Scholarships for the Faculty of Engineering and Design

University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Award

An Award of up to $1,000 for international and domestic students enrolled in Part I of a BE(Hons).

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start City of Sails Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year BE(Hons) students from outside the Auckland metropolitan area with setup costs.

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Māori and Pacific Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year Māori and Pacific BE(Hons) students with setup costs.

Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Merit Award

An Award of up to $2,000 to assist first year BE(Hons) students with setup costs.

Edward Connolly Faculty of Engineering Kick Start Award

An Award of up to $2,000 for first year BE(Hons) students who applied for a Kick Start Award.

Edward Connolly Faculty of Engineering Entry Level Undergraduate Scholarship

A Scholarship of up to $5,000 to support the first year of study in a BE(Hons), for New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who applied for a University of Auckland school-leaver/first year scholarship.

AUEA Māori Engineering Pathway Award

Award of up to $10,000 to support Māori students enrolled full-time in the first year of a BE(Hons) degree.  

AUEA Pacific Engineering Pathway Award

Awards of up to $10,000 to support Pacific students enrolled full-time in the first year of a BE(Hons) degree.  

Colombo Plan Scholarship in Engineering

A $3,000 Scholarship to assist an international student who is a citizen of a Colombo Plan member country with a contribution towards undergraduate or postgraduate tuition fees in Engineering.

Jim Greatbanks Mount Albert Grammar School Engineering Scholarship

A Scholarship of $4,000 pa for up to four years for Mount Albert Grammar School students enrolling in a BE(Hons) at the University of Auckland.

Read more about the Scholarship, the donor, and the inaugural awardee.

Canterbury Architects' Award

An Award to support enrolment in a BAS degree for a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident from the Canterbury region.  

Jasmax Scholarship for Māori and Pacific Students

A Scholarship of $5,000 pa for up to five years of study for Māori and Pacific students enrolling in the first year of a Bachelor of Architectural Studies.

Murray Wren Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture

A Scholarship to support a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident enrolling in the first year of a BAS, up to $15,000 pa for up to three years.  

Rewi Thompson Undergraduate Scholarship in Architecture

An $8,000 Scholarship to support a Māori student enrolling full-time in a Bachelor of Architectural Studies.

RTA Studio Scholarship for Māori Architecture Students

A Scholarship to support Māori BAS students, $10,000 in total over 5 years.

Bachelor of Design Award for Māori Students

An Award of up to $5,000 for Māori students enrolling in any year of a Bachelor of Design.

Bachelor of Design Award for Pacific Students

An Award of up to $5,000 for Pacific students enrolling in any year of a Bachelor of Design.

Design Bring Your Own Device Award

Awards of up to $2,500 each to assist domestic and international Design students with the purchase of a fit for purpose device for their programme.

Bachelor of Design Game-Changer Scholarship

A three year Scholarship of $5,000 per annum for an international or domestic Bachelor of Design Student with a passion for design who wants to be a game-changer in the field.

Keystone Trust Study Award

This Award is open to secondary school leavers​ within New Zealand or those entering tertiary study for their first year of study to an approved course, and who meet the specified criteria below. Applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, demonstrate financial hardship or circumstantial need, and intend to study a property or construction related tertiary qualification, or a course of study aligned to the built environment.

Each Award includes a scholarship of $5,500 per annum for a period of three years, and also offers mentoring and networking opportunities across all of our sponsor family. As a member of the Keystone whanau, you will gain exposure through work experience opportunities, events and mentoring programmes and also gain access and insights to some of the leading organisations in the sector.

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