- All award types
- Financial Assistance
- Landscape Architecture
- Trades
- Equity
- Scholarship
- New Students
- Gender Diverse
- Merit
- Creative Industries
- Masters Scholarship
- School Leavers
- Building Construction
- Nursing
- Progression
- Postgraduate Scholarship
- Youth Guarantee
- External Scholarships
- Disability
- Partner Scholarships
- Environmental and Animal Sciences
- Building & Construction | Architecture
- School of Community Studies
- Engineering
Dan Zhao - (dzhao@unitec.ac.nz) or call +64 9 815 4321 ext 7373 - The School of Bridgepoint -
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a refugee, protected person, or person who has been sponsored by a refugee or protected person
- Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident (including pending decision)
- Be able to achieve Level 3 (or higher) at one of the Language Studies Placement Tests.
The Language Studies placement tests are held throughout the year.
Call us at 0800 10 95 10 or come into Student Central at Mt Albert and we can arrange a test - view our campus maps webpage.
This grant will cover your English language course fees only.
The Unitec Study Grant is available for current students who are experiencing financial difficulty and finding it hard to come up with the additional costs needed for essential course-related costs/materials. This could include photocopying and printing costs, textbooks, travel costs to practicums, or specialised equipment for your course. Students can apply for materials and expenses up to $500.
Grants are not available for tuition fees, day-to-day travel, or living costs. International students are not eligible for this grant. Students studying short courses (less than 16 weeks) are ineligible for this funding.
How to apply
- Complete the online Student Financial Assistance Form
- Make an appointment with a Student Support Advisor
Documentation
You will be required to provide:
- Bank statements for the four weeks leading up to the application
- Verification you've already accessed StudyLink Student Loan course-related costs
- Written quotes for course materials*
*For written quotes please email studentsupport@unitec.ac.nz for a list of our preferred vendors.
How to make an appointment
If you would like to book an appointment with our Student Support Advisors, please visit Student Support Advisors page to find out how.
Eligibility criteria
Please refer to the Master Scholarship Guidelines for details.
The scholarship is open to both Domestic and International students.
2025 Semester 2 Applications are now open!
Applications close on 31 July 2025
Eligibility criteria
Please read the Masters Scholarship Guidelines for full details and eligibility criteria.
The scholarship is open to both Domestic and International students.
Applications for Semester 2 2025
Applications close on 31st July 2025.
Eligibility criteria
Please read the Masters Scholarship Guidelines for full details.
The scholarship is open to both Domestic and International students.
2025 Semester 2 Applications are now open!
Applications close on 31 July 2025.
Eligibility criteria
Please read the Masters Scholarship Guidelines for full details.
Semester 2 2025 Applications are now open!
Applications close on 31 July 2025.
Eligibility criteria
Please read the Masters Scholarship Guidelines for full details.
2025 Semester 2 Applications are now open!
Applications close on 31 July 2025.
2025 Application dates
Close 29 April 2025
Eligibility Criteria
To apply, you must be:
- a women;
- a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
- enrolled full time in the third year or above of a Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Fine Arts, Visual Arts or Design and Contemporary Art
Each applicant for these awards must submit their application on the current prescribed application form, together with the following:
- a certified copy or statutory declaration of her academic record (this can be in the form of a certified digital document from the tertiary institution);
- a certified copy of evidence of status as a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident;
- confirmation that a confidential report has been sought from one referee
For more information and application forms, visit the Kate Edger Educational Foundation
Applications for 2025 are now open
Closing date: 18 November 2024
Eligibility
Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma Awards must be:
a) women;
b) New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents;
c) enrolled or planning to enrol full time for a Postgraduate Diploma, for the following academic year, at an approved institute in the Auckland region
In making these awards, the selection committee shall give consideration to:
a) the applicant’s academic record;
b) the applicant’s referee’s report;
c) the applicant’s need for financial assistance;
d) the applicant’s aspirations for the future;
e) any special circumstances, e.g. family responsibilities, personal disability, considered
relevant.
