Engineering & Forestry Undergraduate Scholarships

Purpose: To encourage and support students at UC to undertake a career in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in the second or third year of a BE(Hons) programme in Civil Engineering or Natural Resources Engineering.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year; plus if available, AECOM may offera paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support and promote study in the BE(Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering programme at UC and the University of Auckland. 

Value: Financial assistance to the value of $3,000 (Second or Third Year students); $5,000 (Fourth year students) for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time third and fourth year undergraduate BE(Hons) students who demonstrate the potential to become outstanding professional engineers. 

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $3,000 (Third year students), $3,500 or $5,000 (Fourth year students) for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support engineering students attending UC, particularly international engineering students, who are considered likely in their future lives to promote and foster racial tolerance, co-operation, and understanding. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in their second, third or fourth year of a BE(Hons) degree at UC.

Value: Financial assistance at the value of $2,500 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To assist students enrolled full-time in their second, third or fourth year of a BE(Hons) degree at UC.

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $2,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support undergraduate students enrolled full-time in the second, third or fourth year of their BE(Hons) degree.at UC, with preference given to those who did not come to university directly from school, but who worked in the intervening period. 

Value: Financial assistance to the value of $2,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support fourth year BE(Hons) students at UC who have interests or capabilities relevant to electricity generation/transmission/distribution, electrical power systems, or electricity utilisation/products/plant..

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $5,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support undergraduate and postgraduate honours students at UC who have an interest in the energy needs of Aotearoa New Zealand. Applicants would be majoring in Economics, Engineering, Science, or other subjects of relevance to the energy needs of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To assist and encourage students studying in their second year of a BE(Hons) degree in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering at UC to complete their engineering degree and make a difference for future generations.

Value: (a) Financial assistance to the value of $10,000 per annum for up to three years; (b) where possible, mentoring opportunities; (c) if available, Transwaste Canterbury Ltd may offer a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To recognise and support promising female scholars at UC who are in the second year of a BE(Hons) degree specialising in Civil Engineering or Natural Resources Engineering.

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $2,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time students in courses in the field of building services in the BE(Hons) degree programme at UC. Applicants must have completed and be enrolled in certain papers, see Regulations for details.

Value: Financial assistance of $3,000 (two scholarships available) or $8,000 (one scholarship available)

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To recognise and support scholars at UC who are in the third year of a BE(Hons) degree specialising in Civil Engineering at UC. Applicants must have attended Years 11- 13 in a secondary school in Otago/Southland.

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $2,500 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to students who are in their final year of the BE(Hons) degree at UC. 

Value: Financial assistance up to the value of $1,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To assist and encourage third year Engineering students towards a career in the engineering profession. 

Value: (a)up to $6,000 towards tuition fees; (b) if available, on completion of BE(Hons) degree programme, offer of a continuing employment contract with Jacobs New Zealand Ltd (includes a signing bonus of $1,000); (c) if available, ten-weeks of vacation employment with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time fourth year BE(Hons) students minoring in Power Engineering at UC to complete their degree programmes. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $2,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To reward the academic achievement of a student who is currently enrolled for the final year of the BE(Hons) degree in Civil Engineering at UC. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $4,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support undergraduate students in the third year of a BE (Hons) studying Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering; or the second year of a Bachelor of Data Science or a BSc in Computer Science at UC who have an interest in software development and/or using data analysis.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $10,000 for one year. Plus, if available, Lumin may also offer a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To recognise and support promising female Engineering students at UC. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in the second year of a BE(Hons) degree specialising in either: (a) Chemical and Process Engineering, (b) Electrical and Electronic Engineering,  (c) Mechanical Engineering, or (d) Mechatronics Engineering.

Value: (a) Tuition fees support to a value of $3,000 pa for up to 3 years; (b) a single stipend payment of $1,000; (c) an offer of a paid internship opportunity with NZ Steel.

