Scholarships
There’s a very wide range of grants and scholarships available to Wintec students. Many of them provide substantial financial and other assistance.
Information & Guidelines
Adult Learner Awards
The closing date for nominations for the Wintec Adult Learner Awards is yet to be advised for 2012. There are three awards to be won, each worth $1000. If you know an outstanding adult learner whose achievements should be recognised, nominate them now!
Scholarship Area
Please select one of the options below for information about scholarships offered.
Many of the Māori Trust Boards, incorporations and land trusts offer scholarships or grants to students who have the necessary relationship or whakapapa to them. Contact your trust board to check out whether there are any grants or scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for.
Name |
Value |
Closing Date |
| Adastra Foundation Rising Star Award |
$3,000 - $5,000 |
28 Feb & 31 Jul |
| Canterbury Fund Small Grants |
$5,000 - $25,000 |
8 November |
| Douglas Taylor Sport Exercise and Science Award |
$2,500 |
19 March |
| Fulbright General Graduate Student Awards |
up to US$25,000 |
1 August |
| Māori Education Trust Scholarships |
Varies |
31 March 2012 |
| Outward Bound Scholarships |
Varies |
Varies |
Waikato Institute of Technology Undergraduate Awards
New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women - Waikato Branch |
$1,000 |
30 April |
Waikato Institute of Technology Postgraduate Study Awards
New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women - Waikato Branch |
$2,000 |
30 April |
| Wintec Adult Learners Awards |
$1,000 |
7 October |
| Wintec Sport & Exercise Science Scholarships |
$3,000 |
12 March |
| Wintec Postgraduate Research Excellence Award. |
Varies |
Monday 30 July |
Name |
Value |
Closing Date |
| Alumni Personal Development and Alumni Grant |
Varies |
31 Jul & 31 Oct |
| Adastra Foundation Rising Star Award |
$3,000 - $5,000 |
28 Feb & 31 Jul |
| Altrusa International Inc of Cambridge Scholarship |
Varies |
15 May |
| AMP Scholarship Programme |
Varies |
31 May |
| Antarctic Youth Ambassador Award 2011 |
Varies |
28th May |
| Barbara Wood Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
up to $1,000 |
27 January 2012 |
| BAYERBoost Scholarship |
up to $6,000 |
30 September |
| Bertha Violet Jolly Trust Scholarships |
Varies |
30th September |
| Cambridge High School Scholarships |
$1000 |
19 October |
| Confucious Institute Scholarship |
Varies |
18 December |
| David Holborow Memorial Scholarships |
$3,000 |
Varies |
| David Johnstone Charitable Trust Scholarships |
$5,000 |
28 September |
| Fulbright General Graduate Student Awards |
up to US$25,000 |
1 August |
| Government of Mexico Special Education Programmes Scholarship |
Varies |
31 August |
| Hanny van Roekel Prize |
$2,000 |
1 December |
| Hicks Trust Scholarship |
$5,000 |
9 March |
| Kathmandu Live the Dream® Adventure scholarships |
Varies |
25 March |
| KiwiRail and ONTRACK Undergraduate Scholarship |
$2,000 |
1 December |
| MacMillan Brown Prize for Writers |
$2,500 |
31 August |
| Māori and Pasifika Education Research Scholarships |
$5,000 |
24 March |
| MPM Foundation (Mike Pero Mortgages) |
up to $5,000 |
Not offered in 2012 |
| New Horizons for Women Trust Awards |
Varies |
Varies |
| Ngārimu and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund |
up to $30,000 |
31 July |
| NZ Live Funding |
Varies |
Varies |
| Pacific Youth Awards |
Varies |
Monday 4th July |
| Rural Women Education Fund (Tertiary Bursary) |
$1000 |
1 March |
| Rural Women Education Fund (Text Books) |
$500 |
1 March |
| Rural Women Education Fund (Ruby Stokes Grant) |
$500 Bi-annually |
1 July |
| Solid Energy Coals of NZ Scholarships |
$2000 per year |
21 October |
| Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs) |
$2,000 - $8,000 |
10 April |
| Transpower/Rural Communities Trust Tertiary Scholarship |
Varies |
31 January |
| Variety Gold Heart Scholarships |
$5,000 |
31 March |
| Whakatane Historical Society - Scholarship Trust |
Varies |
31 March |
| Wintec Adult Learners Awards |
$1,000 |
7 October |
| Wintec Ethnic Community Scholarship |
$4,500 |
9 September |
| Wintec Waikato Rugby Union Fees Scholarship - 2010 |
Varies |
26 February |
| YWCA of Hamilton Maori Women's Community Award |
$2,500 |
30 September |
| Zoomin Overseas Training Scholarships |
Varies |
30th June |
Name |
Value |
Closing Date |
| Barbara Wood Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
up to $1,000 |
27 January 2012 |
| David Holborow Memorial Scholarships |
$3,000 |
Varies |
| Hanny van Roekel Prize |
$2,000 |
1 December |
| Health Research Council of New Zealand |
Varies |
Varies |
| Kawerau A1 Scholarship |
$3,500 |
31 May |
| Kawerau A6 Scholarship |
$2,000 |
31 May |
| Māori and Pasifika Education Research Scholarships |
$5,000 |
24 March |
| Māori and Pacific Islands' Scholarship in Economics, Finance & Banking Studies |
$1,500 - $3,500 |
Varies |
| Māori Education Trust Scholarships |
Varies |
31 March 2012 |
| Māori Soldier's Trust - Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship |
up to $3,000 |
30 April |
| Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarships |
Varies |
March/April 2012 – date to be confirmed |
| Ministry of Health Pacific Health Workforce Awards |
Varies |
24 February |
| Ngārimu and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund |
up to $30,000 |
31 July |
| Ngati Porou Hansol Forestry Scholarships |
$2,500 |
30 April |
| Pacific Islands Polynesian Education Foundation |
minimum of $500 |
31 March |
| Pacific Youth Awards |
Varies |
Monday 4th July |
| Polish Charitable & Educational Trust |
covers Tuition Fees |
31 March
31 July |
| Scholarships and Awards available for Pasifika in New Zealand |
Varies |
Varies |
| Te Arawa Fisheries Scholarships |
$1000 |
9 March |
| Tāwera Scholarship |
$10,000 |
30 April |
| The Le Va Mental Health and Addiction Scholarship |
Varies |
24th February |
| Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui Inc. Tertiary Education Grants |
Varies |
28 February |
| Wintec Adult Learners Awards |
$1,000 |
7 October |
| Wintec Ethnic Community Scholarship |
$4,500 |
9 September |
| YWCA of Hamilton Maori Women's Community Award |
$2,500 |
30 September |
There are limited scholarships available to International Students in New Zealand. We are continually researching new scholarships and will update our information as we find new scholarships open to International Students. The following is a list of available scholarships that you may be eligible for.
You can also email: scholarships@wintec.ac.nz.
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that information is current and correct. But you should contact the appropriate scholarship provider before making an application, as details change frequently.
All values are in NZ$ unless otherwise stated.
“Being awarded the Douglas Taylor Postgraduate Scholarship was a great reward to acknowledge my years of hard work at Wintec. It has encouraged me to continue to strive for excellence as a postgraduate research student”