Business Undergraduate Cooperative Education Scholarship

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What does the scholarship get me?

Up to NZD$2,500

Closing dates for applications

Next: 6 February 2022

Length of award

The tenure of this scholarship is for one intake only.
 

Number of awards offered

Varies depending on funding

Purpose of award

The aim of the Business Undergraduate Cooperative Education Scholarship is to offer assistance to students when, due to financial circumstances, it would be difficult for them to undertake the International Virtual Internship option. This scholarship will be offered in 2022 only as a result of repurposing the Business Undergraduate International Exchange Scholarship due to COVID-19.
 

Selection criteria

1. Applicants for these scholarships must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
 2. Be enrolled full-time in the AUT Bachelor of Business in either the second or third year of their studies, at the time of application for the Cooperative Education.
 3. Demonstrate a satisfactory academic record normally with a minimum B grade average.
 4. Be accepted for a Virtual Internship via the selected third party provider.
 

What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?

Recipients must complete the Virtual Internship as approved.

How do students apply?

Application is through the AUT on-line scholarship application portal.  Applicants must apply via the application relevant to the Business Co-Operative intake period they are enrolling in.
 Applicants must upload to their application a written statement outlining:
 (1) type/area of Virtual Internship the applicant has been accepted into and why they chose it;
 (2) how the Virtual Internship experience will benefit the applicant;
 (3) the financial circumstances that would make it difficult to undertake the Virtual Internship; and
 (4) the ability to fund the balance of the costs associated with the Virtual Internship if their application is successful.
Applicants must nominate one referee through the portal. Applicants send an email from the "Request Section" of the online application to their referee asking them to provide a reference statement through the portal.
Regulations
Application January - Intake 1
Application February - Intake 2

How and when do students learn of the decision?

All applicants will be notified of the outcome via email from the University Scholarships Office.

Decision makers

Recipients will be selected by the scholarship selection panel, comprising the Business School Associate Dean International and the nominated representative of the Trust.
 The decision of the scholarship selection panel is final.
 If the panel is of opinion that there is no applicant of sufficient merit, the scholarship will not be awarded.
 

History or background of award

The AUT Business School, in conjunction with a generous donation from a family trust, is pleased to be able to offer a scholarship to enable students in the Bachelor of Business to undertake an International Virtual Internship which can be used for Cooperative Education (Coop).

Additional information

Recipients must write a report and submit the report to the Business School Associate Dean International and the Trust on their Virtual Internship experience and the outcomes from it within one month of the completion of their Virtual Internship.

For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact

Auckland University of Technology
+64 9 921 9837
http://www.aut.ac.nz/scholarships
scholars@aut.ac.nz

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently. The administrator of this record last updated this information in November 2021.