Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships 2028 Intake (New Zealand Government, Fully Funded)

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships are funded by the New Zealand Government and managed by Education New Zealand. They are open only to citizens of the countries on the programme's eligible list: Pacific countries and nine countries in Asia. Pakistan is not on the eligible country list, so Pakistani citizens cannot apply. The eligible Asian countries are Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam. The eligible Pacific countries are Fiji (postgraduate only), the French Pacific (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna), Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the North Pacific (Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands), Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. No African, Latin American or Caribbean country is on the current list. The official website says that tertiary applications for the programme have now closed, and the dates of the next round are not announced. The date shown on this page is only an estimate based on earlier rounds. The programme also warns that its application system may close early for countries with a large number of applications. This page was last checked against the official website on 7 October 2026. Last checked 8 October 2026 against the official eligible-countries page: Pakistan is not on the list. The eligible Asian countries are Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, with Pacific countries listed separately. Applications are accepted only from citizens of eligible countries. Tertiary applications are closed and the next round is not published.