Harry Tolley and L J Wild Scholarship

For a student enrolled in the second or third year of a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Horticultural Science, or a Bachelor of Agribusiness.

Scholarship overview

Status: Closed

Key facts

Value: $5,000
Duration: One year's duration
Number available: One award
Type of study: Full-time, Undergraduate

Application dates

Applications open: 3 December 2024
Closing date: 3 March 2025

Restrictions

Eligibility restrictions: Second or third year students. Full time study.

This scholarship arises from money provided by Merle Palmer Elliot and Joyce Marion Boyce in memory of their father, Harry Tolley of Hodder and Tolley Limited, and Dr L. J. Wild, founding Headmaster of Feilding Agricultural High School. In 2022 Rosemary and Grahame Bolton donated additional funds to increase the value of the scholarship. Rosemary Bolton is the daughter of one of the original benefactors, Merle Elliot, and the granddaughter of Harry Tolley.

Who we're looking for

Preference will be given to former pupils of Feilding High School.

Eligibility criteria

You will have completed at least 120 credits towards a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, a Bachelor of Horticultural Science, or a Bachelor of Agribusiness and be enrolled full time in the year of award. Applicants must be domiciled in New Zealand.

Application checklist

Include the following with your application:

  • a statement from you, on how receiving this scholarship would be of benefit to you and your study, and how you believe you meet the intentions of this award.
  • a copy of your Massey University transcripts/current enrolment. You can download your Study History Report from the Student Portal, under ‘Results and Exams’.

Selection considerations

When choosing our recipient we will consider your academic merit in your study undertaken to date, as well as the benefit of this award to your study.