Whitireia Foundation Scholarship forms

2011 Whitireia Foundation Scholarship Information

Please contact Whitireia New Zealand on 0800 944 847 for more information.

2011 Applications – Not yet available

2011 Eligibility Criteria and Conditions

2011 Faculty reports (For CURRENT Whitireia students)

You may be eligible to apply for one of the following scholarships to assist with your programme fees.

• Scholarships for continuing students
• Scholarships for first year students/school leavers

General conditions

The Whitireia Foundation is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to Whitireia students who are studying fulltime. Some scholarships are for school leavers while a number are for students who have already satisfactorily completed at least 20 weeks fulltime study at Whitireia.

Scholarships are awarded on the twin criteria of merit and perseverance to succeed in spite of personal circumstances.

Current Whitireia Students must complete a current Whitireia Foundation application form and provide a CV and two Faculty reports on their previous study at Whitireia.

New students (applicants who are not current Whitireia Students) must complete a current Whitireia Foundation application form, provide a CV and two referee reports.

The amounts awarded will usually be at the discretion of the Whitireia Foundation trustees.

A report of each recipient's progress will be forwarded to the scholarship sponsor at the completion of each academic year.

Applications for the following individual scholarships must meet the Whitireia Foundation Scholarship conditions, (please refer to the 2011 Eligibility Criteria and Conditions)

Scholarships for continuing students 

Altrusa & Zonta Women's Suffrage Scholarship
Altrusa International Inc (Mana) and Zonta International Club of Mana offer 2 joint scholarships of $1000.00 to be awarded to two female Whitireia students aged 25 years or older.

Allan Sargison
Allan Sargison gifts $2000.00 per year to be awarded at the discretion of the trustees.

Arrow International
Arrow International gift $1500.00 per year for one or more Business Management or Carpentry students.

ASB Bank Ltd
The ASB Bank gift $1500.00 a year to be used for one or more scholarships at the discretion of the trustees.

Athfield Architects Limited
Athfield Architects gifts $3000.00 in scholarships for Whitireia students enrolled in Business Management or related programmes

Canon
Canon New Zealand Limited.  Canon New Zealand Limited offers $2500.00 per year to be used for one or more scholarships.

Ian Dale Scholarship
Each year the Dale family gift $1000.00 to the Whitireia Foundation to be awarded as a scholarship in memory of Ian Dale. In recognition of Ian's involvement with Project K, preference will be given to applicants with previous participation in Project K.

Kirk-Burnnand Family
Chris and Helen Kirk-Burnnand have had a long association with Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Chris is also a Whitireia Foundation trustee. Each year the Kirk-Burnnand family gift $2500.00 to be used for one or more scholarships.

Ford Sumner
Ford Sumner offer a scholarship of $1,000 to a Whitireia student that is enrolled onto a community related Bachelor such as Social Work or related programmes. The successful recipient will not be in full-time employment and will have shown strong academic performance.

New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Wellington) Inc.
The NZ Federation of Graduate Women offer three scholarships of $2500.00 each to female students studying fulltime in a degree or diploma programme at Whitireia. Applicants will have completed at least one year of their degree or diploma.

Ngati Toa Scholarship
On the 19 June 2007 - the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Mana - the Foundation announced an annual scholarship of $2,500.00 for students of Ngati Toa descent enrolled to study at Whitireia.

Irongate Property Limited
Irongate Property gifts $1000.00 a year to be used for one or more scholarships at the discretion of the trustees.

Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council gifts $2500.00 to be awarded at the discretion of the trustees.

These scholarships are subject to change.

Please contact us on 0800 WHITIREIA (0800 844 847) to confirm.

Scholarships for first year students/school leavers

Sheppard Family Scholarship
The Sheppard Family provide a first year nursing student $2,500.00 per year for three years subject to a satisfactory annual review. This scholarship is available to students from Porirua secondary schools - current students or those who have left secondary school within the last three years.

Mana Community Grants Foundation Trades Scholarship
The Mana Community Grants Foundation is offered to 2010 STAR/ Gateway high school students that have enrolled onto a 2011 Trades programme at Whitireia New Zealand's as a result of attending a STAR/ Gateway course through their high school. The scholarship will be allocated at the discretion of the  Whitireia Foundation Trustee members.

Gwen Price -Wellington Ostomy Association Grant
Wellington Ostomy Association, offer a grant up to the value of $1000 to be awarded to one or more first year nursing students to be used to purchase text books. Eligibility is limited to those who are not eligible for other financial assistance such as Student Allowance 

These scholarships are subject to change.

Please contact us at  Whitireia Information and Enrolment Centre on 0800 944 847.

Iwi Scholarships and Grants

TAI TOKERAU/NORTHLAND

Tai Tokerau Māori Trust Board

Papawai & Kaikokirikiri Trust Board Scholarship

Te Rarawa Taitamariki Awards

Te Aupouri Trust Board

Te Runanga o Nga Iwi o Nga Puhi

Te Runanaga O Ngati Whatua

Ngati Whatua O Orakei

Te Runanga O Ngati Hine

Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust Scholarship

TAINUI WAIKATO TAUPO

Hauraki Māori Trust Board

Tainui Māori Trust Board

Manaipoto Māori Trust Board

Tuwharetoa Māori Trust Board Scholarship

TE TAI HAUAURU/WEST COAST

Taranaki Māori Trust Board

Morikaunui and Atihau Wanganui Scholarships

Ohutu Scholarships (Atihau Whanganui Inc)

Whanganui Trust Education Grants for Māori Students

TE TAIRAWHITI/EAST COAST

Te Runanga o Ngati Porou

Mangatu Blocks Incorporation Education Assistance

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi

Wairoa Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board Scholarship

WAIARIKI/BAY OF PLENTY

Tauranga Māori Trust Board Scholarship

Tuirangi Te Kani Schoalrship

Te Arawa Trust Board

Ngati Whakaue Education Endowment

Te Runanga o Ngati Awa Scholarship

Tuhoe Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board Scholarship

Te Runanga Whanau

Sir James Fletcher 1st Memorial Trust Scholarship

Whakatohea Māori Trust Board Scholarship

PONEKE/WELLINGTON

Manawapopore Trust Tertiary Education Grant

TE WAI PONAMU/SOUTH ISLAND

Ngai Tahu Scholarships - Kā Pūtea Grant

Ngai Tahu Scholarships - Kā Pūtea Scholarship

Manawapopore Trust Tertiary Education Grant

Māori Education Undergraduate Scholarships

Maori Education Trust

Parininihi Ki Waitotara Trust

External Scholarships

Breakout

Please visit the Breakout site to access a variety of Scholarships offered throughout New Zealand

Rotary Club of Port Nicholson Inc - Goal Setter Awards

Quest For Excellence Scholarship

Johnsonville Youth Grants Trust

She Trust Scholarship - The Lower Hutt Centennial Scholarship fund

Taranaki Maori Trust Board Education Grant Senior Secondary and Tertiary Study 2009

The Betty Loughead Soroptimist Scholarship

NGO Social Work Study Awards - 2010

Rosemary Middleton Scholarship

2010 Zonta Science Award

2010 Rotary Club of Wellington North Inc.

Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards

Fulbright Specialist Awards

For further information contact Whitireia Information and Enrolment Centre on 0800 944 847.

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