Student Excellence Awards

International students’ academic excellence could include achieving and maintaining a high level of academic performance for a given level of study, recipient of academic prizes, noted research work projects and publication.

Eligibility: Open to international students currently studying in the Wellington region.

Creative accomplishments among international students could involve visual arts (painting, photography etc), performance (dance, music etc), creative media (video production, graphic design etc).

Eligibility: Open to international students currently studying in the Wellington region.

The sporting achievements of international students could include involvement in regional, national and international level sports competitions, demonstration of excellent sportsmanship, raising awareness about sport among young people.

Eligibility: Open to international students currently studying in the Wellington region.

Leadership activities among international students could include organising and managing a team activity, motivating a team to achieve a specified goal, being an inspirational role model for international students or the community. 

Eligibility: Open to international students currently studying in the Wellington region.

Community engagement among international students may include building connections between your institution and the local community, volunteer roles, charity fundraising and promoting cultural diversity.

Eligibility: Open to international students currently studying in the Wellington region.

International students’ online education could include being flexible, resilient, having positivity and self-management while studying online; thriving in education and providing support and leadership in the online international community of their associated Wellington institution.

Eligibility: Open to international students who are enrolled in a Wellington institution and are currently studying online.

Domestic students who have been champions of international students could include enhancing the experience of international students, organising and delivering events for international students or improving relations between international students.

Eligibility: Open to domestic students currently studying in the Wellington region.

International student graduates may have found success in their chosen profession, significantly contributed to the community, and advocated for Wellington and/or New Zealand since graduating.

Eligibility: Open to international student graduates who have previously studied in the Wellington region.

Wellington organisations or individuals within organisations may have made a demonstrated effort to integrate international students/graduates into the workplace, delivered events or activities that promote international student/graduate inclusion and/or diversity in the workplace, or gone above and beyond to help support, settle and develop international students/graduates in the workplace.

Eligibility: Open to all organisations with teams in the Wellington region.