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
NZPPS Research Scholarship
Closing Date: 11 Oct 2024
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.
AVOCO Tertiary Scholarship
Closing Date: 21 Oct 2024
Open to students entering their final year of study for a Bachelor degree (or similar) in a subject field that might contribute to Research and Development of the Avocado industry.
George Powell Trust
Closing Date: 21 Oct 2024
Open to students from the wider Whanganui region who aspire to a career in farming, agriculture or horticulture.
Audrey Reid Grant
Closing Date: 30 Oct 2024
Open to people over 25 years of age who wish to extend their education or training focusing on subjects that will benefit rural communities, for example agriculture or horticulture.
GoHort Internship program
Closing Date: 30 Oct 2024
Open to university students and career changers who are keen to gain hands-on experience of various horticultural career opportunities.
John R.Templin Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to students from Lincoln University, who have undertaken a degree broadly related to Horticulture, and intend on continuing on to postgraduate study, work experience, or research in the USA or Canada.
Ann Sinclair Charitable Trust
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to students from the Presbyterian Support Central area, wishing to study farming, agriculture or horticulture.
Hogan Hurst Horticulture Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to students who have completed at least one year of a degree or diploma with a viticulture or horticulture focus at Lincoln University.
John Chaytor Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to students from the Marlborough District to take a diploma or degree course in agriculture or horticulture at Lincoln University.
South Island Agricultural Field Days Inc. Scholarships
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to Young Farmers Club members, who are currently, or will shortly be commencing, full time study at Lincoln University to improve their skills and knowledge in relation to farming.
JS Ewers Internship Programme
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to anyone wishing to kick-start a successful career in the growing and supply of quality fresh produce.
Clark Fletcher Memorial Citrus Bursary
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to tertiary students with specific interest in the citrus industry.
Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers′ Association Charitable Trust - Horticulture Degree Scholarships
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to students domiciled in Hawke’s Bay to undertake further education or training in horticulture pertaining to pipfruit, summerfruit and kiwifruit.
Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers′ Association Charitable Trust - Horticulture Diploma Scholarships
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to individuals domiciled in Hawke’s Bay, working in the fruit industry and studying towards a Diploma in Horticulture, Fruit Production or Fruit Post Harvest.
Glad McArthur Horticultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to students from the Central Otago region, who are intending to study in areas relating to Horticulture at a New Zealand tertiary institution.
Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers′ Association Charitable Trust - Horticulture Level 3 – 4 Scholarships
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to Fruit Production or Post Harvest trainees domiciled in Hawke’s Bay and working towards Level 4 National Certificate of Horticulture (Apprenticeship).
Horticulture NZ Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Dec 2024
Open to people undertaking postgraduate study in horticulture or related fields.
Every year Horticulture New Zealand and the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust each offer one scholarship to a postgraduate student studying in New Zealand. These scholarships are offered to students undertaking postgraduate study because innovation and tackling challenges head-on is critical to the horticulture industry's future success.
Horticulture NZ Undergraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Dec 2024
Poverty Bay A&P Scholarship
Closing Date: 5 Dec 2024
Open to full time students from the Gisborne or East Coast region who wish to be involved in the primary sectors.
Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 6 Dec 2024
Open to children of Ravensdown shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree at either Lincoln, Waikato, or Massey University.
Central Plateau Vet Society Inc. Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 6 Dec 2024
Open to current and former students of the wider Taupo District area Colleges, or family members of the Central Plateau Vet Society Inc members, intending to study Veterinary Science or an Agricultural related degree at either Massey or Lincoln University.
Onion Industry Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 15 Dec 2024
Open to students who wish to undertake postgraduate research that is of relevance to the New Zealand Onion industry.
Lynwood Avocado Nursery Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2024
Open to Northland students, who have a particular interest in horticulture, undertaking horticultural related tertiary studies.
Korokipo Branch Agricultural and Horticultural Tertiary Bursary
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2025
Open to residents of Hawke’s Bay to undertake further education or training in land-based courses either through university or polytechnics. Bursary recipients will ideally seek employment in the Hawke’s Bay area to ensure that the benefits of their learning can be passed on to the Hawke’s Bay community and its industries.
Craig Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2025
Open to current and former students of Stratford High School undertaking a tertiary agricultural or horticultural course.
James and Evelyn Gane Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2025
Open to rural students about to enrol in their first year of an undergraduate degree or diploma at Lincoln University, intending to study a degree or diploma that will allow them to take up farming, horticulture or similar as a career.
Alex C P Chu Trade for Training Scholarship
Closing Date: 25 Feb 2025
Open to students enrolled in either a postgraduate or undergraduate course in agriculture or horticulture at Massey University, who intend to study overseas as part of their programme.
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).
Diamond Jubilee Agricultural Tertiary Bursary
Closing Date: 1 Mar 2025
Open to students undertaking a full-time course of at least one year in an agricultural or other related subject. This includes related studies such as horticulture, veterinary, bee keeping, aqua farming and viticulture.
Edmund Sanderson Jeff Farm Training Award - Telford - Southern Institute of Technology.
