Scholarships and Awards

Te Pou Aupiki - $1,000 - Email our Scholarships Team if you would like more information: scholarships@unitec.ac.nz or book an appointment with our Scholarship advisor. - Unitec Institute of Technology -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their next steps. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities in the first year of the new programme of study.

Scholarship recipients are expected to be involved in the Unitec Māori Community. 

Applications for Semester 2, 2023 have closed

This scholarship will be awarded for one semester

Opens 10th August 2023 Closes 28th August 2023

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Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a Māori student;
• have completed a Level 3-8 programme at Unitec and are beginning a new programme of study at Unitec in semester 2, 2023;
• be enrolled in a Level 4-8 programme (diploma, undergraduate degree, postgraduate certificate or diploma) that takes at least one semester of full-time study to complete; and
• have a GPA of 3.5 (which is a B minus average) or above, in your most recent semester of study.

Please read the Semester 2 2023 Te Pou Aupiki Scholarship Regulations for more information on requirements, the application questions and selection processes.

A section for ākonga to include their Whakapapa is included in the scholarship application. It follows this Pepehā Template.

Selection Bases

A selection committee will review all eligible applications and make award recommendations based on:

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

Unitec Progression Scholarship - $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 -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in planning their next steps. This scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities in the first year of a new programme of study. Learners who have done well in their studies and want to progress to a new programme, are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. 

Applications for 2023 are closed.

Opens 15th November 2022 | Round 1 Closed 23rd January 2023 | * Round 2 Closes 20th March 2023

*Note: Round 2 applications will be considered dependent on available funding

 

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e. a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be completing or have completed a Level 3 - 8 programme at Unitec;
• be enrolling in a new Level 3 - 8  programme that Unitec in Semester 1, 2023, which takes at least one semester of full-time study to complete; and
• have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in your most recent semester of study

Please read the Unitec Progression Scholarship Regulations for more information.

Selection bases

Award recommendations will be based on a combination of:

• GPA scores
• responses to the scholarship questions
• Unitec and Te Pūkenga priority group goals

Preference may be given to ākonga who:

• demonstrate that financial support will have an impact on their ability to pursue their studies