Scholarship overview
Key facts
Application dates
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The International Creative Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship acknowledges the creative excellence and strength of creative vision to support international students enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree with the College of Creative Arts Massey University.
Who we're looking for
You will be a new international student who can demonstrate creative excellence through a portfolio.
What you'll be studying
This is an undergraduate scholarship. In 2025 you will be enrolling in the first year of one of the following qualifications:
- Bachelor of Commercial Music
- Bachelor of Design with Honours
- Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours
- Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours
Eligibility criteria
In order to be considered for this award you must be:
- an international student
- intending to enrol in the first year of an undergraduate degree with the College of Creative Arts
Application checklist
Include the following with your application:
- a digital portfolio of creative work which provides an opportunity to demonstrate your creative potential and commitment. All submissions should be delivered as PDF documents. Links in the PDF to digital content host platforms can be used (e.g. Vimeo, YouTube, itch.io, Artstation, portfolio websites, etc). Large supplementary digital content files (videos, game executables, etc) may be provided as links to file sharing sites (Dropbox, Mega, Google Drive, etc). Links to social media sites will NOT be accepted (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc).
- a short written statement (approximately 300 words) highlighting your creative purpose.
Selection considerations
When choosing our recipients, we will consider your portfolio of creative works and a short statement of creative purpose.