Scholarships to help you fund your future
We have gathered information about a wide range of scholarships to help you fund your study or training in areas relevant to our food & fibre sectors.
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that information is current and correct. But please contact the appropriate scholarship provider before making an application, as details change frequently.
Any amendments or additions please contact Suzy Newman, Agricultural and Horticultural Science Advisor, email: s.newman@stpauls.school.nz
Mazzetta Scholarship
Closing Date: 9 Aug 2025
Open to students of Māori descent looking to advance their education in the fishery sector.
Lincoln University Ahuwhenua Scholarship
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2025
Open to school leaver students of Māori descent enrolled in an undergraduate or sub-degree study in the Agricultural, mahinga kai or organics field at Lincoln University.
Tonganui Scholarship
Closing Date: 9 Sep 2025
Open to Māori professionals seeking to pursue excellence in the Oceans sector.
Whakapapa Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2025
Whakapapa Scholarship is given to a 2nd year student with whakapapa to one of the Māori Incorporations, Companies or Trusts for whom Perrin Ag works closely with to maximize the sustainable returns from their farming operations.
Perrin Ag wishes to offer a scholarship of up to $3,000 for a promising individual to continue agriculture, horticulture or related science studies at undergraduate, post-graduate diploma or Honours level at either Lincoln, Waikato or Massey Universities.
Applicable Māori organisations are as follows: Kokako Trust, Ngāti Whakaue Tribal Lands Inc, Ngāti Makino Farm Trust (via Otamarakau Farm Ltd), Opepe Trust, Ransfield Incorporation, Rotoiti 15 Trust (via Otukawa Whenua Ltd), Te Karangi A2 Trust, Waiteti Whenua Trust
Kaitiaki o te Ngahere Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2026
Open to students undertaking a course of study in a forestry discipline, with priority given to students with a connection to the land on which Kaingaroa Timberlands holds forestry licences and who have resided in the central North Island.
Atihau-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2026
Open to children of Atihau Whanganui Incorporation shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree.
Tahora-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2026
Open to children of Tahora shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree at either Lincoln, Waikato, or Massey University.
Sir Turi Carroll Centennial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2026
Open to students of Maori descent who have completed the first year of a land-based degree at Lincoln University
PKW-Ballance Agri-Nutrients Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2026
Open to whakapapa of at least one of the eight iwi of Taranaki.
Haane Manahi Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 7 Apr 2026
Open to Ngati Whakaue descendents wishing to further their education in forestry, farming or trades at any tertiary provider.
Regina Rudland Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 May 2026
Open to a full-time Māori student of Ngāti Porou descent, undertaking study in the field of Agriculture or Apiculture at Level 3 or higher.