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
Sinclair Cummings Veterinary and Animal Sciences Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2024
Open to postgraduate students undertaking postgraduate research within the School of Veterinary Science or the School of Agriculture and Environment.
Sir James Wattie Scholarship for Food Technology
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
Open to students enrolled or intending to enrol fulltime in the first year of the Bachelor of Food Technology (Hons) at Massey University.
Whakapapa Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2024
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thornton Memorial Dairy Bursary
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled in an undergraduate degree with a focus on agriculture.
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.
Violet Wickham Memorial Bursary
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students facing financial hardship enrolled in an undergraduate degree with a focus on agriculture.
Charles W R Smith Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 3 Mar 2025
Open to students who have completed the first year for an undergraduate degree in agriculture at Massey University.
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.
Brian Aspin Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 9 Mar 2025
Open to students at Massey or Lincoln Universities at Honours or Masters Level, studying in an area of Agriculture, Agriculture Science, or Science (majoring in areas such as, Agricultural Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Animal Science).
Les Batkin Bursary
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students specialising in poultry husbandry at Massey University.
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.
Professor Ren Jizhou Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to Chinese students enrolled in either a first degree or a postgraduate degree or diploma in Applied Academic Programme disciplines relevant to agriculture.
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.
Colin Holmes Dairy Scholarships
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students of Massey University enrolled at postgraduate level in studies on farm production topics beneficial to the dairy industry.
NZ Pork Industry Undergraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students pursuing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Animal Science, or Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree at Massey University.
C V Fife Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled full time for a postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma in soil science at Massey University.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Zealand Grassland Trust Levy Student Scholarship - Massey
Closing Date: 30 Mar 2025
Open to students from Massey University embarking on the second year of a Bachelor of Agriculture Degree or a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in the agricultural area.
Atihau-Ravensdown Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to children of Atihau Whanganui Incorporation shareholders to undertake an agricultural or horticultural degree.
Animal & Plant Health NZ (formerly AGCARM) Agricultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
This is an undergraduate scholarship for a student that is studying full-time, who wants to pursue a career in sustainable crop and animal production or related agribusiness sectors.
You will be studying one of these programmes:
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science
- Bachelor of Horticultural Science
- Bachelor of Agribusiness
Animal & Plant Health NZ (formerly AGCARM) Veterinary Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students studying full-time in their third year of a Bachelor of Veterinary Science.
FMG Agriculture Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
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.
Allan Gibson Accountancy Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students wishing to become charted accountants, with an interest in rural, agricultural and/or agrifood industries, to complete their accountancy qualification through Massey University.
Northern Southland Veterinary Services Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to fourth-year veterinary science students who are interested in General Practice with an emphasis on large animal and/or production animal medicine.
Te Puke Veterinary Service Inc Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2025
Open to students enrolled full time in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree in their fourth year of study with an interest in large animal health.
Anexa Vets Study Grant
Closing Date: 1 Apr 2025
Open to fourth-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students who are interested in large animal production medicine.
Ted Delahunty Accountancy/Agribusiness Bursary
Closing Date: 7 Apr 2025
Open to a third-year undergraduate student studying accountancy or agribusiness, who is facing financial hardship.
Ted Delahunty Agribusiness Scholarship
Closing Date: 7 Apr 2025
Open to final year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Agribusiness at Massey University.
Sustainable Land Use Initiative (SLUI) Scholarship for any applicable student
Closing Date: 13 Apr 2025
Open to students entering undergraduate study at Massey University, who want to study soil science and farm management as part of their degree.
Sustainable Land Use (SLU) Advanced Scholarship for postgraduate students
Closing Date: 13 Apr 2025
Open to honours, postgraduate and masters students at Massey University, studying at post graduate level to research topics of relevance to Horizons Regional Councils SLUI programme.
Sustainable Land Use (SLU) Advanced Scholarship for Year 3 and postgraduate students
Closing Date: 13 Apr 2025
Open to students in their third year, honours year, or Masters at Massey University, specialising in soil science, land use mapping, and land management.
Eltham District Veterinary Services Michael Higham Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 20 Apr 2025
Open to fourth-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students interested in large animal veterinary science.
Bush and Southern Hawkes Bay District Veterinary Club Study Grant
Closing Date: 27 Apr 2025
Open to fourth year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students who have an interest in rural large animal practice.
The John Perrin Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Apr 2025
Open to students studying agriculture or related science at either Lincoln, Massey or Waikato University.
Vet Services (HB) Ltd Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Apr 2025
Open to fourth year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students with an interest in all aspects of rural practice (production animals, equine and companion animals) or with an interest in excellent companion animal medicine and surgery.
Norman Cunningham Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 May 2025
Open to undergraduate or postgraduate veterinary students with a passion for animal breeding, welfare, and disease prevention and treatment.
Graham Chalmers Allen Memorial Scholarship in Veterinary Science
Closing Date: 1 May 2025
Open to undergraduate or postgraduate veterinary science students with a passion for horses.
David Levene Foundation Bursaries
Closing Date: 1 Jun 2025
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.
Andrew Turnbull Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Sep 2025
Open to students enrolled in the 1st Year of an undergraduate degree in agriculture at Massey University, who were enrolled in the intermediate veterinary programme in Semester 1.
Alistair Betts Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Sep 2025
Open to postgraduate students studying agribusiness and researching a topic related to New Zealand exports.
New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association Scholarship - Massey
Closing Date: 15 Sep 2025
Open to students in their second year of study towards a Bachelors degree relevant to the grain and seed industry.