age or younger at the time of commencing their scholarship.

Preference will be given to candidates who apply to study in academic disciplines relating to one or more of the following:

Agriculture development

Agri-business management, agricultural economics, agricultural systems and management, rural development, domestic supply chains and distribution, Natural Resource and Environmental Management
Biology, vegetable production, livestock/animal husbandry, crop management, sericulture (silk production), forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, agricultural pest management
Phytosanitary, bio-security, biotechnology, agricultural trade,
Food production, food sciences/technology, post-harvest processing, food storage and packaging, food safety

Renewable energy

Geothermal, solar, hydro engineering and wind energy, renewable energy distribution systems

Eligibility for New Zealand Development Scholarship

Candidates must meet all the scholarship eligibility criteria including:

Be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing your scholarship.
Be a citizen of the country from which you are applying for a scholarship and have resided in that country for at least the last two years.
Agree to return to your home country for a minimum of two years on completion of the scholarship.

Eligible countries

Region	Eligible countries
African Commonwealth countries	Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Africa – non-Commonwealth countries	Algeria, Angola, Dijbouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gambia, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Asia	Bhutan, Jordan, Mongolia, Nepal, Timor-Leste
Latin America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Euador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela
Caribbean Commonnwealth countries	Belize, Dominca, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines,
Caribbean non-Commonnwealth countries	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.