Scholarships and Awards

Okareka Charitable Trust Scholarship - Varies - Email our Scholarships Team if you would like more information: scholarships@unitec.ac.nz or book an appointment with our Scholarship advisor. - Okareka Charitable Trust -

Current and future students who completed high school in the past 24 months are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. The Okareka Charitable Trust especially welcomes applications from students in Building & Construction, Computing & Information Technology, Engineering and Health programmes. 

Key dates 

Open 13th October 2022 | Closed 31st October 2022

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, you must: 

• be a domestic student, i.e. a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident
• have exited secondary school or kura within the 24 months prior to starting your study at Unitec
• be starting or already enrolled in a programme from Level 3 to 8 (certificate, diploma, undergraduate degree, postgraduate certificate or diploma) that takes at least one semester of full-time study to complete.

 

The value of the scholarship varies dependent on the cost and length of programme for which the scholarship is awarded.

Please read the Okareka Charitable Trust Scholarship Regulations for more information on requirements. 

Unitec School Leaver 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 Institute of Technology -

Applications for 2023 have closed

Opening Date

1st September 2022 

Closing Date

First round: 7th October 2022

Second round: 9th December 2022

Eligibility Criteria for School Leaver Scholarships

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

• New Zealand citizen or holder of a New Zealand Permanent Resident visa
• Exited secondary school or kura within the last 24 months
• Be enrolling for the first time at Unitec
• Have submitted an application to Unitec to be admitted *full-time into a Certificate, Diploma or Degree level programme (Level 3-8)
• Must meet the entry criteria for the selected programme of study

 

Learners need to show:

• how their career aspirations influence what they plan to study at Unitec
• motivation to succeed in their chosen programme of study
• community involvement: commitment to benefiting or giving back to their local and/or Unitec communities. 
• In addition to the above selection criteria, preference may be given to applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria: 
  • Māori
  • Pacific
  • Disabled and Neurodiverse Learners
  • First in family to pursue tertiary education
  • Students residing in Tamaki Makaurau

Please read the Unitec School Leaver Scholarship Regulations for more details.

Unitec Vocational Pathway 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 Institute of Technology -

2023 Scholarship applications have closed

Opening Date

1st September 2022

Closing Dates

First round: 7th October 2022

Second round: 9th December 2022

Eligibility criteria for Unitec Vocational Pathway Scholarships.

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

• be  a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident 
• have exited secondary school or kura within the last 24 months
• have completed at least one vocational pathway programme through the Unitec Pathways College during secondary school or kura
• be starting in a programme from Level 3 to 8 (certificate, diploma, undergraduate degree, postgraduate certificate or diploma) that takes at least one semester of full-time study to complete

Learners need to show:

• how their career aspirations influence what they plan to study at Unitec
• motivation to succeed in their chosen programme of study
• community involvement: commitment to benefiting or giving back to their local and/or Unitec communities. 
• In addition to the above selection criteria, preference will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria: 
  • Māori
  • Pacific
  • Disabled and Neurodiverse Learners
  • First in family to pursue tertiary education
  • Students residing in Tāmaki Makaurau

Please read the Vocational Pathway Scholarship Regulations for more details.