We have gathered information about a wide range of scholarships to help you fund your study or training in areas relevant to our primary sectors. Note: closing dates vary.
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that information is current and correct. But please contact the appropriate scholarship provider before making an application, as details change frequently.
Open to rural students about to enrol in their first year of an undergraduate degree or diploma at Lincoln University, intending to study a degree or diploma that will allow them to take up farming, horticulture or similar as a career.
Open to students undertaking a relevant programme of study within agriculture at a university, polytech, cadet farm or agricultural training institution.
Open to Telford students enrolled in the Telford Certificate in Agriculture from the Southland/Wakatipu Basin area (from those areas encompassing and between Queenstown and Arrowtown and Kingston to the South and Glenorchy to the West).
Open to students who live in the Wairarapa and are enrolled in and attending a Level 3 or 4 programme at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Wairarapa campus.
Open to dairy trainee applicants attending Taratahi Agriculture training centre, who have completed the National Certificate in Agriculture Level 4 or Diploma.
Open to students undertaking a land-based degree or diploma with an interest in Horticultural, Plant or Soil Science, Arable Farming and Farm Management.
Open to students undertaking a degree or diploma in either Landscape Architecture or Horticulture at Lincoln University, with a preference given to Marlborough region residents.
Open to students usually resident in Northland, who are in their final year of study at Lincoln University involving research that could be of benefit to Northland farmers and growers.
Open to individuals commencing tertiary education in agriculture, or continuing students particularly where personal or circumstantial difficulties exist.
Open to students studying an agricultural related degree at Lincoln University. Applicants must have completed at least one year of study and there is a preference for students who have a strong affiliation with the Waikato/King country region.
Open to students who have completed their first year of an undergraduate diploma or degree course in agriculture at Lincoln and are enrolled for their second year.
Open to students who are enrolling for the first time in the first year of a Diploma in Farm Management or Horticultural Management at Lincoln University, and have resided in the South Canterbury region
Open to students who have completed at least one year of study at Lincoln University, have resided in the Wairarapa, and are studying towards a degree or diploma related to agriculture.
Open to students studying either NZ Certificate in Agriculture Level 3 or NZ Certificate in Agriculture Level 4 at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.
Open to students studying towards the Telford Certificate in Agriculture - dairy strand, Telford Certificate in Farming (Dairy) or Telford Diploma for Rural Veterinary Technician.
Open to competitors in the TeenAg competition in the year immediately prior to commencing study, or in the year that they commence study at Lincoln University.
Open to a full-time student studying at Lincoln University eligible to proceed to or undertaking postgraduate research which will assist with increasing the standards within the New Zealand seed production sector.
Open to students who have completed at least two years of their Bachelors degree, who intend on undertaking full time study the following year, to complete undergrad or to begin postgraduate study.
Open to students with majors or minors in mathematics, statistics, or biology, with an interest in undertaking a Masters programme in quantitative fisheries research
Open to Maori and Pacifica students who are affiliated with one or more of the following iwi; Ngâti Maru, Ngâti Pâoa, Ngâti Tamaterâ, Ngâti Tara Tokanui & Te Patukirikiri and wish to undertake tertiary study in an agricultural-related field.
Open to students from the Marlborough region (either attending secondary school, or resident in), intending to study agriculture or environmental management at Lincoln University.
Open to Maori and Pasifika undergraduate students of science and applied science, intending to return to University the following year for further study to the research science environment.
Open to postgraduate students from Lincoln University, who plan to undertake research related to practical and applied research in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, or other areas of benefit to the New Zealand economy.
Open to students from an urban background who wish to study a Bachelor of Agribusiness and Food Marketing at Lincoln University and who plan to make a career in a Land Based Industry
Open to Commerce or Agribusiness students intending to study the following year at Lincoln University, by either continuing the Bachelor's degree, or planning to begin an Honours, Masters, or PhD degree.
Available to students who have sufficient chemistry and plant science experience. Students have the opportunity to assist with field work, data collection, manuscript preparation and technology transfer.
Open to current and former students of the wider Taupo District area Colleges, or family members of the Central Plateau Vet Society Inc members, intending to study Veterinary Science or an Agricultural related degree at either Massey or Lincoln University.
Open to students residing within the Canterbury Land District, who are about to enter their final year of a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at Lincoln University.
Open to students from Lincoln University, who have undertaken a degree broadly related to Horticulture, and intend on continuing on to postgraduate study, work experience, or research in the USA or Canada.
