Applications open now
University of Auckland International School Leaver Scholarship
Applications are open now for this scholarship for international students who are in their final year at, or who have attended, a New Zealand secondary school or kura, and who are intending to enrol in the first year of their first undergraduate degree at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland in 2025. Applications are open until 24 October 2024. Apply now.
Closing 11 September 2024
FAME Emerging Practitioner Award
A $10,000 Scholarship to support a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme in a performing arts field. Apply now.
Faculty of Science Student Support Award
Awards of $2,500 each to support international or domestic, undergraduate or postgraduate students who are experiencing financial hardship. Apply now.
Mark Ford Ngā Tapuwae Scholarship for Māori Students
A $7,000 Scholarship to support a Māori student enrolled full-time in Part II or Part III of a BE(Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Structural Engineering. Apply now.
Closing 12 September 2024
Faculty of Education and Social Work TESOL Award
A $2,000 Award to assist international students enrolled full-time in Part II of a BEd(TESOL). Apply now.
A $4,000 Scholarship for a graduate of Epsom Girls’ Grammar School enrolling full-time in an undergraduate degree in either Mathematics or Statistics. Apply now.
Jim Greatbanks Mount Albert Grammar School Engineering Scholarship
A Scholarship for Mount Albert Grammar School students enrolling in the first year of a BE(Hons) at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Apply now.
University of Auckland Languages and Cultures Study Abroad Award
Awards of $2,000 each to assist undergraduate or postgraduate Arts students to undertake a period of formal study overseas. Apply now.
Music Scholarships by audition (apply for multiple scholarships within the same form by clicking on any of the links below)
A Scholarship of up to $30,000 for overseas postgraduate study or $20,000 for postgraduate study in the School of Music at the University of Auckland.
A Scholarship of up to $10,000 to support part-time and full-time, international and domestic, undergraduate or postgraduate students of Singing.
George Turner Wilson Music Trust Scholarship - Senior Award
An Award of $2,500 to assist New Zealand citizens furthering their musical education overseas after completing a degree or diploma in Performance.
An Award of up to $10,000 to support international or domestic, undergraduate or postgraduate music students undertaking study in organ or early keyboard.
Greta Ostova Violoncello Scholarship
A $5,000 Scholarship for students of the violoncello to improve their skills overseas or at the University of Auckland.
An Award of $2,500 to support a New Zealand citizen who is intending to pursue postgraduate studies in instrumental or vocal music in the Czech Republic, the USA or a Commonwealth country.
Kathleen Mary Reardon Travelling Scholarship in Music
Up to $17,500 in Scholarships to support New Zealand Citizens intending to enrol in postgraduate study in instrumental or vocal skills overseas.
Scholarships of $6,000 each to support students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music: Creative Practice in singing.
An Award of up to $5,000 to support international and domestic Music students undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study in Cello.
Reardon Postgraduate Scholarship in Music
An $8,000 Scholarship to support a postgraduate student in the School of Music specialising in Performance.
Closing 16 September
An Award of up to $10,000 for a full-time international or domestic, undergraduate or postgraduate student in Fine Arts to create and display a public artwork. Read the project brief and apply now.
Closing 19 September 2024
Business School Student Support Award
Awards of up to $2,500 each to support domestic or international
undergraduate or postgraduate students who are experiencing financial
hardship. Apply now.
Faculty of Engineering Student Support Award
An Award of up to $2,500 to support international and domestic, full and part-time, undergraduate and postgraduate Engineering students experiencing financial hardship. Apply now.
Faculty of Law Student Support Award
Awards of up to $2,500 each to support domestic or international undergraduate or postgraduate students who are experiencing financial hardship. Apply now.
Rewi Thompson Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture
An $8,000 Scholarship to support a Māori student enrolled full-time in any year of a Bachelor of Architectural Studies. Apply now.
Closing 25 September 2024
Simon Devitt Prize for Photography
Applications are now open for the annual photography competition for Fine Arts and Architecture and Planning students. This year's theme is Borders and Margins. Apply now.
Tūpuna Maunga Authority Research Scholarship
A $10,000 scholarship to support students research about the Tūpuna Maunga.
The Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) hold a paramount place in the historical, spiritual, ancestral, and cultural identity of the thirteen iwi and hapū of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the Māori tribes of Auckland).
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is the statutory authority established under the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 to govern the fourteen Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
Closing 26 September 2024
Emeritus Professor John Chen Scholarship in Chemical and Materials Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Scholarships of up to $10,000 each for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolled in the first year of a BE(Hons) or conjoint degree who are intending to specialise in Chemical and Materials Engineering in their Part II studies in the following year. Apply now.
