Scholarships and awards

View the wide variety of scholarships and awards available to students at the School of Design Innovation.

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington scholarships

The Victoria University of Wellington Scholarships Office have numerous scholarships available.

They maintain the Scholarships Database, a comprehensive list of all available scholarships with criteria, value, tenure and closing dates, and the Annual Prizes Database For best results when searching the databases, keep the search terms broad.

The office welcomes enquiries from students and staff. Either email scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz or drop in to 10 Kelburn Parade between 8.00 am and 4.30 pm.

School of Design Innovation industry awards 2024

• Springload Award for Innovation and Excellence within Design for Social Innovation:  Sam Wixon
• Kohler Award for Innovation and Excellence within Industrial Design:  Jack Poulsen
• Wētā FX Award for Innovation and Excellence within Animation and Visual Effects:  Rita Close
• Ocean Design Award for Excellence in Communication Design:  Lili Davies
• Gordon Harris Emergent Designer Award in First Year:  Rafaela Alexandra Martins Gaspar and Lily Knox
• Zala Habib Alumni Award for Game Design:  Curtis Chapman
• Sewingtime NZ Award for Innovation and Excellence in Fashion Design Technology:  Hanna Scarlet
• ALIBI Award - The Alphero Lightning in a Bottle Incentive:  Anaca Lee
• Psychoactive Studios Award for Innovation and Excellence within Media Design:  Reef Robinson

Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation Excellence Awards 2024

• Excellence Award for First Year Design:  Evelyn Roach and Justin Cajilog
• Excellence Award for Design for Social Innovation:  Kya Kong and Hannah Newland
• Excellence Award for Industrial Design:  Antonia Martin and Emily Paramore
• Excellence Award for Media Design:  Arianna Mulligan and Cameron Paewai
• Excellence Award for Interaction Design:  Maria Karylle Villalba and Samara Brain
• Excellence Award for Animation and Visual Effects:  Paige Loggenberg and Drake Bennett
• Excellence Award for Communication Design:  Lucy Woodall and Ela Kalman
• Excellence Award for Fashion Design:  Amelie Weicherding and Catherine Parkinson
• Excellence Award for Game Design:  Riley Campbell and Drake Bennett

School of Design Innovation student and staff success in Best Design Awards 2024

Project, School of Design Innovation student/graduate, (lecturer(s)), award:

• Ngā mātaiarorangi - The Stargazers; David Hakaraia, Silver, Installation & Exhibition
• Te Kāhui Tika Tangata - Human Rights Commission; David Hakaraia, Gold, Workplace Environments
• Vauxel Saddle by Julia Sasse, Silver, Student Product

Past School of Design Innovation awards

The School of Design Innovation has many awards on offer, a number of these are in association with industry and include the following:

PikPok Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Media Design (BDI)

Gibson Group Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Design for Social Innovation (BDI)

Frucor Prize for Industrial Design Excellence in Brand Fame

Howard Wright Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Industrial Design (BDI)

Weta Workshop 3D Printing Genius Award for Innovation and Excellence in 3D printing

Formway Design Award for the Best Project in the Master of Design Innovation

Empathy Design Award for Achievement in Design Research in the Master of Design Innovation

Fox and Co. Award for Excellence in Animation and Visual Effects

Henry Hughes Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Design—Design for Social Innovation

Henry Hughes Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Design—Industrial Design

Henry Hughes Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Design—Media Design

Henry Hughes Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Design—Master of Design Innovation

IBM Award for Making a Difference through Innovation and Excellence in Interaction Design

New Zealand Product Accelerator Award for Excellence in Industrial Design

STUDiO Prize for First Year Design—Emergent Designer Award

The Walker Sotech Award for Innovation and Excellence in Fashion Design Technology

Faculty of Architecture and Design Excellence Awards for Creativity in Design for Social Innovation

Faculty of Architecture and Design Excellence Awards for Creativity in Media Design

Gibson Group Award for Innovation and Excellence within Media Design

DMM Eikaiwa Award for Innovation and Excellence within Interaction Design

The Kowtow Clothing Award for Innovation and Excellence in Fashion Design Technology