Open to students who are studying an agricultural or landbased degree at Lincoln University and wish to undertake a recognised exchange or study abroad programme.
Open to Young Farmers Club members, who are currently, or will shortly be commencing, full time study at Lincoln University to improve their skills and knowledge in relation to farming.
Open to full-time students eligible to register for postgraduate qualifications at Lincoln University, with study of relevance to pastoral farm studies.
Open to students enrolled in the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Level 3, full-time programme at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Wairarapa Campus.
Open to current or future students in an agricultural diploma or an undergraduate degree course in farm management at Lincoln University , who usually reside in the Canterbury district between the Rakaia and Conway rivers.
Open to current or future students of agriculture or horticulture at Lincoln University, who usually reside in the Canterbury district between the Waimakariri and Conway rivers.
Open to students enrolled full time in the Telford Certificate in Agriculture course, who are intending to further their education at Telford with the Lincoln Diploma in Agriculture.
Open to Taratahi students enrolled in a New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Level 3 who are returning for a second year of study in either the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Level 4 or Massey Diploma in Agriculture Level 5.
Open to students with a particular interest in dairying, who are undertaking an agriculture or agricultural-related degree at Lincoln, Massey or Waikato Universities.
Open to Wairarapa students currently undertaking a degree in soil conservation, sustainable land management, integrated catchment, or natural ecosystem management at a New Zealand university.
Open to Ngati Porou, Maori and Pasifika students from the Gisborne/East Coast region aged 18–34, who wish to undertake a trades apprenticeship in agriculture, forestry, or horticulture.
Applications are invited from anyone who has graduated within the past two years. We are looking for smart, ambitious Graduate leaders keen to come and make their mark in our global food business and create a career in the NZ Agricultural and red-meat industry.
Open to former pupils of Oratia Primary School who intend to study full time in the fields of Agriculture or Horticulture at Massey University or Lincoln University.
Open to students with an interest in farming, and studying towards a degree, diploma or certificate at Telford, and require assistance on account of their financial situation, existing environment, or state of health.
Open to students with an interest in farming, and studying towards a degree, diploma or certificate at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, and require assistance on account of their financial situation, existing environment, or state of health.
Open to students with an interest in farming, and studying towards a degree, diploma or certificate at Lincoln University, and require assistance on account of their financial situation, existing environment, or state of health.
Open to tertiary students who were born, educated or are being educated in the Taranaki/Waverley area, wishing to study in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and all types and purposes of farming and related fields.
Open to Hawke's Bay students currently enrolled in a full time land based production industries programme, either graduate or post-graduate, at a New Zealand University.
Open to South Canterbury students who are undertaking a course of study to major in the biological sciences at one of the Universities of Otago, Canterbury or Lincoln
Open to secondary school students from South Canterbury region who intend to study the Biological Sciences at one of the Universities of Otago, Canterbury or Lincoln
Open to students from Massey University embarking on the second year of a Bachelor of Agriculture Degree or a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in the agricultural area.
Open to students of Maori descent at Massey University, who will be enrolling for second or third year full time undergraduate study for either a Bachelor of Agricommerce, or Bachelor of Agriscience.
Open to students at Massey or Lincoln Universities at Honours or Masters Level, studying in an area of Agriculture, Agriculture Science, or Science (majoring in areas such as, Agricultural Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Animal Science).
Open to students that have successfully completed the first year of the BApplSc degree and who normally reside in the Central Hawkes Bay District Council or Dannevirke Community Board or Woodville Community Board.
Open to female students enrolled full time in agriculture or horticulture at Massey University who have successfully completed the first year of the degree.
Open 2nd & 3rd year Massey students enrolled full time in a bachelors degree in Horticulture who reside in the Manawatu region, preferably Northern Manawatu.
Open to Massey University students undertaking a degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Genetics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Nanoscience, Physics, Plant Sciences or Statistics, who wishes to undertake research work under the supervision of a member of the Institute staff.
Open to students specialising in poultry husbandry, who are enrolled full-time for a postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma or the final year of an appropriate undergraduate degree programme at Massey University.
Open to postgraduate female students enrolled for a Masters or PhD programme at Massey University, and studying a topic that will benefit horticulture or agriculture industries.
Open to students enrolled at the Palmertson North Campus of Massey University who have successfully completed their first year of study in horticulture, and are interested in pipfruit.
