Scholarship Name | Scholarship Summary |
Stocker Scholarship | Value: Grants of up to $5,000for one year are available. Details: This grant offers research support for post-graduate students at the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University undertaking conservation or environmental related projects in Canterbury. The grants are intended to help with, for example, the purchase of equipment, costs of laboratory tests or travel to carry out field work. Closing date: 31 October |
Arthritis NZ Mateponapona Aotearoa Summer Scholarships | Value: Financial assistance to the value of $6,000. Details: to engage and support students in research in the area of arthritis under the supervision of an experienced research professional working in academia, health service provision or other types of institutional organisations. Arthritis NZ uses its research funding programme to achieve four key objectives, including to contribute to the body of research that seeks to determine the cause of arthritis, prevention of arthritis, improvement of early diagnosis, and treatment of all forms of arthritis. The Summer Scholarships are granted for small research projects with the intention of enabling students to develop valuable research skills. Projects are to be undertaken over the course of a 10–12-week period. NB: Applications are to be completed and received from supervisors of research projects. Closing date: 05 August |
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: 15 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 |