New Zealand Scholarships 2023-2024: Online Applications Accepted!
New Zealand Scholarships for Science, Engineering, Arts, Management, Language and Other Programs at University of Canterbury
New Zealand Scholarships 2023-2024 are now currently open for applications for students interested to study for free in New Zealand. The students interested in Study at the University of Canterbury can now avail themselves of over 70 different kinds of scholarships for Science, Engineering, Management, Social, arts, language, and other disciplines. New Zealand is offering a wide range of scholarships for international students every year to promote their culture and education.
2023 List of all Premium Scholarships in New Zealand
Following is the complete list of scholarships available at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand:
#1 Canterbury Chemeca Trust Fund
Eligibility: Assistance for conferences and workshops
Amount: $500
Tenure: n/a
Closing Date: 30 Jun 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Chemical and Process Engineering
#2 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
Eligibility: Prospective PhD candidates from UK and Canada
Amount: $25,000 per annum
Tenure: See website below.
Closing Date: 29 Jul 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#3 Helen Macmillan Brown Bursaries
Eligibility: Female hall/village residents
Amount: $2,500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#4 UC College of Engineering International Scholarship
Eligibility: Prospective international first-year undergraduate Engineering students
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
#5 UC International First Year Scholarship (NZ School-Leaver)
Eligibility: Prospective international students who have studied at secondary level in New Zealand
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
#6 UC Product Design Scholarship
Eligibility: Intending Product Design students
Amount: $5,000 per annum
Tenure: 2 years
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Product Design
#7 University of Canterbury Alumni Scholarship
Eligibility: Postgraduate and 1st-year undergraduate students
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#8 UC Innovators’ Summer Start-Up Scholarship
Eligibility: Current UC students
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 10 weeks
Closing Date: 15 Sep 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#9 Geographical Society (Canterbury Branch) Research Grant
Eligibility: Geography masters students. Applications must include full details of expenses incurred and include receipts.
Amount: $500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2023
Colleges: College of Arts; College of Science
Subjects: Geography
#10 Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers
Eligibility: Current and recent undergraduates of UC
Amount: See description.
Tenure: n/a
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#11 RAFT’s Recreation and Academic Field Trips Achievement Prize
Eligibility: Recreational/sporting and academic achievement
Amount: $300
Tenure: n/a
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
#12 Edward and Isabel Kidson Scholarship
Eligibility: Graduate of a NZ university
Amount: $6,000 per annum
Tenure: 3 years
Closing Date: 01 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Arts; College of Engineering; College of Science
Subjects: Mathematics; Physics
#13 CWF Hamilton and Co Ltd Master’s Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering
Eligibility: ME (Mechanical Engineering) students
Amount: $16,500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Mechanical Engineering
#14 F A Hayek Scholarship in Economics or Political Science
Eligibility: Study towards an honours or master’s degree in Economics or Political Science
Amount: $16,500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Arts; College of Business and Law; College of Science
Subjects: Economics; Political Science
#15 Frank and Doris Bateson Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Eligibility: Master’s (Part II) or PhD students in Astronomy or Astrophysics
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Astronomy; Physics
#16 Guardian Trust Master’s Scholarship in Commerce
Eligibility: Commerce master’s students
Amount: $16,500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Business and Law
#17 H J Hopkins Postgraduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering
Eligibility: One award is available annually (subject to there being sufficient funds) for full-time Masters or Ph.D. study in Civil Engineering.
