EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Te Aho a Māui | New Zealand
EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Te Aho a Māui | New Zealand
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EIT offers a range of programmes that are currently FREE. Please check out the programmes below. There are also many scholarships that you may be eligible for. If you need any further help looking for a scholarship please email scholarships@eit.ac.nz.
Please also note these programmes could affect your future ‘Fees-Free’ entitlement. For more information click here.
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Starting tertiary study or training for the first-time? You may be able to get Fees Free for the final year of the first provider-based qualification or work-based programme you complete.
When you enrol for your study or training you will need to pay your fees. To help you cover this cost you may wish to apply for a Student Loan through StudyLink.
To get Fees Free on completion of your final year of study or training you must:
You don’t need to do anything to confirm your eligibility until 2026. However, if you would like to check if you meet the residency and prior study and training criteria before you complete your qualification or programme, you can read the eligibility criteria on the Fees Free website, www.feesfree.govt.nz/final-year.
After you complete your first eligible qualification or programme, you will be able to confirm your eligibility and claim your entitlement. You will be able to do this through myIR from early 2026.
If you have a Student Loan, your Fees Free entitlement will go towards paying off your Student Loan. This will lower the amount you have borrowed. If you don’t have a loan, the entitlement will be paid to a bank account you nominate.
The Government announced that Fees Free for the first year of study or training finished at the end of 2024. A final-year Fees Free policy has replaced it, starting from 1 January 2025.
If you used Fees Free in 2024, you may be able to continue to use your remaining first-year entitlement in 2025. For more information on the first-year Fees Free transition rules visit the Fees Free website, www.feesfree.govt.nz/end-of-first-year.
You can use these key messages about final-year Fees Free in your communications and engagements with learners. The Tertiary Education Commission will update these messages if anything changes.
To get Fees Free for your final year of study and training you must:
If you would like to check if you meet residency and prior study and training criteria before you complete your qualification or programme visit the Fees Free website, www.feesfree.govt.nz/final-year.
When you enrol for your study or training you will need to pay your fees. To help cover this cost, you may wish to apply for a Student Loan.
EIT offers a variety of scholarships across various subjects and programme levels. Some scholarships are based on your age, some are specific to the subject you want to study. Not all scholarships are based on your academic ability and anyone wanting to study should investigate what scholarships are available to them.
You can find a list of EIT scholarships here however there are many more scholarships offered nationally. Information about these is on an database called “givME”. givME is accessible at EIT or at some public libraries. If you would like to come to EIT to look through the giveME database don’t hesitate to contact scholarships@eit.ac.nz or call in for a chat.
EIT is offering a limited number of Year 13 Degree Scholarships.
The Year 13 Scholarship covers one year of full-time study and is available to Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and Taupō based students who are beginning an undergraduate degree.
To be eligible for this Scholarship students must meet the Youth Guarantee Criteria which is:
Contact:
EIT Hawke’s Bay
Email: youthguarantee@eit.ac.nz
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training is an initiative supporting Māori and Pasifika people into trades training programmes , with a distinct focus on ensuring there is a clear pathway beyond their time attached to Te Ara o Tākitimu.
Applicants must
Meriama Taufale
Te Ara o Tākitimu Coordinator
Phone: 06 830 1555
Email: mtaufale@eit.ac.nz
Questions?
Go to feesfree.govt.nz, Email customerservice@tec.govt.nz, or call the fees-free helpline on 0800 601 301..