Michael Redshaw Historical Instrument Performance Scholarship
School of Music
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 for international and domestic students undertaking postgraduate research in Music, focusing on the area of historical performance. Apply now.
Oyster Property Group Scholarship
Business School
A $5,000 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling in Year 2 or 3 of a BProp or BProp conjoint degree. Apply now.
MBChB Part VI Elective scholarships and awards (apply for multiple scholarships within the same form by clicking on any of the links below)
Dr Newton Wickham CBE Elective Award in Pacific Island Health
An $1,800 Award to assist an MBChB Part VI student undertaking an elective focussing on Pacific Island health.
Henry and Marjorie Isaacs Scholarship
A $9,000 Scholarship to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled full-time in Part VI of the MBChB undertaking an elective in the United States.
New Zealand Medical Women's Association Elective Award
A $1,200 Award to support a woman who is a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolled in Part VI of the MBChB undertaking an elective that focuses on the health of women and children.
W W Phillipps Award in Medicine
Awards of up to $5,000 each to support students enrolled in the MBChB Part VI elective study.
Closing 30 September 2024
The TTTM Charitable Trust Scholarship
Scholarships of $8,000 each are available for undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in Science programmes at New Zealand universities. Apply now.
Closing 1 October 2024
HC Russell Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
A Scholarship of up to $12,000 for full-time or part-time PhD study in Optometry by a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident. Apply now.
Freemasons University Scholarships
All faculties
Eight Postgraduate Scholarships of $10,000 each, and 20 University Graduate Scholarships of $6,000 are available, awarded on academic excellence and the community involvement of students. Apply now.
GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship
The GCSB Women in STEM scholarship is aimed at second year tertiary students and above (including Honours and Masters) who are intending to take a full-time course of study in computer science, cyber security, technology, mathematics, computer engineering and/or data science at any New Zealand tertiary institution. Four scholarships of up to $10,000 each are available. Apply now.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences; Faculty of Science
A Scholarship of up to $15,000 is available for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents who have graduated from a New Zealand university in a field relevant to their proposed research, who intend to make a career in the area of Mental Health on completion of their studies, and who is intneding to enrol in a relevant research degree in either New Zealand or Australia in 2025. Preference may be given to research into alcohol and drug addiction. Apply now.
Closing 2 October 2024
Academic Career Advancement Award
An Award for doctoral students enrolling in the Academic Career Advancement Programme for 2025. Apply now.
Closing 3 October 2024
A $5,000 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling full-time in Year 2 or 3 of a BProp or BProp conjoint degree. Apply now.
Blair Hargrave / Colliers International Scholarship
A $5,000 Scholarship for full-time enrolment in Year 2 or 3 of a BProp or BProp conjoint degree by a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident. Apply now.
Faculty of Education and Social Work Doctoral Travel Award
Awards of up to $8,500 in total to assist doctoral students in the Faculty of Education and Social Work to attend educational conferences to present their research and undertake fieldwork. Apply now.
GWR Ardley Philosophy Masters Research Award
A $2,000 Award to support an MA thesis year student in Philosophy, who is a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, with research costs. Apply now.
Professor Robert Solomon Memorial Award
A $2,000 Award to support an international or domestic BA(Hons) graduate now enrolled in an MA or PhD in Philosophy. Apply now.
Closing 7 October 2024
Zespri Horticultural Scholarship
The Zespri Horticultural scholarship will provide up to $10,000 towards tuition fees over two years for two outstanding current university students (you must be completing, or have completed, at least one year of tertiary study), who are New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents, to support their studies towards a career in the horticulture industry. This could include degrees in science, management, marketing, nutrition or business. The scholarship also includes opportunities to be involved with the kiwifruit industry. Apply now.
Closing 10 October 2024
Alison Hanham Undergraduate Scholarship in Arts
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling full-time in the first year of a BA or BA conjoint degree. Apply now.
AUEA Māori Engineering Pathway Award
Awards to support first year Māori BE(Hons) students. Apply now.
AUEA Pacific Engineering Pathway Award
Awards to support first year Pacific BE(Hons) students. Apply now.
Beatrice Ratcliffe Entry-Level Scholarship in Music
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 for international and domestic students commencing full-time undergraduate study in the School of Music. Apply now.
A $4,000 Award to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident from the Canterbury region enrolling in any year of a BAS. Apply now.
David and Dian Ross Undergraduate Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $10,000 per annum for up to five years for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling in a BA conjoint degree. Apply now.
