External funding closing in March 2023

Closes 1 March | Undergraduate | Graduate | Postgraduate

Tararua Provincial Rural Women New Zealand offers a one-year tertiary book or research grant to assist tertiary students who are New Zealand citizens and resident in the Tararua or Central Hawkes Bay area.

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Closes 7 March | Undergraduate | Postgraduate

Pacific Education Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

To be eligible you must be:

• a NZ citizen, permanent resident or resident of at least three years
• of indigenous Pacific Island descent
• currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree programme at a registered tertiary education organisation
• involved in your local community, and where possible, your Pacific community (see guidelines)

Pacific Education Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship

To be eligible you must be:

• a NZ citizen or permanent resident
• of indigenous Pacific Island descent
• currently enrolled full-time in a postgraduate degree programme
• involved in your local community, and where possible, your Pacific community (see guidelines)

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Closes 10 March | Postgraduate 

The annual value of the scholarship is up to $3,000, which is awarded annually as funds permit.

Applicants must have graduated in science, agriculture or related disciplines (e.g. horticulture, veterinary science, food technology, biotechnology), and be enrolled in a postgraduate degree at a New Zealand university. Open to graduates in science, agriculture or related disciplines who are enrolled in postgraduate study in a field that is of benefit to New Zealand agriculture.

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Closes 11 March |  Postgraduate

The Ministry for Primary Industry’s aim is to build capability in primary industry science, particularly where there are skills and science gaps. This scholarship is open to PhD and Masters candidates who are or will be engaged in primary industry relevant research at a New Zealand tertiary education institution. Each PhD scholarship is worth up to $50,000 and each Masters scholarship is worth up to $12,000. The successful recipients will also receive mentoring and career development support

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Closes 18 March | Undergraduate 

The Roger Harris (Waihou Valley Scheme) Scholarship is dedicated to helping students whose families live in the Waihou Piako zone rating area study civil engineering or resource management with a particular focus on river and catchment management. It provides up to $6000 toward the cost of university fee

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Expression of Interest: 24 March | Postgraduate

Ella Yelich-O’Connor Antarctic Doctoral Scholarship

This Scholarship supports research that advances understanding, and promotes protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean:

• For doctoral research
• Stipend of $20,000pa over two years (total of $40,000); and
• Logistics support for one season of fieldwork in Antarctica*

New Zealand Post Antarctic Scholarship

New Zealand’s presence in Antarctica is important to our nation and New Zealand Post has a long association with the continent – ever since Sir Edmund Hillary was postmaster at Scott Base in 1957. Supporting up-and-coming New Zealand scientist through this scholarship is a key way that New Zealand Post continues its close association with the white continent.

• For master’s or doctoral research
• Stipend of $10,000 over one year; and
• Logistics support for one season of fieldwork in Antarctica*

*Subject to programme availability. Planned fieldwork must be aligned with an existing field event.

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Closes 28 March | Postdoctoral

The Newton International Fellowship scheme, run by The British Academy, and the Royal Society, aims to attract the world’s best postdoctoral researchers to the UK for two years.

The objectives of the Newton International Fellowship Scheme is to ensure the UK engages with the best post-doctoral researchers, across all disciplines of physical, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. The Fellowships are open to early-stage postdoctoral researchers who do not hold UK citizenship and are working outside the UK.

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Closes  31 March | Undergraduate | Graduate

Welcome to the Aniva Future Pacific Nurse Leaders ("Aniva Future Leaders") programme which aims to increase the number of indigenous Pacific learners completing nursing programmes and successfully transitioning into the health workforce.

Students of the Aniva Future Leaders programme can receive support on their pathway to becoming a New Zealand registered nurse, which may include financial support, to help meet the nursing specific costs of study (uniform or clinical travel); academical support or pastoral support. Students will also be invited to attend networking events and receive updates on any new funding initiatives available each semester.

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Closes 31 March | Postgraduate

For afforestation projects of public land. Two types of grants are available:

1. Project grants (for organisations) for afforestation projects on public land
2. Research grants (for individuals) for research directly related to forests and afforestation.

Please note that applications may close earlier if sufficient, suitable applications are received.

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Closes 31 March | Postgraduate 

Frank Sydenham was one of the earliest people to achieve a masters in horticulture. He was a market gardener who left Tauranga his legacy of both a botanical park, and scholarship opportunities for students hailing from the Bay of Plenty undertaking postgraduate studies in the areas he was most passionate about. The Frank Sydenham Trust 1978 provide discretionary annual postgraduate horticulture, agriculture or forestry scholarships to former students from schools within the statutory boundary of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Scholarships will have a value of $10,000.

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Closes 31 March | Graduate | Postgraduate 

The Hutton Fund was established for the encouragement of research in New Zealand zoology, botany and geology. Funding will not exceed $1,000 per application. Please note that funding is not available for fees, thesis production or conference attendance.

Please note – there is no formal application form to complete when applying for a grant from the Hutton Fund. When applying to the Fund, please provide a covering letter; current CV, an outline of your proposed research, including methodology, references for literature cited and likely outcomes and a budget.

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Closes 31 March | Undergraduate | Graduate | Postgraduate

Open to application from students who are of Ngāpuhi descent and registered with the Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi and studying full-time at any Tertiary Institution in New Zealand or overseas.

NCEA Award

Fifteen (15) $500 Certificate/Diploma level disbursements

Bachelor/Undergraduate Ngapuhi Scholarships

Forty two (42) $1,000 Bachelor Degree level disbursements

Graduate / Postgraduate Scholarships

Seven (7) $1,500 Honours Degree

Seven (7) $1,500 Graduate or Post-Graduate Diploma

Five (5) $2,000 Masters

Four (4) $4,000 PhD

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Closes 31 March | Postgraduate | Academics

The Royal Society of New Zealand offer several awards to early career/emerging researchers:

• Charles Fleming Publishing Award
• Charles Fleming Senior Scientist Award
• Hamilton Award
• Royal Society Te Aparangi Early-Career Research Excellence Award for Humanities
• Royal Society Te Aparangi Early-Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences
• Te Kōpūnui Māori Research Award

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Closes 31 March | Graduate | Postgraduate 

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Closes 31 March | Graduate | Postgraduate

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Closes 31 March | Undergraduate | Postgraduate

Every year the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust makes three $10,000 scholarships available for registered members. The three scholarships are open to university students in their third year and above studying in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
The Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust recognises that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will play an important part in the future success of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Aotearoa. This scholarship is part of Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust’s commitment to promoting and advancing the educational aspirations of Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

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Closes 31 March | Undergraduate | Graduate | Postgraduate

The Whakatāne Historical Society offers scholarships to students originally from the Eastern Bay of Plenty researching in the fields of Anthropology, Archaeology, Botany, Conservation and Planning, Demography, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Geography, History, Languages, Philosophy, Sociology and Zoology.

Applicants must have undertaken and completed their first year of tertiary study.

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