Scholarships to help you fund your future
We have gathered information about a wide range of scholarships to help you fund your study or training in areas relevant to our food & fibre sectors.
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.
Murray King Montford Trimble Foundation Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
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.
Craigmore Sustainables Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Open to postgraduate students (Honours/Masters, PhD) enrolled at Lincoln University, with an agriculture or agricultural area research project.
John Reeves Memorial Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Mar 2023
Open to students entering their final year of study towards a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours degree at Lincoln University.
Sparling Environmental Travel Award
Closing Date: 31 May 2023
Open to post graduate students at the University of Waikato undertaking research in the areas of environmental studies, natural sciences, or agricultural sciences.
UC School of Forestry High Achievers Award (Māori / Pasifika)
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Open to Māori or Pasifika students intending to enrol in the Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc) degree programme at the University of Canterbury.
UC School of Forestry High Achievers Award
Closing Date: 15 Aug 2023
Open to students intending to enrol in the Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc) degree programme at the University of Canterbury.
FAR Summer Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Aug 2023
Open to Lincoln University students interested in the arable cropping industry, plant research, and technology.
Tom Cranswick Memorial Awards
Closing Date: 25 Sep 2023
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.
Helen Graham Primary Industries Scholarship
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2023
Open to current students of Horowhenua College, Waiopehu College, Manawatu College or Otaki College intending to study towards a career in either horticulture, forestry, fishing, veterinary or environmental science.
Align Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Oct 2023
Open to full time undergraduate students enrolled in a Food and Fibre-related undergraduate programme at either Massey or Lincoln University.
Alma Baker Maori Scholarship Awards
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Open to students enrolled in programmes in the fields of agriculture, agriculture-related technologies or the study of rural society.
Plant & Food Research Summer Studentship - Māori Career Pathways Cohort (Te Rito)
Closing Date: 15 Oct 2023
Open to Māori students currently studying Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics and keen to develop their career in science to support New Zealand's primary sectors.
AVOCO Tertiary Scholarship
Closing Date: 21 Oct 2023
Open to students entering their final year of study for a Bachelor degree (or similar) in a subject field that might contribute to Research and Development of the Avocado industry.
Ballance Scholarships
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Open to students wishing to study agriculture, agribusiness, or any other field relevant to the food & fibre sector.
JS Ewers Internship Programme
Closing Date: 31 Oct 2023
Open to anyone wishing to kick-start a successful career in the growing and supply of quality fresh produce.
Zespri Horticultural Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2023
Open to anyone who is completing or has completed at least one year of tertiary study and is aspiring to a career in the horticulture industry, particularly kiwifruit.
FMG Agriculture Scholarship
Closing Date: 1 Nov 2023
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.
Food Transitions 2050 PhD Scholarships
Closing Date: 5 Nov 2023
Open to postgraduate students interested in food sustainability research.
Westland Milk Products University Scholarship - Undergraduate
Closing Date: 13 Nov 2023
Open to students from the West Coast region who intend undertaking or completing a Bachelor's or Honours Degree in study areas relevant to Westland Milk Products.
Westland Milk Products University Scholarship - Master's
Closing Date: 13 Nov 2023
Open to students from the West Coast region who intend to undertake a Master's Degree in study areas relevant to Westland Milk Products.
David Levene Foundation Bursaries
Closing Date: 15 Nov 2023
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.
Bay of Plenty Education Trust Science, Technology and Emerging Industries Scholarship
Closing Date: 15 Nov 2023
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.
Meat Industry Undergraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 8 Dec 2023
Open to undergraduate students at a tertiary institution who are looking to contribute their skills to the red meat sector in the future.
Meat Industry Postgraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 8 Dec 2023
Open to postgraduate students at a tertiary institution who are looking to contribute their skills to the red meat sector in the future.
Horticulture NZ Undergraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 9 Dec 2023
Open to students who have a special interest in the fruit and vegetable industry and are undertaking a degree.
Patrick Shannon Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Dec 2023
Open to students in their final year of study (fourth year Honours, or Masters) who intend on enrolling in a PhD programme.
Horticulture NZ Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Dec 2023
Open to people undertaking postgraduate study in horticulture or related fields.
New Zealand Young Farmers Future Me Scholarship
Closing Date: 31 Dec 2023
Open to students who are New Zealand Young Farmers Members.
C. Alma Baker Trust - Postgraduate Scholarships
Closing Date: 1 Feb 2024
Open to students enrolled or intending to enrol in masterate or doctoral programmes in the fields of agriculture, agriculture-related technologies or the study of rural society.
L.A. Alexander Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing Date: 28 Feb 2024
Open to students from Taranaki who have completed a degree and intend to pursue further post-graduate study.
MPI Postgraduate Science Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2024
Open to postgraduate students undertaking Masters or PhD degrees, in a research area relevant to, and meeting capability needs of MPI or the primary industries.
Bowler Ravensdown Scholarship in Soil Science
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2024
Open to postgraduate students at Massey University studying soil science full time.
Noeleen Olson Horticulture Masters Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2024
Open to students enrolled in a master's degree in horticultural science at Massey University.
John Hodgson Pastoral Science Scholarship
Closing Date: 10 Mar 2024
Open to candidates who want to or are undertaking research in the field of or related to pastoral science at postgraduate level.
James Bruce Smith Memorial scholarship
Closing Date: 15 Mar 2024
Open to postgraduate research students at Lincoln University who intend to undertake research study into Soil Biology and Sustainable Soil Management
FAR Postgraduate Scholarship (Massey)
Closing Date: 15 Mar 2024
Open to students undertaking postgraduate research with a topic in an area relating to the New Zealand arable farming sector.
FAR Postgraduate Scholarship (Lincoln)
Closing Date: 15 Mar 2024
Open to students undertaking postgraduate research with a topic in an area relating to the New Zealand arable farming sector.
Southern Wood Council Forest Products Scholarship
Closing Date: 17 Mar 2024
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.