Ellen Castle Undergraduate Scholarship in the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences
A Scholarship of up to $5,000pa for up to 3 years for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, who attended a school with a high Equity Index number or decile 1-4 New Zealand secondary school who is planning to enrol in a BA in either the School of Humanities or School of Social Sciences. Apply now.
Faculty of Education and Social Work Start Smart City of Sails Scholarship
A $5,000 Scholarship to support New Zealand Citizens or Permanent
Residents who live beyond the Auckland metropolitan area and who are enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Apply now.
Faculty of Education and Social Work Start Smart Merit Scholarship
A $2,500 Scholarship to support New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Apply now.
A $5,000 Scholarship to support an undergraduate Māori or Pacific student enrolling in a BSc or BAdvSci(Hons) in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Science, Ecology or Marine Science. Apply now.
Geoff Ricketts Heartland Bank Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $10,000pa for up to three years for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree in the faculties of Business and Economics, Law or Medical and Health Sciences. Apply now.
Murray Wren Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture
A Scholarship of up to $15,000 pa for up to 3 years to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling in the first year of a BAS. Apply now.
Onehunga High Business School Undergraduate Scholarship
Scholarship of $4,000 each to support a student from Onehunga High School enrolling in the first year of a BCom or BProp degree. Apply now.
Presbyterian Methodist Congregational Grafton Scholarship
A Scholarship covering the cost of accommodation in Grafton Hall up to three years for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling in their first year of undergraduate study. Apply now.
Ralph & Eve Seelye Undergraduate Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $6,000 per annum for the duration of the first undergraduate degree for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents currently enrolled in their last year at a high Equity Index or decile 1-3 secondary school or kura. Apply now.
A $5,000 Scholarship for students who are the children of a member of the Navy or Mercantile Marine Service and are entering the first year of an undergraduate programme. Apply now.
Taurus Charitable Trust Entry-Level Scholarship in Music
A Scholarship of up to $4,000 to support New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling in the first year of a Bachelor of Music or BMus conjoint degree. Apply now.
University of Auckland High Performance Sports Scholarship
Scholarships of $5,000 each to support New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents with the potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport who are enrolling in their first year of an undergraduate degree programme. Apply now.
Veza Family Entry-Level Scholarship in Music
A Scholarship of up to $5,000 to support a domestic or international student enrolled in the first year of a BMus or BMus conjoint degree. Apply now.
William, Betty and Jill Bell Award
A $2,000 Award for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Apply now.
Closing 17 October 2024
Nauhria First in Family Scholarship
A Scholarship of $8,000pa for up to 4 years for a domestic or international student enrolling in the first year of a BCom or BCom conjoint degree who is the first member of their family to attend university. Apply now for 2025.
Closing 24 October 2024
University of Auckland ASEAN High Achievers Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $10,000 towards tuition fees for new international students from ASEAN countries enrolling in undergraduate degrees, masters degrees or postgraduate diplomas. Applications for Semester One 2025 are now open. Apply now.
University of Auckland India High Achievers Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $20,000 towards tuition fees for new international students from India enrolling full-time in undergraduate degrees, PGDip or masters degrees. Applications for Semester One 2025 are now open. Apply now.
University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $10,000 towards compulsory tuition fees for new International undergraduate and postgraduate students. Applications for Semester One 2025 are now open. Apply now.
Closing 31 October 2024
Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership Award
An Award for doctoral students enrolling in the Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership Programme. Apply now for 2025.
Department of Physics Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $6,000 each to support New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolling part-time or full-time in either a BAdvSci(Hons), BSc, BSc(Hons) or MSc in Physics, Applied Physics, Environmental Physics, Photonics or Medical Physics and Imaging Technology. Apply now for 2025.
Closing 7 November 2024
Potentia Scholarship in Computer Science
A $10,000 Scholarship for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling full-time in the final year of a BSc or a BAdvSci(Hons) in Computer Science. Apply now for 2025.
Closing 15 November 2024
Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Zonta International offers the Amelia Earhart Fellowship, established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. The US$10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. Students must be enrolled full-time in a Ph.D./doctoral program and have completed at least one year of that program or have received a masters degree in an aerospace-applied field at the time the application is submitted. Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April 2026. Apply now via the Zonta International website.
Closing 17 January 2025
Yvonne A M Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship
Usually one scholarship is awarded to a women graduates enrolled full-time in either a masters or doctoral degree, with preference being given to the subject areas of political studies, economics, business or law, or to applications who demonstrate potential for leadership and potential to make a significant contribution to New Zealand. Apply now at Yvonne A M Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship.