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06 March 2024

There are a number of other scholarship and funding sources that are administered by organisations external to UC. 

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Our UC Scholarships Database covers all UC administered scholarships however there are many other scholarship and funding sources that are administered externally to UC. Some options are listed below.

 

The following scholarships are some of those which have been sent to the Scholarships Office from external providers. Please note that the UC does not adminster any of these scholarships so is unable to answer any queries on them - all queries must be directed to the organisation who is offering the scholarship in the link provided.

We aim to keep this information as up to date as possible but cannot guarantee its accuracy at all times.

When we are sent information on a new scholarship, these will be added to the top of the list, so keep coming back to check!

Undergraduate

Scholarship NameScholarship Summary
The Fergusson Fund Media Scholarship

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $10,000 for one year; plus up to 3 weeks work placement with the Taranaki Daily News.

Details: To support students in/or from Taranaki pursuing studies in journalism, photography, or media related fields. 

Closing date: Applications and supporting documents must be submitted to Taranaki Foundation by 31 October (scholarship launches 21 July)

The TTTM Charitable Trust Scholarship

Value: Scholarship recipients will be advised of the funding terms and conditions.

Details: Applicants must be enrolled full-time or part-time in under-graduate or post-graduate science programs. Preference will be given to New Zealand citizens, but applicants without this status will also be considered. The Scholarship will be awarded for one year study. Successful applicants have the option of applying to the Trustee for a continuation of the scholarship annually until the course of study is complete.

Closing date: 30 September

Keystone Trust NZ

Value: $5,500 per year

Details: Engineering, Property Law, Urban Planning, Building Science, among others.

Closing date: 1 August

Sumner Ferrymead Foundation Science Scholarship

Value: up to $5,000

Details: Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities, Business.

Closing date: 2 April 

Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship

Value: up to $5,000

Details: To assist women intending to pursue an educational programme for the purpose of gaining a qualification that will enable them to enter or re-enter the workforce; or change in occupations.

Closing date: 31 August

BCG Scholarships & Early Intake Program

Value: $20,000 in scholarship funding, a mentor through the remainder of your studies, and a full-time graduate job offer with BCG Australia and New Zealand.

Details: For driven, curious students from all backgrounds who are excited by a challenge and want to have a positive impact on their communities, whether local, national, or global.

Closing date: 26 July

The Don Linklater Memorial Bursary

Value: $8,000 for one year

Details: Applicants must be studying at an undergraduate or postgraduate level in a field relevant to Horizons work.  Relevant areas include; resource management, environmental planning, environmental engineering and modelling with particular emphasis on river and drainage basin dynamics.

Closing date: 21 April

Deloitte Tiheru Scholarship

Value: at least $5000 over a period of three years for the award, plus mentoring and a paid internship.

Details: Supporting young Māori students studying towards a career in professional services.

Closing date: 3 November

New Zealand Seniors Aged Care Futures Grant

Value: $5,000

Details: Applicants must NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents and be studying full-time in a course related to Aged Care; Aged Care Nursing; Dementia Care; Disabilities Care; or any other courses leading to similar careers as an aged carer.

Closing date: 31 October

GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship

Value: $10,000, which can be spread over three years depending on your study plans. NB: no more than $5,000 will be allocated in any one year.

Details: Applicants must be NZ Citizens or Permanent Resident students who identify as female, studying full-time in their second, or subsequent year of study (including Honours and Masters students) in a degree majoring in STEM disciplines including computer science, cyber security, technology, mathematics, computer engineering, and data science.

Closing date: 1 October

LineTrust South Canterbury Scholarship

Value: up to $5,000

Details: Applicants must be NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents that have residency in South Canterbury or have attended a South Canterbury secondary school. The degree pursued is required to be energy-related, aligning with the electricity distribution sector including in computer science; mathematics; data analytics; electronic or electrical engineering; sustainability.

Closing date: 15 September

The Patrick Shannon Scholarship

Value: $5,000 (honours) and $10,000 (masters)

Details: For students in a final year of study in Honours or a Masters qualification in the areas mathematics/statistics or bioinformatics to encourage them to complete a PhD with emphasis on Genetics or a related animal science field, and at the same time develop an interest in a career with LIC students. 

