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
L.A. Alexander Tertiary Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2025
Open to students from Taranaki/Waverley studying subjects relating to the primary industries, including agriculture, horticulture and veterinary programmes.
L.A. Alexander Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2025
Open to students from Taranaki who have completed a degree and intend to pursue further post-graduate study.
L.A. Alexander Teaching Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2025
Open to graduates who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents and have completed an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in agriculture/horticulture or related subjects and wish to proceed to a Diploma in Teaching (Secondary).
Southern Wood Council Forest Products Scholarship
Closing Date: 17 Mar 2025
Open to students who have completed their first/intermediate year and be enrolled in the second year/first professional year of a B.For.Sc or B.E.(Hons)(For) degree at the University of Canterbury.
Lawson Robinson Hawke's Bay A&P Society Scholarship
Closing Date: 23 Mar 2025
Open to Hawke's Bay students currently enrolled in a full time land based production industries programme, either graduate or post-graduate, at a New Zealand University.
Robert C Bruce Charitable Trust Research Grants
Closing Date: 29 Mar 2025
Open to postgraduate research directly related to forests and afforestation.
Kaitiaki o te Ngahere Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
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.
Frank Sydenham Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to former students from schools within the statutory boundary of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council studying towards a post-graduate horticulture, agriculture, or forestry degree.
PKW-Ballance Agri-Nutrients Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to whakapapa of at least one of the eight iwi of Taranaki.
Haane Manahi Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 7 Apr 2025
Open to Ngati Whakaue descendents wishing to further their education in forestry, farming or trades at any tertiary provider.
New Zealand Institute of Forestry Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 27 Jun 2025
Open to students enrolled in a forestry or forestry-related degree at a New Zealand university.
Otago-Southland (Forestry) Award
Closing Date: 27 Jun 2025
Open to students undertaking a research project of relevance to forestry in the Otago-Southland region.
Mary Sutherland Scholarship
Closing Date: 8 Aug 2025
Open to students enrolled for a forestry or forestry-related course at a New Zealand Polytechnic.
UC School of Forestry High Achievers Award (Incoming First-Year Scholarship)
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2025
The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support high-achieving students entering their first year of the Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc) degree programme at the University of Canterbury.
Number of Scholarships available annually: Up to five, with one of the scholarships being reserved for a Māori or Pasifika student
OneFortyOne Scholarship Programme
Closing Date: 30 Aug 2025
Open to students considering a course relevant to the Forestry Sector.
Southern North Island Wood Council Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Sep 2025
Open to people enrolling in full time relevant industry tertiary study; or an employee within the industry who aspires to further training.
Helen Graham Charitable Trust (in conjunction with The Thomas Bevan Family Charitable Trust)
Closing Date: 1 Sep 2025
Open to current students of Horowhenua College, Waiopehu College, Manawatu College or Otaki College intending to study towards a career in either horticulture, forestry, fishing, veterinary or environmental science.
Don Hulston Foundation Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2025
Open to postgraduate students from Lincoln University, who plan to undertake research related to practical and applied research in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, or other areas of benefit to the New Zealand economy.
Pukehou Poutū Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2025
Open to New Zealand university graduates to undertake postgraduate study in either agricultural or silvicultural science.
Generation Programme
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2025
A ‘real world’ learning experience combining industry training and employment.
Align Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2025
Open to full time undergraduate students enrolled in a Food and Fibre-related undergraduate programme at either Massey or Lincoln University.
NZPPS Research Scholarship
Closing Date: 11 Oct 2025
Open to postgraduate students undertaking research in relevant disciplines, on topics relating to the control of pests, pathogens and/or weeds in primary production or the natural or human environments.
Owen Browning Scholarships in Forestry
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2025
Open to postgraduate students who have been admitted or who are eligible for admission to postgraduate studies in Forestry at the University of Canterbury.
T W Adams Scholarship in Forestry
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2025
Open to postgraduate students accepted for enrolment in the MForSc or PhD in Forestry programmes at the University of Canterbury
Mackey (George) Papuni Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2025
Open to students (or potential students) from Tairāwhiti studying forestry-related programmes at the University of Canterbury or Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
Poverty Bay A&P Scholarship
Closing Date: 5 Dec 2025
Open to full time students from the Gisborne or East Coast region who wish to be involved in the primary sectors.
Wood Industry Research and Education Trust - Vocational Studies
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2025
Open to people employed in the wood or forestry sectors and undertaking on-the-job learning that lead to a work-related qualification, such as apprenticeships
Wood Industry Research and Education Trust - Undergraduate Studies
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2026
Open to students commencing study (either full or part-time) towards an undergraduate qualification that has relevance to an intended career in the forestry or wood sectors.
OR
continuing study (either full or part-time) towards an undergraduate qualification that has relevance to an intended career in the wood or forestry sectors, and have demonstrated a conscientious approach to learning and personal development through high school.
Wood Industry Research and Education Trust - Postgraduate Studies
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2026
Open to students studying towards a postgraduate tertiary qualification that has relevance to a career in the forestry or wood sectors.
Students who are commencing study (either full or part-time) towards a postgraduate qualification that has relevance to an intended career in the forestry or wood sectors OR continuing study (either full or part-time) towards a postgraduate qualification that has relevance to an intended career in the forestry and wood sectors,