20 December 2023
By email:
[FYI request #25203 email]
Kia ora MG
I refer to your information request dated 16 December 2023 made under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested:
“I am making an OIA request for the number of students who received a University of Otago
Scholarship in Arts and University of Otago Prestige Scholarship in Arts in 2021, 2022 and
2023, and the cut-off GPA for each award in each year.”
Please find below our response to your request.
Number of Students Who Received a Scholarship at the University of Otago
2021
2022
2023
Scholarship in Arts
58
53
55
Prestige Scholarship in Arts
15
22
17
The GPA threshold for the University of Otago Scholarship in Arts is 7.5 to 8.4 for 300-level papers.
The GPA threshold for the University of Otago Prestige Scholarship in Arts is 8.5 or higher for 300-
level papers.
The same thresholds were applied in the years 2021 to 2023.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Ngā mihi
Jenny Shaw
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar