Lance Laulala Memorial Scholarship

Applications open: 12 August 2025
Applications close: 17 September 2025

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be a domestic ākonga, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident, or an international ākonga with a valid student visa
• Be enrolled in the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil), New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Electrical), Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil) or Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical)
• Have completed and passed at least 120 credits within the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil), New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Electrical), Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil) or Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical).

How to apply

Complete the online application form. Support is available for ākonga through our Careers Team or Scholarships Team. Please book an appointment early and prior to the application deadline if you would like to discuss or seek support with your application.

As part of your application you will need to respond to the following statements and questions:

• tell us a little about yourself, especially around your goals and achievements, community involvement and personal strengths. It would be great to see examples of how you have helped communities you belong to or identify with, such as your hāpori, marae, hapū, iwi, church, cultural or other community

• What are your career aspirations after you complete your study?

• What motivates you to succeed in your studies?

• How will this scholarship help support you with your studies?

• In what ways do you think your study enables you to make a positive difference in society now (immediately) and in the future (long-term)?

Selection Process 

Selection committees (“Committee”) are made up of at least three relevant members of Unitec.

The committee review all applications received and will make award recommendations based on a combination of:

• responses to the scholarship application questions

Unitec has complete discretion in assessing applications for the scholarship. Unitec’s decision is final and binding. Ākonga are welcome to contact the Scholarships & Mentoring Team at scholarships@unitec.ac.nz for feedback on their scholarship application outcome.

What happens after selection

The Scholarships & Mentoring team are the kaitiakitanga of the scholarships process. They will:

• let ākonga know scholarship application outcomes

• check enrolment and set up first payment – usually paid to ākonga in week six or eight of the semester

• manage ongoing eligibility checks, mentoring opportunities, and second payments

Ongoing eligibility

Academic progress: Ākonga who are awarded the scholarship are expected to achieve Pass grades for all courses, unless exceptional circumstances prevail.

 Ākonga who fail one or more courses will be assisted by the Scholarships & Mentoring team to explain their circumstances via a breach appeals process.

Unitec Enrolment: ākonga are expected to maintain their enrolment status, i.e. be enrolled full-time (minimum of 60 credits) per semester, or part-time as stipulated when their scholarship was awarded.

Termination of a scholarship

Your scholarship terminates if:

• you withdraw from the Unitec course/programme after the start of the programme

• you cease to meet the eligibility criteria;

• you breach the academic and enrolment eligibility requirements and don’t successfully appeal; or

• Unitec determines that you are guilty of misconduct and after consultation with the Director Student Success (or their nominee), deems that it is not appropriate for you to continue to hold the Scholarship.

If Unitec terminates the Recipient’s Scholarship for any of the above reasons, after the start of Semester 1 or 2, Unitec may require any Scholarship payment(s) already made to be reimbursed to Unitec.

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