US students win NZ study experience

The collaboration is part of Education New Zealand’s commitment to the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of students from the United States who study abroad by 2018,

Participating universities and ITPs funded US$500 tuition or living costs awards, and ENZ funded US$2,000 travel awards to help students pay for their flight to New Zealand.

Eleven students were offered the US$500 university or ITP excellence awards to study at the University of Auckland, AUT, Unitec, Massey University, the University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Canterbury, Otago Polytechnic and the University of Otago, and four students (including one who also received an institute award) were offered the US$2,000 travel awards to study at the University of Auckland, the University of Waikato, Massey University Wellington, and the University of Otago.

As part of the application process, students were required to submit a blog or video explaining why they wanted to study in New Zealand. “The standard of applications received was very high, and their blogs and videos were inventive and entertaining,” said Amy Rutherford, International Market Manager, North America.

“I can’t wait to see what the students get up to during their time in New Zealand!”

You can view the application blogs and videos through the links below.

Phillomena Wong from the University of Southern California, recipient of an AUT University excellence award                 

Emily Garrett from Park University, recipient of a Massey University excellence award

Allison Cluett from Brown University, recipient of a University of Otago excellence award

Nicole Guinn from the University of Mary Washington, recipient of a University of Otago excellence award

Reese Sun from the University of Texas at Austin, recipient of ENZ travel award, studying at the University of Otago

Zoa Smalley from the Kansas City Art Institute, recipient of an Otago Polytechnic excellence award

Leo Valdez from the University of Central Missouri, recipient of a Unitec excellence award

Sara Lobdell from Franklin and Marshall College, recipient of a University of Auckland excellence award, and an ENZ travel award

Yasaman Sahba from Southern Methodist University, recipient of University of Canterbury excellence award

Abe Levitan from Olin College, recipient of a Victoria University of Wellington excellence award

Logan Coffman from the University of Colorado at Boulder, recipient of a Victoria University of Wellington excellence award

Annalisa Palmer from the University of Nevada, recipient of an ENZ travel award, studying at Massey University Wellington

Kora Nixon from Michigan State University, recipient of a University of Waikato excellence award

Dustin Flores from Utah State University, recipient of ENZ travel award, studying at the University of Waikato.