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New Horizons for Women Trust: Hine Kahukura Scholarships

Value Various depending on level of study
Tenure Annual
Opening date 2025
Closing date TBA
Provider New Horizons for Women Trust
Location All locations

The New Horizons for Women Trust offers three types of awards: Education, Research, and Specific Purpose. These awards are one-off grants to help with study and/or living expenses.

Eligibility

Education Scholarship

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a woman (assigned female at birth and/or self-identify as female)
  • Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
  • Be studying at Level 3 or above
  • Have not received a New Horizons for Women Trust scholarship previously at the same level of study

Targeted Education awards are also available for:

  • Refugee and/or migrant women
  • Women studying STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) at degree level
  • Women studying for a trade qualification
  • Women who have had their secondary education curtailed due to teen motherhood and are now studying at degree level while a solo parent
  • Women studying business at foundation or certificate level (Level 3-4)
  • Pasifika women studying Early Childhood Education (at any level)
  • Women undertaking environmental studies (at any level)
  • Women studying in non-traditional fields

Research Scholarship

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a woman conducting research that benefits women and/or girls in New Zealand

Specific Purpose Scholarship

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a woman and studying or developing an initiative with a specific purpose

More information and application forms can be found here https://www.newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz/awards/

How to Apply

More information and application forms can be found here.