Winter Energy Grant

Need help keeping your flat warm this winter? Student Finance is offering a winter energy grant to help pay a winter power bill.

Warm your whare—winter energy support

Gather your flatmates (if you live with other Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students) and make a group application for financial assistance with a winter power bill.

Don't worry if you don't live with other VUW students. All NZ-based VUW students are eligible to apply (so long as you aren't a resident in a Hall with all-inclusive costs).

Thanks to generous support from businesses who work with the University, alumni, and staff, via donations to the Student Hardship Fund, Student Finance offers grants of up to $300 per household to help cover the increased costs of warming your home in the winter.

How to apply

Applications for the Winter Energy Grant are now closed.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, applications to our standard Hardship Fund are open year-round.

Supporting evidence

The following supporting evidence is required to complete the Winter Energy Grant application:

  • A copy of your current or prior month's power bill or pre-paid electricity tokens.
  • A copy of your bank statement and bank account number. A flat account is preferred, but the address and the name must match the application.

The address on the application must match both the address on the power bill and the nominated bank account.

The main applicant must also be named on the bank account.

If you do not have a flat account, please state in the application how your household manages their bill payments, and provide an appropriate nominated account with your flat address.

If you are unable to match your flat address across your supporting evidence, you can provide a current tenancy agreement with your name and flat address on it alongside your bank account.

Email supporting evidence to student-hardship@vuw.ac.nz.

Acknowledgements

This initiative would not be possible without the generous donations and support received from alumni, staff and the following businesses: