Scholarships

Hand-in-hand with our community and industry partners, NMIT is excited to offer you a choice of scholarships to support your study journey in 2024.

Scholarships that are closing soon!

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Closing date: 28 November 2024

Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn. Scholarships are a great way to showcase your work and get rewarded for your effort.

It's simple to apply for our scholarships, with many options to choose from. Scholarship awards can include partial or full payment of course fees, a substantial gift voucher for equipment costs, or even a job offer with a highly sought-after company.

Manawa ora: We strengthen and grow the whole person. Providing these scholarships is a meaningful way for our communities and industries to encourage the future employees that NMIT is nurturing.

Employers: Do you want to talk about supporting your own industry area within Nelson, Marlborough, or Tasman by way of scholarship? Please contact our friendly team.

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NMIT Degree Scholarships

NMIT Degree Scholarship

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Fifeshire Foundation(external link) | Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Amount

Up to $10,000 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Open to all students studying a degree programme in their final year of study.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 28 November 2024.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 126 KB]

Application form [PDF, 306 KB] Reference form [PDF, 57 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Service Industry Scholarships

NMIT Culinary Craftsmanship Scholarship

Information Technology Scholarships

Nelson Pine Industries - Business & Information Technology Degrees

Nelson Pine Industries Limited(external link)

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Leadership and Management)
New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Accounting)
New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology Technical Support (Level 5)

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 92 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Business Scholarships

Nelson Pine Industries - Business & Information Technology Degrees

Nelson Pine Industries Limited(external link)

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Leadership and Management)
New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) (Accounting)
New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology Technical Support (Level 5)

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 92 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Fifeshire Foundation(external link) | Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Amount

Up to $10,000 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Open to all students studying a degree programme and in their final year of study.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 28 November 2024.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 126 KB]

Application form [PDF, 306 KB] Reference form [PDF, 57 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

New Zealand King Salmon Aquaculture or Business Scholarship

NZ King Salmon(external link) | Aquaculture or Business Scholarship 1

Amount

Up to $2,500 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

Certificate in Aquaculture
Bachelor’s degree in Aquaculture (first or second year)
Business Studies programme

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 28 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 136 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Primary Industries Scholarships

Russell and Phyllis Fairhall Scholarship Trust

Amount

Up to $1,500 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Offered to anyone studying in Animal health, agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, rural trades, transport and aviation and a resident in the Marlborough area.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 1 December 2024.

View terms of reference [PDF, 116 KB]

Email Keely King | Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Fifeshire Foundation(external link) | Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Amount

Up to $10,000 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Open to all students studying a degree programme and in their final year of study.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 28 November 2024.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 126 KB]

Application form [PDF, 306 KB] Reference form [PDF, 57 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Horticulture Undergraduate Scholarships

Horticulture NZ(external link) | Horticulture Undergraduate Scholarships

Eligibility

Every year Horticulture New Zealand and the Horticentre Trust offer scholarships to students who have a special interest in the fruit and/or vegetable industry and are studying towards an undergraduate degree.

Important dates

Applications close at 11 pm on December 1, 2024.

Apply Now(external link)

New Zealand King Salmon Aquaculture or Business Scholarship

NZ King Salmon(external link) | Aquaculture or Business Scholarship 1

Amount

Up to $2,500 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

Certificate in Aquaculture
Bachelor’s degree in Aquaculture (first or second year)
Business Studies programme

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 28 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 136 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

New Zealand King Salmon Aquaculture Scholarship

NZ King Salmon(external link) | Aquaculture Scholarship 2 and 3

Amount

2. Up to $2,500 towards course fees.

3. Up to $5,000 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

Postgraduate Diploma in Aquaculture
Bachelor’s degree in Aquaculture (third year)

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 28 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 222 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Nursing Scholarships

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Fifeshire Foundation(external link) | Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Amount

Up to $10,000 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Open to all students studying a degree programme and in their final year of study.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 28 November 2024.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 126 KB]

Application form [PDF, 306 KB] Reference form [PDF, 57 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Annie Currie Legacy Nursing Scholarship

Annie Curry Legacy Fund(external link)| Annie Currie Legacy Nursing Scholarship

Amount

Up to $8,000 towards course fees.

Eligible students for this scholarship

Female ākonga in full time study with NMIT enrolled in:

Bachelor of Nursing (second or third year)

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 89 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Churchill Private Hospital Trust Scholarship

Churchill Hospital(external link)| Trust Scholarship

Amount

Up to $8,000 towards course fees.

Eligible students for this scholarship

Applicants must be enrolled in full time study on their first year on the Bachelor of Nursing Level 7 program in Marlborough and preferably reside in Marlborough.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 123 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure Scholarships

Russell and Phyllis Fairhall Scholarship Trust

Amount

Up to $1,500 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Offered to anyone studying in Animal health, agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, rural trades, transport and aviation and a resident in the Marlborough area.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 1 December 2024.