Each applicant for these awards must submit her application on the current prescribed
application form, together with:
a) a certified copy or statutory declaration of her academic record (this can be in the form of a certified digital document from the tertiary institution);
b) a certified copy of evidence of status as a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident;
c) confirmation that a confidential report has been sought from one referee.
For more information, visit the Kate Edger Foundation website.
Applications for 2025 are now Open
Open 1 June | Closes 1 August 2024
Keystone Trust offers students a hand-up into property-related tertiary studies. They have a limited number of scholarships each year for school leavers and tertiary students already studying property and construction-related degrees. Keystone look for motivated students from backgrounds where financial hardship may prevent them from following their tertiary goals. As well as financial support, they also provide mentoring as part of the Keystone Partner Scholarships.
Students from the following programmes are encouraged to apply:
- Bachelor of Construction
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Engineering
Find out more about the Keystone Key Partner Scholarships. Each of the Key Partner scholarships have their own criteria. Information and application processes are online for school leavers and tertiary students.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must:
- be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand
- have successfully completed at least one year of course work by the end of 2024
Each Scholarship includes:
- One year's financial assistance of $5,500 towards course costs/ accommodation/ travel costs/ living/ tuition costs
- the experience of being directly supported and mentored by a Key Scholarship Partner company team member
- site visits
- industry networking opportunities
- student workshops
- access to an engaged alumni
- plus all the benefits of being a part of the wider Keystone Whanau, family
Award Details
Top Achiever Award value: $15000 each (over two years)
Number Available: 2
Award Value: Varies
Number Available: 9（The number and value of specific Scholarships may vary）
Eligibility criteria
Please refer to the Master Scholarship Guidelines for details.
The scholarship is open to both Domestic and International students.
2025 Applications for Semester 2 are now open!
Applications close on 31st July 2025
Closes 31st October 2024
Application criteria
To be eligible, you must be enrolled full-time in an accredited New Zealand Tertiary Education Institution and be studying for a certificate, diploma, degree or traineeship in evidence-based animal care that aligns with SPCA’s organisational position in any of the following areas:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Science
- Veterinary & Life Sciences
- Animal Care
- Veterinary Nursing
- Animal Studies
- Animal Sciences
- Animal Nutrition
- Veterinary Technology; or
- Any other courses leading to similar careers as an animal carer or pet health specialist (subject to approval)
- Only citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand can apply
- You must be 18 years of age or over to apply.
- Employees of SPCA, Hollard, PetSure, SPCA Pet Insurance, or Greenstone Financial Services NZ Limited, and their immediate family members including a spouse, de-facto spouse, parent, guardian, child or sibling, are ineligible to apply.
How to apply
All applicants must email the following documentation to grants@spcapetinsurance.co.nz
- Proof of Identification
- Proof of enrolment, including course name, tertiary institution name, and enrolment status
- To apply for the Grant, you must write an essay (maximum 500 words) on why you want to work in your selected industry and the difference you hope to make in your particular field of study.
- Contact details (including residential address).
For more information, please go to the webpage SPCA Pet Insurance . The SPCA Pet Insurance Future Animal Carer's Grant will be awarded in 2025.
The two scholarships listed below are both funded by the Zonta Club of South Auckland. Both awards have been set up to assist in financing a student to undertake a course of study towards a professional or vocational qualification of any sort.
Applications are currently open
2024 applications close 30 August 2024
Eligibility
You must be female and living in South Auckland and meet all other requirements, including age requirements, set out in the relevant award regulations.
Information Sheet for the Young Woman's Study Award - value, up to $1,000: Purpose - to assist in financing an under 25 years of age female student's first post-secondary course.
Information Sheet for the Study Award - value, up to $5,000: Purpose - to assist in financing study for a woman aged between 25 to 45 who is hoping to begin or to complete a course of study which she was unable to undertake immediately after leaving school.
