Fund Details
RDK Agricultural Engineering Scholarship
Award Amount
$1,000

Brief Description:

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and promote undergraduate study in the area of agricultural engineering.

Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $1,000

Level of Study: Undergraduate

Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 31 March (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)

Tenure: One year

Number Available Annually: Up to three

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment at the University of Canterbury in the final year of study in a programme for a Bachelor's degree or a Bachelor's degree with Honours that includes at least one course in agricultural engineering

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Must have been born in New Zealand

For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.


Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must:
  1. have been born in New Zealand; and
  2. by the closing date for applications, applicants will be enrolled at the University of Canterbury in the final year of study in a programme for a Bachelor's degree or a Bachelor's degree with Honours that includes at least one course in agricultural engineering.

You can find more information on the definition of "agricultural engineering" for the purposes of this scholarship here.
A student may also receive the scholarship notwithstanding that, for the time being, he/she may be engaged in the study of, or research in, agricultural engineering at another university or agricultural institution, whether extra-murally or intra-murally.

Selection will be based on:
  1. academic achievement



Additional Information:

This scholarship was established in 1967 by an anonymous donor.


Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Scholarships Office at scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz

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            Begin Accepting Applications Date:
            3 Feb 2025
            Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone):
            31 Mar 2025 11:59 PM