Closing date: 28 November

Port of Tauranga Scholarships (Nga Matarae and Turirangi Te Kani Memorial Scholarship)

Value: $1,500 per annum for up to 3 years

Details: Applicants need to be undertaking study in a discipline that will benefit the wellbeing of Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour and be descendants of Tauranga Moana iwi (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga) or will have affiliation with Tauranga Iwi and have been resident (but allowing for schooling or University study outside the area) within the Tauranga Moana Trust Board area for the last five years.

Closing date: 2 February

The Lonsdale Scholarships

Value: up to $2,000 per annum for up to 3 years.

Details: Applicants must be male students who attended state primary and or secondary schools in Nelson for three years and are intending to enrol in a course of study at University of Canterbury.

Closing date: November

The Louisa Roper Scholarships

Value: up to $3,000 per grant for the first year, up to $6,000 for the 2nd year and up to $8,000 for the 3rd year.

Details: Applicants must have attended Avonside Girls High School, Papanui High School or Ashburton College during any part of their final year of secondary education and undertaking study in the Arts - primarily modern languages other than English.

Closing date: November

The Carterton District Trust Scholarship

Value: up to $1,200 for the first year, up to $1,000 for the 2nd year and up to $800 for the 3rd year

Details: Applicants must have at any time resided within the boundaries of the districts of Carterton and Wairarapa South and should be starting or have started their tertiary course of study within three years of leaving school.

Closing date: November

Phyllis Augusta Rolfes Scholarship

Value: up to $30,000

Details: For ‘young’ New Zealand citizens wishing to complete study overseas to obtain scientific knowledge for the purpose of advancing the standards of scientific knowledge in New Zealand. Applicants must be between the age of 18 to 30 at the time the scholarship is awarded and have previously attended a school/s in Kaikoura for at least 5 years.

Closing date: November

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Value: A successful applicant will receive a club award of $500 and then their application will be forwarded for consideration for the national award which is US$5000 plus NZ$1000.

Details: Applicants must be women who are studying in a business-related field, and who demonstrate outstanding potential in that field (accounting, economics, finance, business management, business technology, information technology, marketing, operations management, human resources management, international business, or entrepreneurship at an accredited university/college/institute). They must be enrolled in at least the second year of an undergraduate program through the final year of a master’s program at the time the application, and are graduating after April 2025.

Closing date: 10 July

Postgraduate / Doctoral

Scholarship Name                                                       Scholarship Summary
The Fergusson Fund Media Scholarship

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $10,000 for one year; plus up to 3 weeks work placement with the Taranaki Daily News.

Details: To support students in/or from Taranaki pursuing studies in journalism, photography, or media related fields. 

Closing date: Applications and supporting documents must be submitted to Taranaki Foundation by 31 October (scholarship launches 21 July)

The TTTM Charitable Trust Scholarship

Value: Scholarship recipients will be advised of the funding terms and conditions.

Details: Applicants must be enrolled full-time or part-time in under-graduate or post-graduate science programs. Preference will be given to New Zealand citizens, but applicants without this status will also be considered. The Scholarship will be awarded for one year study. Successful applicants have the option of applying to the Trustee for a continuation of the scholarship annually until the course of study is complete.

Closing date: 30 September

He Whenua Taurikura Master’s and PhD scholarships                                                                                           

Value: Masters = up to $15,000 for one year; PhD = up to $44,000 pa and tuition fees for up to 3 years.

Details: To encourage and support postgraduate research on countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism or building social cohesion in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Closing date: 31 October

Coastal Restoration Trust Post-graduate Scholarship

Value: $2,000 for one year

Details: To assist with an individual’s post-graduate level research to improve knowledge in the field of coastal restoration.

Closing date: 31 January

The Don Linklater Memorial Bursary

Value: $8,000 for one year

Details: Applicants must be studying at an undergraduate or postgraduate level in a field relevant to Horizons work.  Relevant areas include; resource management, environmental planning, environmental engineering and modelling with particular emphasis on river and drainage basin dynamics.

