Fund Details
Wairarapa Takahē UC Engineering Scholarship (Incoming First-Year Scholarship)
Award Amount
$4,500

Brief Description:

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support promising students from north Wairarapa who intend to complete a programme for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) degree in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury.

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Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $4,500

Level of Study: Incoming First-Year Undergraduate

Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 15 August (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)

Tenure: One year

Number Available Annually: One

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a first year of a programme for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable

Special Requirements: Must be either currently studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council, or, in the case of a gap year, have studied at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council in the year immediately prior to the year of application

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

Application Information:

Selection will be based on:
  1. academic achievement, as indicated by quality of achievement at NCEA Level 2, or equivalent university entrance qualification;
  2. involvement in community, cultural and/or sporting activities; and
  3. demonstrated commitment to, or interest in, the Civil or Natural Resources Engineering programme at the University of Canterbury.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Must be either currently studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council, or, in the case of a gap year, have studied at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council in the year immediately prior to the year of application

Studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council includes study at the following schools:
  • Chanel College
  • Makoura College
  • Rathkeale College
  • Solway College
  • St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton)
  • TKKM o Wairarapa
  • Wairarapa College
  • Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit
For the current list of registered schools providing secondary education in the Masterton district, click here.

Additional Information:

A graduate of the University’s Civil Engineering programme and pupil of Wairarapa College in the 1960s established the scholarship in 2015. It honours family, community, school teachers, and UC Professor Tom Paulay, who was an inspirational structural engineering teacher and mentor.

Contact Information:

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

Search Filters:
Level of Study
  • Incoming First-Year Undergraduate
    Faculty/School
    • Engineering
      Domestic/International Students
      • Domestic
      • International
      • International currently studying in a New Zealand secondary school
        Subject of Study
        • Civil Engineering
        • Natural Resources Engineering
          Award Type
          • Any
          • Scholarship
            Application Closing Month
            • August