Scholarships

There's a very wide range of grants and scholarships available to Wintec students. Many of them provide substantial financial and other assistance.

Many of the scholarships are listed on Breakout on the Funding Information Services website. This site is by subscription only but can also be accessed on computers at the Gallagher Hub on Wintec's City Campus with your student log-on, or the Wintec library (City or Avalon campuses) It is also accessible free at most public libraries.

Scholarship application forms are available from the Student Enrolment and Information Centre or they can be downloaded below.

To win a scholarship, you must put in a good application to impress the selection panel.

Scholarships and Grants Information Sessions

Come along to one of our Scholarships and Grants Information Sessions in February. Click here for details »

Or click here to download the latest scholarships flyer »

You can also talk to Janet Loughnan, Wintec's Scholarship Coordinator by calling (07) 834 8800 ext 8637 or email: janet.loughnan@wintec.ac.nz.

Please select one of the options below for information about scholarships offered.

Scholarship Area:

Name	Value	Closing Date
Māori Soldier's Trust - Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship	up to $5,000	30 April
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
TeachNZ Scholarship	up to $20,000	1 March
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
TeachNZ Scholarship	up to $20,000	1 March
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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Dame Te Ātairangikaahu Nursing Scholarship	$5,000	5 March 2010
Henry Rongomau Bennett Scholarship	$1,000 - $10,000	Varies
Institute of Rural Health	up to $10,000	Varies
Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarships	Varies	Varies
NERF Scholarships and Grants	Varies	14 February 30 June 31 October
NZNO Midlands Region Education Grants	Varies	1 October
The Le Va Mental Health and Addiction Scholarship	Varies	16 October
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
Waikato Primary Rural Health Scholarships	up to $15,000	19 March
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Hospitality Career Scholarships	up to $5,000	14 May
Restaurant Association Educational Scholarship Programme	up to $12,000	30 October
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Wintec Information Technology Scholarships	covers Tuition Fees	19 February
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	14 August

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.

Trust Boards
Maniapoto Māori Trust Board
Muaupoko (Ngā Tara)
Ngā Rauru Iwi Authority Society Inc.
Ngāi Te Rangihouhiri II Hapū
Ngāti Hei
Ngāti Hine Alliance
Ngāti Hinewaka Claim Committee
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc.
Ngāti Manu Trust
Ngāti Rangi Inc.
Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society Inc.
Ngāti Rehua Ngatiwai Ki Aotea Trust
Ngāti Tama
Ngāti Tuera / Ngāti Hinearo
Ngāti Whakaue
Rongowhakaata Charitable Trust
Tainui
Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Inc.
Tapuika Iwi Authority Incorporated
Tataiahape Marae
Te Arawa Māori Trust Board
Te Kawerau a Maki Trust
Te Kotahitanga o Nga Mahanga a Tairi
Te Maru o Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Te Rūnanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Apa
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pū Inc
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare Iwi Trust
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whatua	Iwi Enrolment form, Application form
Te Rūnanga o Raukawa
Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
Te Rūnanga o Turanganui a Kiwa
Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Paoa
Tuhoe-Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board

Need help to research your whakapapa?

Moheka Williams, Wintec Māori liaison librarian can help you find your iwi/hapū.
Contact Moheka at the City Campus library.
Phone: 07 834 8800 ext 8492
Email: moheka.williams@wintec.ac.nz

If you need help to research your whakapapa, please click on the link to find out how we can help.

