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
Align Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2024
Open to full time undergraduate students enrolled in a Food and Fibre-related undergraduate programme at either Massey or Lincoln University.
Alma Baker Maori Scholarship Awards
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2024
Open to students enrolled in programmes in the fields of agriculture, agriculture-related technologies or the study of rural society.
Plant & Food Research Summer Studentship - Māori Career Pathways Cohort (Te Rito)
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2024
Open to Māori students currently studying Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics and keen to develop their career in science to support New Zealand's primary sectors.
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.
Ballance Scholarships
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2024
Open to students wishing to study agriculture, agribusiness, or any other field relevant to the food & fibre sector.
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.
Zespri Horticultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2024
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.
FMG Agriculture Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2024
Each year we help two promising agriculture students starting their first year at university. FMG's agriculture scholarship provides.
If you're passionate about starting your career in the agriculture industry, can maintain a B- average, and are looking to study one of the following areas (or something similar) with an agriculture focus, apply now.
Food Transitions 2050 PhD Scholarships
Closing Date: 5 Nov 2024
Open to postgraduate students interested in food sustainability research.
Westland Milk Products University Scholarship - Undergraduate
Closing Date: 13 Nov 2024
Open to students from the West Coast region who intend undertaking or completing a Bachelor's or Honours Degree in study areas relevant to Westland Milk Products.
Westland Milk Products University Scholarship - Master's
Closing Date: 13 Nov 2024
Open to students from the West Coast region who intend to undertake a Master's Degree in study areas relevant to Westland Milk Products.
David Levene Foundation Bursaries
Closing Date: 15 Nov 2024
Open to students undertaking full-time study towards a Bachelors of AgriScience, AgriCommerce, Science, Information Science or Technology at Massey University, and who would otherwise be unable to study due to financial hardship.
Bay of Plenty Education Trust Science, Technology and Emerging Industries Scholarship
Closing Date: 15 Nov 2024
Open to secondary school students in the Bay of Plenty, from Katikati to Opotiki, intending to study at a New Zealand tertiary institution in the fields of science, technology, dairy, seafood, or wine.
Patrick Shannon Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Nov 2024
Open to students in their final year of study (fourth year Honours, or Masters) who intend on enrolling in a PhD programme.
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
Meat Industry Undergraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 8 Dec 2024
Open to undergraduate students at a tertiary institution who are looking to contribute their skills to the red meat sector in the future.
Meat Industry Postgraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 8 Dec 2024
Open to postgraduate students at a tertiary institution who are looking to contribute their skills to the red meat sector in the future.
New Zealand Young Farmers Future Me Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2024
Open to students who are New Zealand Young Farmers Members. The NZYF scholarships are aimed at supporting young people in the food and fibre sector.
C. Alma Baker Trust - Postgraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Feb 2025
Open to students enrolled or intending to enrol in masterate or doctoral programmes in the fields of agriculture, agriculture-related technologies or the study of rural society.
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.
Bowler Ravensdown Scholarship in Soil Science
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to postgraduate students at Massey University studying soil science full time.
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.
John Hodgson Pastoral Science Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to candidates who want to or are undertaking research in the field of or related to pastoral science at postgraduate level.
MPI Postgraduate Science Scholarship
Closing Date: 11 Mar 2025
Open to postgraduate students undertaking Masters or PhD degrees, in a research area relevant to, and meeting capability needs of MPI or the primary industries.
FAR Postgraduate Scholarship (Massey)
Closing Date: 15 Mar 2025
Open to students undertaking postgraduate research with a topic in an area relating to the New Zealand arable farming sector.
FAR Postgraduate Scholarship (Lincoln)
Closing Date: 15 Mar 2025
Open to students undertaking postgraduate research with a topic in an area relating to the New Zealand arable farming sector.
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.
Murray King Montford Trimble Foundation Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to Wairarapa students currently undertaking a degree in soil conservation, sustainable land management, integrated catchment, or natural ecosystem management at a New Zealand university.
Craigmore Sustainables Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to postgraduate students (Honours/Masters, PhD) enrolled at Lincoln University, with an agriculture or agricultural area research project.
John Reeves Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students entering their final year of study towards a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours degree at Lincoln University.
Sparling Environmental Travel Award
Closing Date: 31 May 2025
Open to post graduate students at the University of Waikato undertaking research in the areas of environmental studies, natural sciences, or agricultural sciences.
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
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.