View terms of reference [PDF, 116 KB]

Email Keely King | Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers

Nelson Pine Industries Construction Scholarship

Nelson Pine Industries Limited(external link)

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards course fees.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills Level 3 – Carpentry
New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering Level 3.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 92 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

Beca Civil Engineering Scholarship

Mitre 10 Construction Trade Skills - Carpentry

Mitre 10(external link)| Construction Trade Skills - Carpentry

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards trade equipment.

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills - Carpentry.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 28 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 92 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

NZ Aviation Federation NZ Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering Level 4

NZ Aviation Federation(external link)| NZ Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering Level 4

Amount

Up to $8,000 towards course fees

Eligible programmes for this scholarship

New Zealand Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering - Level 4

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 February 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 87 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Iwi and Community Scholarships

Pasifika Community Scholarship

Nelson Tasman Pasifika Community Trust(external link)

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards course fees

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Ākonga with Pasifika community ancestry and studying a NMIT Programme.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 107 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō – Iwi Scholarship

Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō(external link)

Amount

Up to $1,000 towards course fees

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Ākonga with Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō whakapapa. Must be enrolled on a NMIT Programme.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 6 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 118 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Jack Kaiapa Kohe Scholarship

Maria Tuo Hippolite Memorial Scholarship

Ngāti Tama – Janice Manson Memorial Scholarship

Rangitāne – Iwi Scholarship

Te Ātiawa o Te Waka a Māui – Iwi Scholarship

Ngāti Rārua Iwi Scholarship

Ngāti Kuia – Iwi Scholarship

Female Scholarships

Nelson Soroptimist Education Trust

Nelson Soroptimist Education Trust(external link)

Amount

$1,500 to a student enrolled in full or part-time tertiary study or apprenticeship.

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Female ākonga in the first, second or third year of a degree programme or female undertaking second chance education, training or an apprenticeship provided by a recognized New Zealand provider.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 31 January 2025.

Apply Now(external link)

Zonta Club of Marlborough Scholarship

Zonta Club of Marlborough(external link)

Amount

$1,000 to firstly be applied to course fees, with the balance paid direct to the recipient

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Female ākonga returning to the workforce. Enrolled in a NMIT full-time Programme or career-related part-time Programme at Marlborough Campus.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 85 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Zonta Club of Marlborough Scholarship - Level 6 Programmes

Zonta Club of Marlborough(external link)

Amount

$1,000 to firstly be applied to course fees, with the balance paid direct to the recipient

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Female ākonga enrolled in a full-time or career-related part-time level 6 programme degree.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 85 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Partnership Scholarships

NMIT Mediaworks (George FM) – Adult learner Scholarship

Media Works(external link)

Amount

$1,000 towards course fees OR a onetime payment will be paid directly into the successful recipient’s nominated bank account.

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Adult learners that are 25 years of age or over.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 14 March 2025.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 98 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, use the button at the top of the page.

Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Fifeshire Foundation(external link) | Fifeshire-Hancock Karahipi Scholarship

Amount

Up to $10,000 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Open to all students studying a degree programme and in their final year of study

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 28 November 2024.

View Terms of Reference [PDF, 126 KB]

Application form [PDF, 306 KB] Reference form [PDF, 57 KB]

To apply for this scholarship, first download the form linked above, fill it out, and then upload it using the button at the top of the page.

External Scholarships

NMIT does not manage these scholarships, please click the links for more information and the application process for each.

Russell and Phyllis Fairhall Scholarship Trust

Amount

Up to $1,500 towards living expenses.

Eligibility

Offered to anyone studying in Animal health, agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, rural trades, transport and aviation and a resident in the Marlborough area.

Important dates

Applications close at 5 pm on 1 December 2024.

View terms of reference [PDF, 116 KB]

Email Keely King | Gascoigne Wicks Lawyers

Nelson Soroptimist Education Trust

Nelson Soroptimist Education Trust(external link)

Amount

$1,500 to a student enrolled in full or part-time tertiary study or apprenticeship.

Eligible ākonga for this scholarship

Female ākonga in the first, second or third year of a degree programme or female undertaking second chance education, training or an apprenticeship provided by a recognized New Zealand provider.

Important dates

Applications close at 4 pm on 31 January 2025.

Apply Now(external link)

Horticulture Undergraduate Scholarships

Horticulture NZ(external link) | Horticulture Undergraduate Scholarships

Eligibility

Important dates

Applications close at 11 pm on December 1, 2024.

Apply Now(external link)

Edward Turner Horticulture Futures Grant

T & G(external link) | Edward Turner Grants

Amount

Up to $10,000

Eligibility

Post-graduate students based in Aotearoa New Zealand who are from diverse disciplines—such as applied science, technology and business, passionate about horticulture and are pursuing advanced studies or research projects.

Important dates

Applications open on October 1, 2024.

Applications close at 4 pm on October 31, 2024.

Apply Now(external link)

Education New Zealand Scholarships

NZ Govt - Education scholarships, grants and awards