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: Various
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Civil Engineering
Eligibility: Full-time enrollment in the final year of a BFA
Amount: full-time tuition fees at the New Zealand domestic rate
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Fine Arts
#19 Kuching Malaysian Alumni Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate students from Kuching, Malaysia
Amount: $10,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#20 Tan Sri Datuk Oh Siew Nam P.S.M., P.J.N. Malaysian Scholarship
Eligibility: Intending undergraduate students who are Malaysian citizens
Amount: Fees to value of $20,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#21 UC College of Engineering International Scholarship
Eligibility: Prospective international first-year undergraduate Engineering students
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
#22 UC International First Year Scholarship (Offshore)
Eligibility: Prospective international undergraduate students
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
#23 Bickerton-Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to any student of the School of Fine Arts
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Fine Arts
#24 C. Wright Mills Scholarship in Anthropology
Eligibility: MA or Ph.D. Anthropology students, who are graduates of NZ universities or the University of the South Pacific
Amount: $3,750 per annum
Tenure: 1 – 2 EFTS
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Anthropology
#25 Charles Cook, Warwick House, Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Intending postgraduate students who have graduated from a NZ university
Amount: $1,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
#26 Dennis William Moore Scholarship
Eligibility: Enrolled as a thesis student in Astronomy
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 1 year (Masters) or 3 years (Ph.D.)
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Astronomy
#27 Ethel Susan Jones Fine Arts Travelling Scholarship
Eligibility: For students who are close to completion of, or who have completed within the last two years, a BFA, BFA(Hons) or MFA
Amount: Up to $10,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Fine Arts
#28 Mercer Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Postgraduate students
Amount: $6,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#29 Ngau Boon Keat Postgraduate Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering
Eligibility: ME, MEngSt and PhD students in Mechanical Engineering
Amount: $25,000 per annum
Tenure: 1-3 years
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Mechanical Engineering
#30 Owen Browning Scholarships in Forestry
Eligibility: Postgraduate study in Forestry
Amount: various
Tenure: 1 year (Master’s), 2 years (Ph.D.)
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering; College of Science
Subjects: Environmental Science; Forestry
#31 T W Adams Scholarship in Forestry
Eligibility: MSc or Ph.D. in Forestry
Amount: Various
Tenure: 1 year (Master’s) or 2 years (Ph.D.)
Closing Date: 01 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Forestry
#32 Professor Jim Coxon Graduate Chemistry Fund
Eligibility: Postgraduate Chemistry students
Amount: $750 (up to)
Tenure: Dependable
Closing Date: 10 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Chemistry
#33 Malcolm Tait Music Education Scholarship
Eligibility: Postgraduate Music
Amount: $1,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Music
#34 Arup Fire Engineering Scholarship
Eligibility: MEFE and MEngSt(Fire) students
Amount: $4,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Fire Engineering
#35 NZ SFPE Fire Engineering Scholarship
Eligibility: Study towards a MEFE
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Fire Engineering
#36 Sir Neil Isaac Scholarship in Environmental Science
Eligibility: Master’s and Ph.D. students in Environmental Science or environmental conservation
Amount: $20,000 per annum
Tenure: 2-3 years
Closing Date: 30 Nov 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Environmental Science
#37 Kitchener Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: For Armed Forces staff or their sons/ daughters to study Forestry, Agriculture or Horticulture.
Amount: $500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Dec 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#38 KiwiRail/ ONTRACK Undergraduate Scholarship
Eligibility: For sons/daughters of KiwiRail or ONTRACK NZ employees
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Dec 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#39 Gertrude Ardagh Holmes Bursary Fund
Eligibility: Hardship
Amount: $600
Tenure: n/a
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2020
Colleges: General (any College)
#40 William Georgetti Scholarships
Eligibility: Postgraduate study and research which supports the social, cultural, or economic development of New Zealand
Amount: Up to $45,000 per annum
Tenure: 3 years
Closing Date: 01 Feb 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
Eligibility: Continuing undergraduate students from specified Asian countries
Amount: Up to $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#42 UC College of Engineering International Scholarship (Read Application Process here)
Eligibility: Prospective international first-year undergraduate Engineering students
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
#43 Roland Stead Postgraduate Scholarship in Biology
Eligibility: Part II MSc students in Biological Sciences
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 1 EFTS
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Eligibility: Hardship
Amount: $300
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#45 Brian Morrison Memorial Scholarships in Engineering
Eligibility: Full-time students who are taking subjects of the Professional courses leading to BE(Hons).
