Scholarships and Awards

Te Pou Hiranga - $2,000 - Email our Scholarships Team if you would like more information: scholarships@unitec.ac.nz or book an appointment with our Scholarship advisor. - Unitec -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their study goals. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities.

2022 Applications are Closed

Open 18th February 2022 | Closes 21st March 2022

 

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a Māori student;
• have completed and passed a minimum of 60 credits within your current undergraduate degree (level 7 programme) at Unitec;
• be continuing in your current programme of study as a full-time (or pre-approved part-time) student; and
• have a GPA of 6.0 (which equates to a B+ average) or above in your most recent semester of study for graded courses, or all PASS grades for Pass/Fail courses.

Please read the 2022 Te Pou Hiranga Scholarships Regulations for more information.

Selection Bases

The Selection Committee will review all eligible applications and will make award recommendations based on a combination of:

• GPA scores;
• responses to the application questions; and
• may give preference to learners who demonstrate that financial support will have an impact on their ability to continue their studies.

Unitec Excellence Scholarships - $1,500 - Email our Scholarships Team if you would like more information: scholarships@unitec.ac.nz or book an appointment with our Scholarship advisor. - Unitec -

2022 Applications are Closed

Open 31st January 2022 | Closes 28th March 2022

 

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their study goals. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities. Learners who can demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to applying the essence of Ako – where everyone teaches and everyone learns - are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• have completed and passed a minimum of 60 credits within your current undergraduate degree (level 7 programme) at Unitec;
• be continuing in your current programme of study as a full or part-time student;
• have at least one semester of study left to complete your current degree; and 
• have a GPA of 6.0 or above in your most recent semester of study.

Please read the Unitec Excellence Scholarship Regulations for more information.

Selection bases

School may have preferences that they consider when reviewing scholarship applications. These preferences are used in combination with individuals' responses to scholarship application questions and Unitec priority group goals.

School Preferences List 2022

School	Preference
Applied Business	To be advised
Architecture	To be advised
Bridging Education/Community Studies	To be advised
Building Construction	To be advised
Computer Science & Engineering	To be advised
Creative Industries	To be advised
Environmental & Animal Sciences	BVN and BASCI to support Year 1 students going in to Year 2
Healthcare & Social Practice	To be advised
Trades & Services	To be advised

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Whai Ake Māori Mentoring Scholarship - Tuakana - $1,000 - Jonyne Mariu-Komene jkomene@unitec.ac.nz - Unitec Māia Centre -

2022 Applications are Closed

Open 24 March 2022 | Closed Wednesday 6th April 2022

Purpose

The Whai Ake Māori mentoring programme aims to provide a strong support system for tauira Māori in tertiary education. The programme is designed to support tauira to engage with their culture throughout their journey at Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka and to enhance their leadership capabilities.  

Eligibility for Whai Ake Maori Mentoring Scholarship - Mentors

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e. New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a New Zealand Māori; and
• be enrolling as a full-time second, third or fourth year student in a diploma or degree level programme at Unitec.

Please read our Whai Ake Māori Mentoring Scholarships Regulations for more information

Selection Criteria

We want all tauira Māori who meet the eligiblity criteria and who can demonstrate a commitment to the Whai Ake programme to consider applying. As part of our shortlisting process we might give preference to applicants who:

• are aged between 18-25 years
• have previously completed whai ake as a Teina
• have been a Whai Ake Tuakana in previous years

All shorlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. 

Need help or have more questions? Email the Whai ake i te Ara Tika Academic Co-ordinator Jonyne Mariu-Komene jkomene@unitec.ac.nz.

Still want more info? Find out more at Whai Ake Scholarship.