Name	Value	Closing Date
Adastra Foundation Elite Award	up to $10,000	January
Adastra Foundation Rising Star Award	$3,000 - $5,000	30 October
Creative New Zealand - Te Waka Toi Scholarships	$4,000
Fairfax Media Journalism Interns		5 August
Fulbright General Graduate Student Awards	up to US$25,000	1 August
MacMillan Brown Price for Writers	$2,500	31 August
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Music and Art Waikato Trust Scholarships	$5,000	March
NZ Live Funding	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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Dame Te Ātairangikaahu Nursing Scholarship	$5,000	5 March
Fulbright General Graduate Student Awards	up to US$25,000	1 August
Institute of Rural Health Scholarships	up to $10,000	October
Māori Health Research - Summer Internships	$4,000	1 September
Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarships	Varies	Varies
NERF Scholarships and Grants	Varies	14 February 30 June 31 October
New Zealand Nurses Organisation National Office Grants	Varies	Varies
NZNO Midlands Region Education Grants	Varies	1 October
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
Waikato Institute of Technology Postgraduate Study Awards New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women - Waikato Branch	$2,000	30 April
Waikato Primary Rural Health Scholarships	up to $15,000	19 March
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
BAYERBoost Scholarship	up to $6,000	30 September
Horticulture NZ Scholarships	up to $10,000	Varies
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Perry Foundation Engineering Scholarship	$2,500	5 March
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Hoe Tahi AOD Scholarships	Varies	22nd January
Hoe Whā Problem Gambling Scholarships	$4000	22nd January
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Community Mental Health Scholarships	Varies	Between February and June
Henry Rongomau Bennett Scholarship	$1,000 - $10,000	Varies
Hoe Tahi AOD Scholarships	Varies	22nd January
Hoe Whā Problem Gambling Scholarships	$4000	22nd January
National Mental Health Support Workers Training Grant	covers Tuition Fees	Ongoing
NGO Social Work Study Awards	up to $32,750	16 October
The Le Va Mental Health and Addiction Scholarship	Varies	16 October
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
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	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Adastra Foundation Elite Award	up to $10,000	January
Adastra Foundation Rising Star Award	$3,000 - $5,000	30 October
Fulbright General Graduate Student Awards	up to US$25,000	1 August
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Outward Bound Scholarships	Varies	Varies
Perry Foundation Sport & Exercise Science Postgraduate Scholarship	$2,500	19 March
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	14 August
Wintec Sport & Exercise Science Scholarships	$3,000	12 March
Wintec Waikato Rugby Union Fees Scholarship - 2010	Varies	26 February

Name	Value	Closing Date
ESITO Scholarships	Varies	31 October
IPENZ Foundation Scholarships	$5,000	10 January
Ivan Fisk Memorial Scholarship	Varies	4 December
Keystone Brookfield Multiplex Scholarship	up to $5,000	31 October
Keystone Coffey Projects Property Scholarship	up to $5,000	25 September
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Perry Foundation Engineering Scholarship	$2,500	5 March
Perry Foundation 'Neil Callaghan' Motorsport Scholarship	$2,500	28 August
Transpower/Rural Communities Trust Tertiary Scholarship	Varies	31 January
Waikato Institute of Technology Undergraduate Awards New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women - Waikato Branch	$1,000	30 April
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
ATTTO Academic Scholarships	$1,000	5pm, 2 November 2009
Waikato Institute of Technology Undergraduate Awards New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women - Waikato Branch	$1,000	30 April
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Name	Value	Closing Date
Adastra Foundation Elite Award	up to $10,000	January
Adastra Foundation Rising Star Award	$3,000 - $5,000	30 October
Altrusa International Inc of Cambridge Scholarship	Varies	30 May
AMP Scholarship Programme	Varies	31 May
Barbara Wood Memorial Foundation Scholarship	up to $1,000	15 January
BAYERBoost Scholarship	up to $6,000	30 September
Bertha Violet Jolly Trust Scholarships	Varies	16 October
Confucious Institute Scholarship	Varies	18 December
David Holborow Memorial Scholarships	$3,000	Varies
David Johnstone Charitable Trust Scholarships	$5,000	29 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
KiwiRail and ONTRACK Undergraduate Scholarship	$2,000	1 December
MacMillan Brown Price for Writers	$2,500	31 August
MPM Foundation (Mike Pero Mortgages)	up to $5,000	27 August
Ngārimu and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund	up to $30,000	31 July
NZ Live Funding	Varies	Varies
Rosemary Middleton Scholarships	$3,000	October
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship	up to US$25,000	15 August
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	23 October
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
Whakatane Historical Society - Scholarship Trust	Varies	31 March
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August
Wintec Waikato Rugby Union Fees Scholarship - 2010	Varies	26 February