Amount: $1,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Eligibility: Full-time students who are taking subjects of the Professional courses leading to a BE(Hons)
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
#47 Christchurch City Council Antarctic Scholarship
Eligibility: Master’s-thesis or doctoral study
Amount: $10,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Antarctic Studies
#48 Dr Russell Smith Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Blind or visually impaired students
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
Eligibility: Ph.D. or master’s thesis students in an Antarctic-related topic
Amount: $5,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Antarctic Studies
#50 Geography Students Conference Fund
Eligibility: Geography research student attending conferences
Amount: Unspecified
Tenure: n/a
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Arts; College of Science
Subjects: Geography
Eligibility: Final professional year of BE(Hons)
Amount: $1,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
#52 Joan Burns Memorial Scholarship in History
Eligibility: BA(Hons) or M.A. Part 1 in History, full-time or part-time.
Amount: Stipend equivalent to domestic tuition fees
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: History
#53 Lloyd L Hosking Scholarship in Civil Engineering Undergraduate
Eligibility: Final year of BE(Hons) Civil
Amount: $4,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Civil Engineering
#54 Marian D’Eve Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Students studying, researching, or developing resources for early childhood special needs education
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#55 New Zealand Post Management Science Scholarship
Eligibility: 300 level BSc or final year BA, BCom, or BSc in Management Science
Amount: $4,500
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Arts; College of Business and Law; College of Science
Subjects: Management Science
#56 Three Nations Conference Award
Eligibility: Postgraduate students in Department of Sociology and Anthropology, of Maori, Pasifika, or indigenous Australian ethnicity.
Amount: $1,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: College of Arts
Subjects: Anthropology; Sociology
#57 Westpac Southland Scholarship
Eligibility: Southland students
Amount: $1,000 per annum
Tenure: 2 years
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#58 Ernest William File Scholarship
Eligibility: Children of financial members of the Rail & Maritime Transport Union (Inc)
Amount: $2,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 01 Apr 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a honours degree or a degree in Theology
Amount: $12,000 per annum
Tenure: 3 years
Closing Date: 01 Apr 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
#60 L B Wood Travelling Scholarship
Eligibility: Graduates studying in Britain
Amount: $3,000 per annum
Tenure: 3 years
Closing Date: 01 Apr 2023
Colleges: General (any College)
Eligibility: Master’s and PhD Forestry students
Amount: $1,000 (up to)
Tenure: na
Closing Date: 01 Apr 2023
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Forestry
#62 UC International First Year Scholarship (Offshore)
Eligibility: Prospective international undergraduate students
Amount: $15,000
Tenure: 1 year
Closing Date: 15 Apr 2023
#63 Claude McCarthy Fellowship
Eligibility: PhD students who are graduates of NZ universities
Amount: See UNZ website (from link at foot of full record)
Tenure: See UNZ website (from link at foot of full record)
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: General (any College)
Eligibility: To assist staff or students with research in astronomy at Mt. John University Observatory
Amount: Unspecified
Tenure: n.a.
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Astronomy
#65 Frank Bradshaw and Elizabeth Pepper Wood Fund
Eligibility: To support research in astronomy, particularly research carried out at the Mount John University Observatory
Amount: Unspecified
Tenure: Unspecified
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Astronomy
Eligibility: Fulbright Scholarship
Amount: See Fulbright Scholarship
Tenure: See Fulbright Scholarship
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: General (any College)
#68 MacDiarmid Institute 2015 PhD Scholarship: Neuromorphic Nanoparticle Devices
Eligibility: See website
Amount: $30,000 per annum plus tuition fees
Tenure: See website
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Physics
Eligibility: See website
Amount: $27,000 per annum plus tuition fees
Tenure: See website
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: College of Science
Subjects: Physics
#70 MacDiarmid Institute 2015 PhD Scholarship: The Role of Physical Forces in Cancer Development
Eligibility: See MacDiarmid Institute website
Amount: $27,000 per annum plus tuition fees
Tenure: See MacDiarmid Institute website
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: College of Engineering
Subjects: Bioengineering
#71 University of Canterbury and China Scholarships Council Joint PhD Scholarship Programme
Eligibility: Chinese postgraduate students
Amount: See below
Tenure: 4 years
Closing Date: Always Open
Colleges: General (any College)
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