Application process

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you have any queries.

Scholarship specific documentation

• Personal statement outlining how they meet the eligibility and criteria for this scholarship
• Letter of reference supporting their involvement in extra-curricular or voluntary activities in their school, church, or wider community
• Evidence of residence in Porirua City or surrounding areas
• Endorsement of ethnicity

Selection process

Recipients will be selected by a committee comprised of: The Dean of Engineering (or representative); Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) (or representative); and two representatives from the Faculty of Engineering.

Additional information

• Where insufficient numbers of suitable applicants are identified in a given year, the available funds can, at the discretion of the decision makers, remain in the endowment and be rolled over to the next academic year.
• The scholarship will pay the recipient $5,000 for three consecutive years, with a new scholarship being awarded every other year. Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress to be eligible for the scholarship each year.
• Additional scholarships will be available as the endowment grows (subject to available funding). It is agreed that, in the future, should the endowment grow to a level where expanding the scholarship offering to include Masters, Honours, or PhD-level study becomes possible, these regulations may at the discretion of the Dean of Engineering be altered to include said offerings.
• Student must write a thank you letter to the donor within one month of receiving the scholarship.
• Stipend paid directly to the student in two instalments one in Trimester 1 and one in Trimester 2 once they are enrolled full time at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

Regulations and conditions

1. A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4:30pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.
2. All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the recipient being enrolled in a full-year programme (as stipulated by Studylink as full-time), within the criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.
3. Where part-time study for the recipient is approved, their scholarship award may be pro-rated. This decision will be made by the decision-making panel. Before the recipient decides to reduce their workload from full-time study, this must be discussed with the Scholarships Office.
4. The Scholarship cannot be deferred to a later year.
5. The Scholarship may be held in conjunction with other University awards.
6. Should the recipient withdraw from Victoria University of Wellington during the tenure of this scholarship or fail to achieve a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected. Recipients must advise the Scholarships Office if they intend to withdraw.
7. Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for Victoria University of Wellington and participate in appropriate events or marketing if requested.
8. At the discretion of the Deciding Authority, the application of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship may be modified in special circumstances or to avoid hardship to any candidate for the Scholarship.