15 January 2024
By email: [FYI request #25292 email]
Tēnā koe A
I refer to your information request dated 23 December 2023 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to University of Otago and University of
Otago Prestige Scholarships awarded by the University of Otago from 2021 – 2023 in Science.
Please see below our response to your request.
1. Number of students who received a University of Otago Scholarship in Science and
University of Otago Prestige Scholarship in Science in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Please see the below table which shows the number of students who received a University of Otago
Scholarship in Science and University of Otago Prestige Scholarship in Science in 2021, 2022 and 2023:
Number of Students who received a University of Otago Scholarship
2021
2022
2023
UO Scholarship in Science
136
121
95
UO Prestige Scholarship in Science
47
38
42
2. The cut-off GPA for each award in each year.
The GPA cut-off for University of Otago Scholarships is GPA 7.5 at 300-level. The GPA cut-off for
University of Otago Prestige Scholarships is GPA 8.5 at 300-level.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Yours sincerely
Joey Lin
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar