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Women in Finance, sponsored by Forsyth Barr

June 4, 2026

This award arises from a generous sponsorship from Forsyth Barr. The Award is to support a woman enrolled full-time in the third year or above of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Commerce or Business at either the University of Auckland or Auckland University of Technology (AUT), majoring in Finance. It is intended to encourage women to pursue careers in the finance and investment industry.

VALUE: $2,500

CLOSING DATE: 21 October 2026

Women from the Solomon Islands Scholarship

March 9, 2026

This award, in memory of Pam Tenapiko, was made possible by a generous donation. The scholarship is intended to help support a woman from the Solomon Islands to study at an accredited tertiary institute in the Auckland region of New Zealand.

Value: $2,000

Closing date: To be confirmed, please check website from August 2026

AUT Awards in Fashion Design

February 3, 2026

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: 25 May 2027

AUT STUDENTS: Please apply using the online application form available through the AUT Scholarships Portal. Please click here.

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: 9th February, 2027

AUT STUDENTS: Please apply via the AUT Scholarships Portal. Please click here.

Women in Education Award, 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

Closing date: 26th January, 2027

AUT STUDENTS: Please apply via the AUT Scholarships Portal. Please click here.

OTHER STUDENTS: Please apply using the application form below.

All Awards & Scholarships

February 11, 2025

AWARDS PROGRAMME

 

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

  • Bed Bath & Beyond Employee Award – $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Manurewa High School Award $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond MIT Award – $5,000
  • Retraining Awards, in memory of Tressa Thomas – 42 available at $2,000 each
  • Retraining Award, in memory of Michelle Harris – $2,000
  • New Start Awards, in memory of Rae Hammer and Dame Dorothy Winstone (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
  • Jane Bellamy Foundation Award and Elizabeth Godfrey Foundation Award (for University of Auckland students) – $18,000 over 3 years
  • Practicum Awards –  $7,500
  • 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 Awards, in Memory of Ngaire Miller – $2,000

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS

  • Bachelor with Honours Degree Awards – $8,000
  • Postgraduate Diploma Awards – $8,000
  • Master’s Degree Awards – $8,000
  • Master’s Degree in Science Award, in honour of Dame Charmian O’Connor – $8,000
  • Master of Music Therapy Award, sponsored by MusicHelps – $8,000

DOCTORAL & POST-DOCTORAL AWARDS

  • First-Year Doctoral Awards – $11,000
  • Doctoral Completion Awards, in honour of Dame Dorothy Winstone – $16,000 (over 3 years)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Awards, in honour of Joan Metge – $16,000
  • Post-Doctoral Research Awards, in honour of Dame Charmian O’Connor – $16,000
  • Arts and Humanities Post-Doctoral Research Award – $16,000

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP & DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC AWARDS

ARTS

  • Bed Bath & Beyond Employee Award – $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Manurewa High School Award $5,000
  • Bed Bath & Beyond MIT Award – $5,000
  • Women in Performing Arts, in memory of the MacAndrew family – $5,000
  • NZ Contemporary Arts Award, sponsored by NZ Contemporary Arts Trust – $5,000
  • Women in Fine Arts Award, in memory of Carol Schofield – $2,500
  • Women in Fashion Design Awards – $2,500

BUSINESS

  • Women in Business Award, sponsored by Forsyth Barr and Hilary Lewis – $5,000
  • Women in Finance Award, sponsored by Forsyth Barr – $2,500

EDUCATION

  • Women in Education Award, 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 Awards, in Memory of Ngaire Miller – $2,000
  • Women in Medicine Awards – $7,500

LAW

  • Women in Law Award – $7,500

MUSIC & PSYCHOLOGY

  • Master of Music Therapy Award, sponsored by MusicHelps – $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

INSTITUTE SPECIFIC AWARDS

  • 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
  • Westferry Property Services Rick Sowman Educational Award – between $300-$10,000

SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Resilience Award, in memory of Elizabeth Crannigan – $1,000
  • Women from the Solomon Islands Award – $2,000

HIGHSCHOOL AWARDS

  • Kate Edger Foundation Highschools’ Creative Competition, sponsored by Timeless Images – up to $2,000 total

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: Awarded 2026. On hold until further notice.

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: 17th April, 2027

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.