Guys has any one done the interviews yet. Please give us some updates.

Good like guys with your applications. My application has been finally declared unsuccessful.

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your recent application for a New Zealand Scholarship. Regrettably your application was unsuccessful. Please note that this decision is final, and we are unable to provide you with further details.

Thank you for the time and effort you have invested in your application. We appreciate your interest in the New Zealand Aid Programme and wish you all the best in your future endeavours.



Yours sincerely,



Scholarships Team

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Thank you guys for the encouragement, by the grace of God my decline will be overturned.

How come when i enquired they send me a letter saying that my application was unsuccessful since i did not complete the the online test of which i did complete the the test. I'm still confused

After receiving the e-mail below I took a 12 minute online abstract reasoning test (GCATA) and untimed personality test, that was on 07/07/16 and on 08/07/16 they sent me an e-mail saying I had moved to the next stage which is a 40 minute online abstract reasoning test (GCATA) and untimed personality test

Thank you for your application for a New Zealand Scholarship.

All applications have now been through an initial screening process due to large volumes of applications, and in accordance with the New Zealand Scholarship selection criteria.

We are pleased to advise that you have successfully moved forward to the next stage of the selection process which is an online abstract reasoning test (GCATA) and online personality test (Perspectives).

This email contains a link for you to complete these assessments. The link is valid until the end of the day on 21/07/2016 (New Zealand Time Zone) after which you will no longer be able to take the assessments. We recommend that you complete your assessments as soon as possible.

I applied to Massey university.

I made an enquiry concerning the e-mail below, asking why i haven't received the second test aand why my status is saying 'declined'


Thank you for your recent application for a New Zealand Scholarship.


We are pleased to advise that you have successfully moved forward to the next stage of the selection process which is an online abstract reasoning test (GCATA) and online personality test (Perspectives). We will send an email shortly with a link to the tests.


The tests will only be available for you to complete for 14 days and we advise you to complete them as soon as possible. The tests require an internet connection, an up to date web browser, and take between 30 and 40 minutes to complete. The testing website contains instructions on how to complete the test.


If you have any issues with accessing the test, please contact us as soon as possible through our online enquiry form:

BELOW IS THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM THEM:

Thank you for your enquiry. The two tests are under the same link, on completion of the first test you are automatically taken to the second test.


An email was recently sent informing you of the outcome of your application. Regrettably your application was unsuccessful. Please note that this decision is final, and we are unable to provide you with further details.


Thank you for the time and effort you have invested in your application. We appreciate your interest in the New Zealand Aid Programme and wish you all the best in your future endeavours.



Yours sincerely,


Scholarships Team

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Some thing is not right about this application process. The e-mail I got had a link only to one online test and later they sent me another e-mail informing me that I had moved to the next stage of the selection process and that they were going to sent me another e-mail with a link to the the second test which they never did. Afther enquiring about the second test, the above response is what i got. I believe that all those with a decline on their status enquire what that means using this link:https://scholarship.force.com/CommunityFAEnquiry

The email i received after i took the first GCATA test indicated that i was supposed to take another test this time a 40minute one unlike the first one which was 12min. Probably the interview will then follow.

To check your status visit https:// scholarship .force.com .

To check your status google scholarship.com

This is what I received the day after I completed the reasoning and personality test:

We are pleased to advise that you have successfully moved forward to the next stage of the selection process which is an online abstract reasoning test (GCATA) and online personality test (Perspectives). We will send an email shortly with a link to the tests.
The tests will only be available for you to complete for 14 days and we advise you to complete them as soon as possible. The tests require an internet connection, an up to date web browser, and take between 30 and 40 minutes to complete. The testing website contains instructions on how to complete the test.

If you have any issues with accessing the test, please contact us as soon as possible through our online enquiry form:

https://scholarship.force.com/CommunityFAEnquiry

This is what i found in my profile at scholarship force.com: Applications for the 2016 New Zealand Scholarships intake are now closed . Late applications will not be accepted. If you have already submitted an application, we will let you know whether you have been short-listed for the next stage of the selection process by the end of July. Please note that we will not be able to update you on the progress of your application until then.

Hie guys. My status is saying declined. What does this mean?

I believe they made a mistake.

Hie guys. Has anyone been contacted by NZDS yet?

I also received the same email notifying me of the deadline of test submission. I hope so too that they dont make us wait long.

Hallo guys. Has any one received any information from NZDS after completing the GCATA test. I completed the test same day they send it. The following day they replied saying shortly they will send an email with a link to a 40 minute test which will take two weeks to complete.