Open to Chinese students enrolled in either a first degree or a postgraduate degree or diploma in Applied Academic Programme disciplines relevant to agriculture.
Open to students in their first year of study, and be enrolled in an undergraduate degree at Massey University either in agriculture or environmental management.
Open to students at Massey University with an agriculture major in the BAppliSc, BAgriSci or the BSc degree who have completed their 1st year of the degree.
Open to students who have completed their first/intermediate year and be enrolled in the second year/first professional year of a B.For.Sc or B.E.(Hons)(For) degree at the University of Canterbury.
Open to students in the final year of a degree in Agricultural Science, Agricultural Commerce, Environmental Management or a related discipline that will lead to a qualification appropriate to employment in the agricultural consultancy field.
Open to students entering their second year of Bachelor of Commerce & Management at Lincoln University, and intending to undertake a career in Rural accounting.
Open to students from New Plymouth Boys High School who have completed at least one year at University in a course leading to a degree or diploma in agriculture or veterinary science
Open to students undertaking a course of study in a forestry discipline, with priority given to students with a connection to the land on which Kaingaroa Timberlands holds forestry licences and who have resided in the central North Island.
Open to students from Lincoln University embarking on the second year of a Bachelor of Agriculture Degree or a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in the agricultural area.
Open to a Year Three student on the Bachelor of Aquaculture and Marine or the Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Open to students who are whakapapa to one of the eight Taranaki iwi, and enrolled with a New Zealand tertiary institute for a undergraduate Bachelor's programme longer than one year full time.
Open to students with whakapapa to one of the Incorporations, Companies or Trusts for whom Perrin Ag supervises farming operations, to commence or continue agricultural or related science at undergraduate or Honours level at either Lincoln or Massey Universities.
Open to students who are shareholders of or beneficiaries to an Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation Shareholder, have whakapapa connections to Whanganui, and wish to study so they can work on AWHI lands in the future.
Open to students who are shareholders or direct descendents of a current shareholder or a beneficiary of a shareholding trust of Morikaunui Incorporation, and undertaking a recognised NZQA approved course of no less than one year.
Open to students who are shareholders or direct descendents of a current shareholder or a beneficiary of a shareholding trust of Morikaunui Incorporation, and majoring in a subject with an Agricultural/Farming/ Land based focus.
Open to students in their third year, honours year, or Masters at Massey University, specialising in soil science, land use mapping, and land management.
Open to Massey University students enrolled in their final year of full-time study in agriculture, agricommerce or animal science for an undergraduate degree, honours degree, graduate or postgraduate diploma.
Open to current students at an NZ tertiary provider studying in a course relevant to the forest management sector, who are owners or descendants of an owner in the Lake Taupō Forest Trust.
Open to students who are shareholders of or beneficiaries to an Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation Shareholder, have whakapapa connections to Whanganui, and wish to study so they can work on AWHI lands in the future.
Open to students who are Farmlands shareholders, children of shareholders or staff members of Farmlands, and have completed at least one year of tertiary study in courses related to the primary sector.
Open to students between 16 and 20 years of age and studying in at least their third year of secondary education, who aspire to a career in farming and agribusiness
Open to students enrolled in a Honours or Post-Graduate (Masters or Doctoral) course of study with research into specific areas within the Kiwifruit industry
Open to students who have applied to enrol at the University of Canterbury for full-time study in the first year of a Bachelor of Forestry Science degree programme.
Open to Māori or Pasifika students intending to enrol in the the Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc) degree programme at the University of Canterbury.
Open to students studying toward a diploma or certificate in agriculture or farm management; who have attended deer husbandry courses; or who have recommendations from industry contacts.
Open to students enrolled or intending to enrol at a New Zealand University to undertake the research portion of their Masters degree in agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, viticulture or animal husbandry.
Open to students wanting to develop their career in the food or farming industry with interests in; red meat, farming, agriculture, marketing and sales, research and development, food processing, cooking and food technology.
Open to current students at either the University of Canterbury’s School of Forestry, or Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology in Rotorua, who are owners or descendants of an owner in the Lake Taupō Forest Trust.
Open to students who are direct descendants of land blocks participating in the Hansol Ngati Porou Whanui Forests, who intend to study Forestry or its related disciplines at a tertiary institution.
Open to students who live in the Taranaki/Wanganui area intending to study agriculture, with the intention of starting a career in farming, farm management or an agriculture-based industry.