Closing date: 21 April

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Value: USD$10,000 

Details: Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record conducting research applied to aerospace engineering or space sciences are eligible.

Closing date: 15 November 

ANZMES Grant and Scholarship Programme

Value: up to $25,000

Details: Applicants must NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents who are enrolled in postgraduate study/research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) or ME/CFS and Long COVID within a Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Exercise & Sport Science.

Closing date: 31 July

The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme 

Value: up to €20,000 for tuition costs and up to €20,000 for living costs for living costs for the Master’s programme, plus possible internship on completion.

Details: Supports young women studying in nuclear related fields relevant to the IAEA’s work to advance the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology such as nuclear engineering, nuclear physics and chemistry, nuclear medicine, isotopic techniques, radiation biology, nuclear safety, nuclear security, non-proliferation and nuclear law.

Closing date: 30 September

The Kate Sheppard Memorial Award

Value: $2,500 

Details: An annual award to provide an opportunity for a woman to develop her potential by undertaking further education, study, research or training in areas which are of value in the community of New Zealand.

Closing date: 30 June

Our Seas Our Future Scholarship

Value: $2,500

Details: For postgraduate students undertaking Master's of PhD research in the areas of Marine Science related to our core mission: Fisheries (SSN), Pollution (PFNZ), Marine Protected Areas (MMR), or Climate Change (CAN).

Closing date: 31 July

GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship

Value: $10,000, which can be spread over three years depending on your study plans. NB: no more than $5,000 will be allocated in any one year.

Details: Applicants must be NZ Citizens or Permanent Resident students who identify as female, studying full-time in their second, or subsequent year of study (including Honours and Masters students) in a degree majoring in STEM disciplines including computer science, cyber security, technology, mathematics, computer engineering, and data science.

Closing date: 1 October

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

Value: Annual stipend of HK$331,200 and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,800 (approximately US$1,760) per year for each awardee for a period up to three years.

Details: This scheme aims to attract the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in one of Hong Kong's eight universities. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

Closing date: 1 December

Ireland Fellows Programme

Value: this award covers programme fees, flights, accommodation and living costs for a one year Masters programme in Ireland.

Details: Specific areas are confirmed each year and students from certain Pacific nations are eligible to apply. A range of different strands are offered under the Programme. Each strand has a different focus in terms of eligible countries and subject areas. Please read carefully to check which programme you are eligible for. Study areas can be environmental leadership; food security; marine management; engineering; science and technology; development studies; international relations; law; human rights; gender and equality; health; education; information systems; social policy; and business. 

Closing date: 30 July

LineTrust South Canterbury Scholarship

Value: up to $5,000

Details: Applicants must be NZ Citizens or Permanent Residents that have residency in South Canterbury or have attended a South Canterbury secondary school. The degree pursued can be MSc in an energy-related, aligning with the electricity distribution sector including in computer science; mathematics; data analytics; electronic or electrical engineering; sustainability.

Closing date: 15 September

Neurological Foundation Postgraduate Student Scholarships

Value: includes stipend and tuition fees for up to three years of full-time PhD thesis enrolment and more.

Details: For NZ Citizen or Permanent Resident students undertaking a PhD in basic or clinical neuroscience.

Closing date: 1 October

New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Research Scholarship

Value: $5,000 (Honours) or $10,000 (Masters) for one year

Details: To support domestic students academically excellent students to complete a research project on a sexual health related topic.

Closing date: 15 December

The Patrick Shannon Scholarship

Value: $5,000 (honours) and $10,000 (masters)

Details: For students in a final year of study in Honours or a Masters qualification in the areas mathematics/statistics or bioinformatics to encourage them to complete a PhD with emphasis on Genetics or a related animal science field, and at the same time develop an interest in a career with LIC students. 

Closing date: 28 November

Āheitanga Thesis Scholarship

Value: $10,000 for one year

Details: For university students of Māori descent who are working on (or are planning to work on) an Honours, Masters or PhD thesis in economic or public policy research in Aotearoa.

Closing date: 15 September

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