Name	Value	Closing Date
Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship	Varies	1 October
Hamilton YWCA Young Women's Scholarship	$2,500	30 September
MPM Foundation (Mike Pero Mortgages)	up to $5,000	27 August
NZFGW Susan Byrne Memorial Award	at least $10,000	31 July
Solid Energy Coals of NZ Scholarships	$2000 per year	23 October

Name	Value	Closing Date
National Foundation for the Deaf (NFD) Scholarships	$6,000	31 March
Quest for Excellence Scholarship	up to $15,000	30 September
Rosemary Middleton Scholarships	$3,000	October

Name	Value	Closing Date
Barbara Wood Memorial Foundation Scholarship	up to $1,000	15 January
David Holborow Memorial Scholarships	$3,000	Varies
Hanny van Roekel Prize	$2,000	1 December
Keriata Kiniwe Whānau Tertiary Education Scholarship	Varies	Varies
Māori and Pacific Islands' Scholarship in Economics, Finance & Banking Studies	$1,500 - $3,500	Varies
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Māori Soldier's Trust - Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship	up to $5,000	30 April
Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarships	Varies	Varies
Ngārimu and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund	up to $30,000	31 July
Pacific Islands Polynesian Education Foundation	minimum of $500	31 March
Polish Charitable & Educational Trust	covers Tuition Fees	31 March 31 July
Scholarships and Awards available for Pasifika in New Zealand	Varies	Varies
Te Tapuae o Rehua Tertiary Grants and Scholarships	Varies	Varies
Te Arawa Fisheries Scholarships	$1000	19 March
Tiroa 'E' & Te Hape 'B' Trusts Scholarship	covers Tuition Fees	9 April 13 August
The Le Va Mental Health and Addiction Scholarship	Varies	16 October
Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui Inc. Tertiary Education Grants	Varies	28 February
Wintec Adult Learners Awards	$1,000	14 August

Need help to research your whakapapa?

Moheka Williams, Wintec Māori liaison librarian can help you find your iwi/hapū.
Contact Moheka at the City Campus library.
Phone: 07 834 8800 ext 8492
Email: moheka.williams@wintec.ac.nz

If you need help to research your whakapapa, please click on the link to find out how we can help.

Name	Value	Closing Date
Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship	Varies	1 October
BPW Women Hibiscus Coast Study Award	$2,000	31 December
Hamilton YWCA Young Women's Scholarship	$2,500	30 September
Kate Sheppard Memorial Award Trust	$2,500	30 June
New Horizons for Women Trust Awards	Varies	Varies
NZFGW Susan Byrne Memorial Award	at least $10,000	31 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
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

Name	Value	Closing Date
Māori Education Trust Scholarships	Varies	2 April
Rosemary Middleton Scholarships	$3,000	October

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.

Name	Value	Closing Date
Barbara Wood Memorial Foundation Scholarship	up to $1,000	15 January
Confucious Institute Scholarship	Varies	18 December
Incoming Scholarships for International Students	Varies	Varies

Name	Value	Closing Date
Government of Mexico Special Education Programmes Scholarship	Varies	31 August
Hanny van Roekel Prize	$2,000	1 December
Māori Health Research - Summer Internships	$4,000	1 September
New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust	Varies	Varies
Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (ITPs)	$2,000 - $8,000	1 October
Trust Waikato Research Scholarship	Varies	Varies
Whakatane Historical Society - Scholarship Trust	Varies	31 March

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.

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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.

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.