Open to students currently studying Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics and keen to develop their career in science to support New Zealand's primary sectors.
Open to students returning to studies the following year, in an area of study relevant to New Zealand’s pastoral, agri-food and agri-technology sector.
Open to students enrolled in the 1st Year of an undergraduate degree in agriculture at Massey University, who were enrolled in the intermediate veterinary programme in Semester 1.
Open to Massey University students studying agriculture who have completed the first year of their undergraduate degree, but may be facing financial hardship to continue.
Open to students currently studying Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics and keen to develop their career in science to support New Zealand's primary sectors.
Open to students from within the boundaries of the Northland Regional Council area, contemplating or who are already participating in agricultural related tertiary study.
Open to students in their last year of secondary school, planning to study at university next year and aspiring to a career in the horticulture industry.
Open to postgraduate students undertaking research in relevant disciplines (entomology, plant pathology, weed science, zoology, ecology, and plant protection sciences), on topics relating to control of pests, pathogens and/or weeds in primary production (pastoral and arable agriculture, horticulture, forestry) or the natural or human environments.
Open to students of a high school in either the Waimate District or Waitaki District, whose tertiary study or trades training may lead them into a career in the dairy industry or has the potential to enhance relations between New Zealand and China.
Open to students in their first year of an undergraduate degree in agriculture or veterinary science at Massey University, who attended a secondary school in the Auckland region.
Open to postgraduate students undertaking research projects in the fields of agriculture, agriculture-based technologies and the study of rural society.
Open to students who live between the Selwyn and Rangitata Rivers, planning to study agriculture, horticulture or aquaculture, by way of tertiary education or vocational training.
Open to students who are transferring to the BForSc, who have successfully completed one or two semesters of study in a non-Forestry university academic programme.
Open to students entering their final year of study for a Bachelor degree (or similar) in 2019, in a subject field that might contribute to Research and Development of the Avocado industry.
Open to people over 25 years of age who wish to extend their education or training focusing on subjects that will benefit rural communities, for example agriculture or horticulture.
Open to graduate students undertaking a Masters degree at the University of Auckland through the Auckland Joint Graduate School in Dairy Research and Innovation.
Open to students who can maintain at least a B- average (Merit endorsement in NCEA) and are planning to begin their first year of study in an agriculture related degree.
Open to Northland high school students who wish to further their education at an agricultural institution, and intend to take a course for a minimum of three years.
Open to students enrolled in either a postgraduate or undergraduate course in agriculture or horticulture at Massey University, who intend to study overseas as part of their programme.
Open to students enrolling in either a one year Honours Degree or in the papers year of a Masters degree in either Human Nutrition or Food Science/Consumer Food Science.
Open to Fruit Production trainees from the Hawke's Bay region working towards the National Certificate of Horticulture - Fruit Production at Level 3 or above.
Open to postgraduate students who have been admitted or who are eligible for admission to postgraduate studies in Forestry at the University of Canterbury.
Open to secondary school students in the Bay of Plenty, from Katikati to Opotiki, intending to study at a New Zealand tertiary institution in the fields of science, technology, dairy, seafood, or wine.
Open to students undertaking full-time study towards a Bachelors of AgriScience, AgriCommerce, Science, Information Science or Technology at Massey University, and who would otherwise be unable to study due to financial hardship.
Open to students undertaking career-related studies in the wood and forest industry sectors in New Zealand and entities involved in research, development and the advancement of forestry and wood science.
Open to students undertaking career-related studies in the wood and forest industry sectors in New Zealand and entities involved in research, development and the advancement of forestry and wood science.
Open to students undertaking career-related studies in the wood and forest industry sectors in New Zealand and entities involved in research, development and the advancement of forestry and wood science.
Open to students with a connection to the East Coast of the North Island, with an interest in training/education in farming and its related disciplines.
Open to past or present members of the Armed Forces or their children, who are undertaking an agricultural course of study at a New Zealand university.
Open to members of the Winton A & P Association or their immediate family, intending to study agricultural related courses through a Tertiary Institute course, either full or part time.
Open to students from the Taranaki province who are proceeding to full time study at the Taranaki Polytechnic or at a University, Agricultural College, or an Agricultural training school.
Open to students from the Manawatu/Rangitikei and Wanganui Federated Farmers Provinces, to pursue agricultural related studies or group learning initiatives.