Scholarships

The MoneyHub website provides a complete list of all scholarships available to Year 13 students who are intending to study. The page is updated regularly so it is the best resource to find scholarship information and their application deadlines. 

Click HERE to enter the MoneyHub website.

StudySpy is a free course comparison tool and scholarship index that helps Aotearoa's young adults make one of the most important decisions of their lives.

To search for a scholarship that's right for you:  https://studyspy.ac.nz/scholarships 

Each tertiary institute offers specific scholarships for Māori, Pacific, and Refugee students. The best way to find these would be to look directly at the website for your preferred University or use StudySpy and filter your search to see the scholarships across all of the different universities for Māori, Pacific, or Refugee specific scholarships.
*Please note: you will only be eligible to apply for school-leaver or undergraduate scholarships.

Scholarships and Programmes for Māori students

Whakapiki Ake Mentoring Programme

• Whakapiki Ake is a Māori recruitment programme that works within a kaupapa Māori framework to support rangatahi Māori enrolled in secondary schools and kura.

• They promote health as a career and entry into Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences health professional programmes.

• They support the academic, cultural and social journey of students from Year 9 to graduation, inviting whānau to participate.

• This is run in collaboration with University of Auckland

• You can read about what the programme entails here

• You can register here
  
  

Scholarships and Programmes for Pacific students
TOLOA STEAM Scholarships
The Toloa Tertiary Scholarships aim to inspire and support Pacific students in their engagement with STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. This is not tied to a specific university - it is provided by Ministry for Pacific Peoples.

Scholarships for Refugee students

This will be updated throughout the year.

The below list of scholarships are ones that are not linked to any specific university but are instead offered by different organisations. This will be continually updated throughout the year.

Click on the links to find out more:

First Foundation
This scholarship is for Year 12 students. It is a four year programme that offers mentoring, money towards your study fees, and an industry aligned internship. 

1. Detailed info about the scholarship here 

2. Eligibility criteria here

3. Timeline of the application process here

4. Apply here (applications open Monday 6 March - Monday 20 March)

Te Kuhunga
Meredith Connell law firm (MC Law) run a mentoring and scholarship programme called Te Kuhunga. This programme is suitable for students who are interested in studying Law. Year 12 and Year 13 students can register their interest with this google form before the end of term 1 and more information will be shared with you throughout the year.