Scholarships for the Faculty of Engineering and Design

Scholarships for the first year of undergraduate study in the Faculty of Engineering and Design

Scholarships for the first year of a BE(Hons)

University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Award

An Award of up to $1,000 for international and domestic students enrolled in Part I of a BE(Hons).

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start City of Sails Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year BE(Hons) students from outside the Auckland metropolitan area with setup costs.

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Māori and Pacific Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year Māori and Pacific BE(Hons) students with setup costs.

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Merit Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year BE(Hons) students with setup costs.

Edward Connolly Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Award

An Award of up to $2,000 for first year BE(Hons) students who applied for a Kick Start Award.

Edward Connolly Faculty of Engineering Entry Level Undergraduate Scholarship

A Scholarship of up to $5,000 to support the first year of study in a BE(Hons), for New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who applied for a University of Auckland school-leaver/first year scholarship.

AUEA Māori Engineering Pathway Award

Award of up to $10,000 to support Māori students enrolled full-time in the first year of a BE(Hons) degree.  

AUEA Pacific Engineering Pathway Award

Awards of up to $10,000 to support Pacific students enrolled full-time in the first year of a BE(Hons) degree.  

Colombo Plan Scholarship in Engineering

A $3,000 Scholarship to assist an international student who is a citizen of a Colombo Plan member country with a contribution towards undergraduate or postgraduate tuition fees in Engineering.

Jim Greatbanks Mount Albert Grammar School Engineering Scholarship

A Scholarship of $4,000 pa for up to four years for Mount Albert Grammar School students enrolling in a BE(Hons) at the University of Auckland.

Read more about the Scholarship, the donor, and the inaugural awardee.

Scholarships for the first year of a BAS

Canterbury Architects' Award

An Award to support enrolment in a BAS degree for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident from the Canterbury region.  

Jasmax Scholarship for Māori and Pacific Students

A Scholarship of $5,000 pa for up to five years of study for Māori and Pacific students enrolling in the first year of a Bachelor of Architectural Studies.

Murray Wren Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture

A Scholarship to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling in the first year of a BAS, up to $15,000 pa for up to three years.  

Rewi Thompson Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture

An $8,000 Scholarship to support a Māori student enrolling full-time in a Bachelor of Architectural Studies.

RTA Studio Scholarship for Māori Architecture Students

A Scholarship to support Māori BAS students, $10,000 in total over 5 years.

Scholarships for the first year of a BDes

Bachelor of Design Award for Māori Students

An Award of up to $5,000 for Māori students enrolling in any year of a Bachelor of Design.

Bachelor of Design Award for Pacific Students

An Award of up to $5,000 for Pacific students enrolling in any year of a Bachelor of Design.

Design Bring Your Own Device Award

Awards of up to $2,500 each to assist domestic and international Design students with the purchase of a fit for purpose device for their programme.

Bachelor of Design Game-Changer Scholarship

A three year Scholarship of $5,000 per annum for an international or domestic Bachelor of Design Student with a passion for design who wants to be a game-changer in the field.

External scholarships and awards

Keystone Trust Scholarships for Tertiary Students

The Keystone Trust offers a range of scholarships for tertiary students part-way through their degree study in property or construction-related fields, particularly those whose paths are being blocked by financial challenges or difficult circumstances.

The following subject areas are eligible: Architecture, Engineering, Law, Property, and Urban Planning. See the Keystone Trust website for more details.

Other scholarships, awards and prizes

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