Scholarship overview
Key facts
Application dates
Scholarships are valued at a maximum of $13,000 a year for masterate students and $20,000 a year for doctoral students. For masterate students, funding will be for one year (normally for a course including a significant research component); for doctoral students, awards may be for up to three years subject to satisfactory progress and the provision of regular reports.
What you'll be studying
You will be enrolled or intending to enrol in masterate or doctoral programmes in the fields of agriculture, agritech or the study of rural society.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates must be New Zealand citizens, and graduates of a New Zealand university; awards are available for those intending to undertake postgraduate research either in New Zealand or overseas.
About the sponsor
The C. Alma Baker Charitable Trust
A Vision for the Future: The Charitable Trust's reason for being. The Charitable Trust awards are for those focusing on the fields of agriculture, agritech, and the study of rural society. Oversight of the Limestone Downs operations is undertaken by the C. Alma Baker Trust (NZ) Ltd, which comprises a Board of up to 6 members. This Board forms the Officers of the Trust.