Closing date: 31 March - not offered in 2025

Purpose: To support students studying full-time in the fourth year of a BE(Hons) (Civil) programme studying structural, geotechnical, or earthquake engineering at UC. Specific eligibility requirements apply, refer to the Regulations for details.

Value: Financial assistance to a value of $2,500 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To encourage and promote undergraduate study in the area of agricultural engineering. Applicants must be enrolled in the final year of a bachelor's or honours that includes at least one course in agricultural engineering.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $1,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To assist and encourage students studying in their second or third year of a Civil or Natural Resources Engineering degree at UC into a career specialising in the areas of geotechnical, water resources, or civil engineering. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $8,000 for one year; plus if available, Riley Consultants Ltd may offer a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time undergraduate Engineering students in the Third or Fourth Year of a BE (Hons) at UC who have a demonstrated involvement and commitment to motorsports. 

Value: Financial assistance to a value of $20,000 for one year (initially paid towards tuition fees).

Closing date: 31 October

Purpose: To assist and encourage female students studying in their second or third year of an Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering degree at UC, to hopefully pursue a career in engineering.

Value: (a) Tuition fees support to a value of $5,000 for one year; (b) a single stipend payment of $1,000; (c) an offer of a paid summer employment opportunity with Scott Technology.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support undergraduate engineering students in their second or third year of a BE(Hons) degree at UC who demonstrate the potential to become outstanding professional engineers. 

Value: Financial assistance to a value of $6,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To promote student interest in the application of engineering principles to the ongoing development of the oil and gas industry; provide an awareness of the petroleum industry in NZ; and to encourage students to seek career opportunities in NZ within the oil and gas industry. Applicants must be enrolled in a BE(Hons) degree either in the third year; or their fourth year, with an intention to proceed to postgraduate study. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To encourage and support students in their third year of a BE(Hons) degree  in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at UC, to undertake a career in the three waters, public health, or environmental areas of engineering. 

Value: Tuition fees support up to a value of $10,000 for one year; plus, if available, Stantec NZ may offer a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the third or fourth year of a BE(Hons) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC, particularly those who are studying in the field of communications engineering and who share Steven Bly's interest in the “great outdoors”.  

Value: Financial assistance to the value of $1,500 for one year; plus, if available, Tait Communications may offer scholarship recipients a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To assist third year BE(Hons) students in Civil Engineering who are facing financial difficulties.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support undergraduate students in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Software Engineering at UC. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in one of the following: (a) the Third or Fourth Year of a BE(Hons) degree specialising in either Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or Software Engineering; (b) a 300-level programme for a BSc or BSc(Hons) majoring in Computer Science.

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year; plus, if available, Tait Communications may offer a paid summer employment opportunity.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support students in their  first, second, or third year of their undergraduate studies in a programme in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at UC.

Value: Financial assistance to a value of $7,000 for one year; plus, if available, a paid internship opportunity.

Closing date: 31 October

Purpose: To offer financial assistance, telecommunications industry connections, and membership into the Future Māori Leaders programme to fourth year Māori undergraduate Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering students at UC. 

Value: Financial assistance to a value of $5,000 for one year; plus networking and conference opportunities and membership into the Tū Ātea Future Māori Leaders programme.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support full-time second or third year undergraduate Civil Engineering students at UC who demonstrate the potential to lead the next generation of industry professionals through education, learning and research. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 for one year.

Closing date: 31 March

Purpose: To support students intending to enrol full-time in the second or third year of a Bachelor of Forestry Science degree programme at UC in the year following application. 

Value: Financial assistance to the value of $3,000 for one year.

Closing date: 17 February

Purpose: To support students who are enrolled, or intending to enrol, full-time at UC in one of the following: (a) the first year of a BForSc programme; or (b) the second year of a BE(Hons) programme in Forest Engineering in the year following application. 

Value: Financial assistance at a value of $10,000 for one year.

Closing date: 20 November