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The 2026 Kate Edger Post-Doctoral Research Award

October 22, 2025

The 2026 Kate Edger Post-Doctoral Research Award

 

A one-off award of $24,000 for a Post-Doctoral Award supporting an independent research project of up to six months at a research institute in the Auckland region. Applicants must have graduated with a PhD or Doctoral degree within the last three years.

Closing date: 10 February 2026

Women in Midwifery (Pasifika Student), sponsored by KEF Trustees

September 24, 2025

An Award of $2500 to support a female Pasifika student enrolled in the third year or above of the Bachelor of Health Science – Midwifery programme at AUT.

Value: $2,500
Closing date: 10 February 2026

To apply, please go to the AUT Scholarships Portal, please click here.

Women in Education (Post-grad Diploma), in honour of Jill Smith

March 12, 2025

To assist women graduates to carry out full-time study for a Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching, at an approved Institute in the Auckland region.

 Value: $8,000 will be available

Closing date: 27 January 2026.

All Awards & Scholarships

February 11, 2025

ACADEMIC AWARDS PROGRAMME

 

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

  • Retraining Award, in memory of Tressa Thomas – $2,000
  • Retraining Award, in memory of Michelle Harris – $2,000
  • Retraining Award, sponsored by Forge Creative – $2,000
  • New Start Awards, in memory of Rae Hammer (for graduates of the UoA New Start Programme) – $18,000 over 3 years
  • Foundation Awards (for graduates of an approved tertiary institute Foundation course) – $2,000
  • Practicum Award –  $7,500
  • Bachelor with Honours Degree – $8,000

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS

  • Master’s Degree – $8,000
  • Postgraduate Diploma – $8,000
  • Practicum Awards – $7,500

DOC/ POSTDOCTORAL AWARDS

  • Doctoral Completion Award, in honour of Dame Dorothy Winstone – $16,000 (over 3 years)
  • First-Year Doctoral Award – $11,000
  • Post Doctoral Research award, in honour of Joan Metge – $16,000

SPONSORED and DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC AWARDS

ARTS

  • Women in Performing Arts, in memory of MacAndrew family – $5,000
  • NZ Contemporary Arts award, sponsored by NZ Contemporary Arts Trust – $5,000
  • Women in Fine Arts, in memory of Carol Schofield – $2,500

BUSINESS

  • Women in Finance- sponsored by Forsyth Barr and KEF Trustee Hilary Lewis – $5,000

EDUCATION

    • Women in Education (Post-Graduate Diploma), in honour of Jill Smith – $8,000

ENGINEERING

  • Women in Engineering Award, in memory of Peter Marinovich  – $2,000
  • Women in Engineering Award, sponsored by Watercare & Ghella Abergeldie – $5,000

HEALTH

  • Women in Midwifery ( Pasifika student), sponsored by KEF Trustees – $2,500
  • Women in Midwifery (Māori student), sponsored by KEF Trustees – $2,500
  • Midwifery/Nursing Clinical Placement Award, in Memory of Ngaire Miller – $2,000
  • Women in Medicine Award – $7,500

LAW

  • Women in Law Award – $7,500

MUSIC & PSYCHOLOGY

  • Master of Music Therapy Award sponsored by Gattung Foundation – $8,000
  • Women in Music Award, in memory of Vinka Marinovich  – $8,000

SCIENCE

  • Women in Science Award, in memory of Sylvia Tredwell – $2,000

EMPLOYEE & INSTITUTION SPECIFIC

  • AUT Fashion Design Award – $2,500
  • Westferry Property Services Rick Sowman Educational Award – between $300-$10,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Employee Award – $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond MIT Award – $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Manurewa High School Award – $5,000
  • Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua Mana Wahine Alcohol and Other Drugs Court Judges’ Award, sponsored by Gattung Foundation – $3,000

SPECIAL AWARD

  •  Resilience Award, in memory of Elizabeth Crannigan – $1,000
  • Polish children of Pahiatua scholarship, sponsored by the Polish community -$2,000

Scholarship, in honour of the Polish children and caregivers of Pahīatua

February 4, 2025

Kate Edger Foundation award, in honour of Polish children and caregivers arriving in Pahīatua $2,000

This scholarship commemorates the arrival in 1944 of the 733 Polish children and their mainly female caregivers who, initially deported from Eastern Poland to Siberia during World War II, were invited by the New Zealand government to stay in Pahīatua (Manawatū region). Many of these children, most of them orphans and without their families, remained in New Zealand when they could not return to Poland, building new lives in their ‘paradise’.

Recognising women committed to community engagement or cultural preservation, this scholarship is intended to assist a female student currently in Year 12 or 13, who will be enrolling full-time for a degree or diploma at an approved tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland region in 2026.  The payment of $2,000 is available to contribute towards the payment of fees or living costs associated with tertiary study.

Value: $2,000

Closing date: 27th January 2026

Resilience Award in Memory of Elizabeth Crannigan

March 19, 2024

This special award in memory of Elizabeth Crannigan is given to a Kate Edger Awardee in recognition of their resilience and commitment to achieving their education goals.

Value: $1,000
Awarded to a 2024 Kate Edger Awardee

Women in Science Award

One award of $2000 to help support a woman aged 25 and over studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate science-related degree at a tertiary institute in the Auckland or Northland regions.

Value: $2,000
Closing Date: 14 April 2026

AUT Students can apply via the AUT Scholarships portal, please click here.

AUT Awards in Fashion Design

Up to two awards of $2,500 to assist women majoring in Fashion Design in the School of Art and Design at AUT.

Value: $2,500
Closing date: 26 May 2026

Applicants may apply using the online application form available through the AUT Scholarships Portal, please click here.

Master of Music Therapy Award – MusicHelps

Master of Music Therapy, sponsored by MusicHelps
One Award of $8,000 will be offered annually to those who identify as female enrolled in a Master of Music Therapy at Victoria University. This award is financially sponsored by MusicHelps and supported by the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust.

Value: $8,000
Closing date: 08 December 2025

Women in Music, in memory of Vinka Marinovich

Up to two awards of $8,000 will be available for offer annually to assist women enrolled in the School of Music at the University of Auckland in Year 3 of a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music (Honours), Master of Music, Doctor of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts or PhD in Music.

Value: $8,000
Closing Date: 23 June 2025, 17 March 2026