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School Leaver Scholarships for 2027 are now open!
If you are currently enrolled in Year 13 at a New Zealand secondary school or kura, you may be eligible for a scholarship for your first year of university study in 2027. Read more at School-leaver and first-year scholarships.
Applications close at midday on Wednesday 12 August 2026.
Closing 17 June 2026
Carole Ada Cliff Doctoral Scholarship
A $5,500 Scholarship to support a student enrolled full-time in the first year of a DocFA or PhD in Fine Arts. Apply now.
Foveran Scholarship
Scholarships up to a total of $30,000 for NZ Citizens and Permanent Residents enrolled full or part-time postgraduate study in Theological and Religious Studies. Apply now.
Closing 24 June 2026
Faculty of Arts and Education Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 pa for up to three years to support registered members of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei who are enrolled full-time or part-time in undergraduate or sub-doctoral postgraduate study in the Faculty of Arts and Education. Apply now.
Closing 25 June 2026
Cecil Segedin Undergraduate Scholarship in Engineering Science
Scholarship to support domestic and international students enrolled full-time in a BE(Hons) or BE(Hons) conjoint degree in Engineering Science. Apply now.
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. Apply now.
Evan Gibb Hudson Scholarship in Engineering
A $4,500 Scholarship for a student enrolled in Part II, III or IV of a BE(Hons) who is a member of the New Zealand Army Reserve. Apply now.
Rewi Thompson Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture
An $8,000 Scholarship to support a Māori student enrolling full-time in any year of a Bachelor of Architectural Studies. Apply now.
RTA Studio Scholarship for Māori Architecture Students
A Scholarship totalling $10,000 over 5 years to support Māori BAS students. Apply now.
Tonkin+Taylor Scholarship
A Scholarship to assist Part II BE(Hons) Civil Engineering students with tuition fees. Apply now.
Zachary Gravatt Memorial Scholarship
A Scholarship to support a full-time Year V to VI MBChB candidate who has overcome a significant personal challenge to undertake professional development or training. Apply now.
Closing 1 July 2026
360 International Award for Equity Students
Awards of up to $6,000 each for students from diverse backgrounds undertaking an approved student exchange. Apply now.
360 International Award for Māori Students
An Award of up to $6,000 to provide support to Māori students while on an approved student exchange. Apply now.
360 International Award for Pacific Students
An Award of up to $6,000 to provide support to Pacific students while on an approved student exchange. Apply now.
Jean Hamlin Memorial Scholarship
An $8,500 Scholarship to support a student enrolled in the final year of a BFA. Apply now.
Paul Beadle Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $4,000 to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled full-time or part-time in an MFA or PGDipFA. Apply now.
Closing 2 July 2026
Edna and Denis Moloney Scholarship
Scholarships to assist sub-doctoral postgraduate or doctoral students undertaking research in a medical field. Apply now.
Elizabeth Ewing Memorial Scholarship in Adolescent and Young Adult Health
A $5,000 Scholarship to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled full-time or part-time in postgraduate research focusing on adolescent and young adult health. Apply now.
Lucy Ullrich Memorial Scholarship in Urban Design
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled in a Master of Urban Design. Apply now.
University of Auckland Business Masters Scholarship
A Scholarship to support domestic students commencing a Business Masters
programme at the University of Auckland Business School. Apply now.
Closing 7 July 2026
Kate Edger Foundation - Dame Dorothy Winstone and Rae Hammer New Start Award
An Award of up to $6,000 pa for up to three years to support women students who have completed the University of Auckland New Start Programme and are now enrolling full-time in an undergraduate degree. Apply now.
Closing 8 July 2026
Ann Rich Holway Memorial Scholarship
A $4,000 Scholarship to assist a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled full-time in a BCom(Hons) or any year of an MCom. Apply now.
Professor Michael Walker Award for Maori and Pacific Students
A $3,000 Award for Māori and Pacific students currently enrolled in their final year of undergraduate study and who are enrolling full-time or part-time in postgraduate study in the following year. Apply now.
Closing 14 July 2026
Kate Edger Foundation - Dame Dorothy Winstone Doctoral Completion Award
Awards of up to $16,000 each to support women doctoral students to make
substantial progress towards completion of a PhD or named Doctorate. Apply now.
Closing 15 July 2026
Mark Barrow Education and Social Practice Scholarship
A $5,000 Scholarship for a domestic or international student undertaking masters level research in the Faculty of Arts and Education related to social or educational inequality. Apply now.
Closing 16 July 2026
University of Auckland Partnership Appeal Award
Awards of between $500-$5,000 are made twice each year to assist New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents experiencing significant hardship in their final year of study in an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree programme. Apply now.
Closing 23 July 2026
co:grow & Chen Scholarship
A $10,000 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled in Stage III of a BCom or BCom conjoint degree in Management, including MGMT 304. Apply now.
Craig Memorial Award
A $4,000 Award for a Māori student enrolled in a Masters or PhD programme in the School of Environment or the Department of Mathematics. Apply now.
Energy and Fuels Research Scholarship
A $5,000 Scholarship for international and domestic students enrolled full-time in a Masters or PhD in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, who is undertaking research in the Thermofluids Laboratory. Apply now.
Closing 1 August 2026
Keystone Bayleys Property Scholarship
A $5,500 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled full-time in Year 2 and/or 3 of a BProp or BProp conjoint degree. Apply now.
Keystone Vital Healthcare Property Scholarship
A $5,500 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling full-time in Year 2 or Year 3 of a BProp or BProp conjoint degree. Apply now.
Closing 12 August 2026
Society for Underwater Technology Scholarships
The Society for Underwater Technology awards a selection of scholarships every year, to recognise exceptional students and provide targeted financial support to see them complete their studies and start their career in the industry.
Applicants are welcome from all manner of backgrounds that have a connection with offshore (or ocean) technology, ranging from underwater technology, marine and ocean science, underwater robotics, renewable energy, offshore and subsea infrastructure, metocean and many more.
To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be studying full time and either in the final two years of undergraduate studies or engaged in post-graduate study in Semester 1 of the following year at an Australian tertiary institution in Australia or New Zealand. Read more and apply.
Closing 31 August 2026
RHT Bates Postgraduate Scholarship
An award of $6,000 for a PhD in the Physical Sciences and Engineering in a New Zealand university. Read more and apply.
The Sir Hugh Kawharu Masters Scholarship for Innovation in Science
The Sir Hugh Kawharu Scholarship for Innovation in Science, administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi, is a $10,000 scholarship for study at masters level in the sciences. The Scholarship is applicable across a broad range of science disciplines including the physical, mathematical and computational, earth, environment, marine, social, health, biological, biomedical, human, and behavioural sciences. Read more and apply.
Closing 1 October 2026
New Zealand Seniors Aged Care Futures Grant
A Grant of $5,000 for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, aged 18 years or older, who is enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree or diploma in either Aged Care, Aged Care Nursing, Dementia Care, Disabilities Care, or any other courses leading to similar careers as an aged carer. Read more and apply.