Closing Date: 1 Mar 2025
Open to students with an interest in farming, and studying towards a degree, diploma or certificate at Telford, and require assistance on account of their financial situation, existing environment, or state of health.
Edmund Sanderson Jeff Farm Training Award - Lincoln University
Closing Date: 1 Mar 2025
Open to students with an interest in farming, and studying towards a degree, diploma or certificate at Lincoln University, and require assistance on account of their financial situation, existing environment, or state of health.
Allan Kay Undergraduate Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled full-time in agriculture, horticulture or animal science at Massey University who are facing financial hardship.
Hawkes Bay Farm Improvement Club Trust Scholarships
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students who have successfully completed the first year of an agriculture degree and normally reside in the Hawke's Bay region.
J S Yeates Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students from the Manawatū studying towards a Bachelor's degree with a focus on Horticulture.
Rongotea Lions Club Student Assistance Fund
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to Manawatu students studying towards a degree in agriculture, horticulture, agribusiness or veterinary science at Massey University.
Waitawhiti Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students from the Wairarapa enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme in agriculture or horticulture full-time at Massy University.
QEII Athol Patterson Bursary
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students in their first year of study, and be enrolled in an undergraduate degree at Massey University either in agriculture or environmental management.
Peter Densem Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate programme in the field of Agriculture or Horticulture at Massey University, and must have completed their first year of the programme.
Fruitfed Supplies Horticulture Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to horticulture students at Massey University who are undertaking the third year of their undergraduate degree.
Gosling Ornamental Horticulture Bursary
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students interested in a horticultural career to study the relevant programme at Massey.
Lois Turnbull Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to postgraduate female students enrolled for a Masters or PhD programme at Massey University, and studying a topic that will benefit horticulture or agriculture industries.
Murray Richards Bursary
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students at Massey University majoring in Horticulture at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Helen E. Akers Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students who want to or are studying a postgraduate diploma, postgraduate degree, or a doctoral degree with a focus on agriculture or horticulture.
Noeleen Olson Horticulture Masters Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled in a master's degree in horticultural science at Massey University.
Hudson and McGowan Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to Massey University graduates who want to or currently be studying a postgraduate degree or diploma with a focus on agriculture or horticulture.
Taranaki Tree Crops Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to a postgraduate student undertaking a research project relevant to tree crop culture in New Zealand.
Johannes August Anderson Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled in a postgraduate diploma, postgraduate degree, or doctoral degree with a focus on agriculture or horticulture at Massey University.
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.
Atihau-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to children of Atihau Whanganui Incorporation shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree.
Mangatu Blocks Incorporation-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to children of Mangatu Blocks shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree.
Tahora-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to children of Tahora shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree at either Lincoln, Waikato, or Massey University.
UPL Limited Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students undertaking a land-based degree or diploma with an interest in Horticultural, Plant or Soil Science, Arable Farming and Farm Management.
Garden Marlborough Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students undertaking a degree or diploma in either Landscape Architecture or Horticulture at Lincoln University, with a preference given to Marlborough region residents.
Gladys Grace Vale Bursary
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to future or current students at Lincoln University to undertake a course in Horticulture.
Hine Rangi Trust (Northland) Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students usually resident in Northland, who are in their final year of study at Lincoln University involving research that could be of benefit to Northland farmers and growers.
Margaret Watling Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students from the South Island to further their studies or obtain practical experience in a horticulture-related field at Lincoln University.
Sir Turi Carroll Centennial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students of Maori descent who have completed the first year of a land-based degree at Lincoln University
William John Cartwright Trust Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students who are enrolling for the first time in the first year of a Diploma in Farm Management or Horticultural Management at Lincoln University, and have resided in the South Canterbury region
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.
MacMillan Brown Agricultural Research Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who wish to undertake research work in some problem bearing on agriculture or horticulture.
Horticulture NZ Industry Trainee Scholarships
Closing Date: 7 Apr 2025
Open to industry students and trainees who have a special interest in the fruit or vegetable industry, and are undergoing significant industry training or education with a vocational provider.
The John Perrin Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Apr 2025
Open to students studying agriculture or related science at either Lincoln, Massey or Waikato University.
New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Charitable Trust Horticulture Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Apr 2025
Open to students entering their first year of study towards a Diploma in Horticulture or a Diploma in Horticultural Management at Lincoln University.
John Mowbray Howard Tripp Agricultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 May 2025
Open to students from the Canterbury region who are enrolled in a degree related to the land-based industries at Lincoln University.
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.
Lincoln University Young Farmers TeenAg Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025
Open to competitors in the TeenAg competition in the year immediately prior to commencing study, or in the year that they commence study at Lincoln University.
W.T. Scott Lincoln Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2025
Open to Roncalli College graduates who intend to study at Lincoln University in the area of Agriculture or Horticulture.
Sydney Campbell Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2025
Open to students from the Wairarapa taking courses in Agriculture or Horticulture.
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.
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.
Zespri Horticultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 7 Oct 2025
Open to anyone who is completing or has completed at least one year of tertiary study and is aspiring to a career in the horticulture industry, particularly kiwifruit.