Te Rewa o Puanga Screen Arts Scholarship

You will be enrolling in the first year of the Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours in the year following the scholarship application.

Applicants must be:

• a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand resident.
• intending to enrol full time (minimum of 105 credits) in each year of the Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours.
• intending to study on the Massey University Wellington campus.

Applicants applying for the Māori scholarship should be of Māori heritage; applicants applying for the Pacific scholarship should be of Pacific heritage. Applicants may be considered for up to all three scholarships, as applicable.

Application checklist

Include the following with your application:

• transcripts for your secondary school results to date. If you are studying NCEA please attach your School results Summary from the NZQA website at https://secure.nzqa.govt.nz/for-learners/records/login.do
• a digital portfolio of creative work which provides an opportunity to demonstrate your creative potential and commitment. Your digital work should align with your intended Screen Arts major, but it should also show creativity beyond media. The creative works in your digital portfolio can include short films, reels, games, concept art, websites, animations, creative writing samples, examples of VFX, and more. There are no limits―we are looking for creative brilliance in your field of interest. We are especially interested in creative works that are culturally significant to you.
  • In addition to your creative material, provide a one-page portfolio list – a written record of the pieces you are submitting. Please include a concise description, the month/year the project was completed, the purpose of the project, the link to the media (if appropriate), and what your creative role was.
  • All submissions should be delivered as PDF documents. Links in the PDF to digital content host platforms can be used (e.g. Vimeo, YouTube, itch.io, Artstation, portfolio websites, etc). Large supplementary digital content files (videos, game executables, etc) may be provided as links to file sharing sites (Dropbox, Mega, Google Drive, etc). Links to social media sites will NOT be accepted (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc).
• a one-page written statement (~300 words) exploring one of the following topics:
  • Topic 1: One of our primary goals of the Screen Arts programme is to develop self-reflective storytellers. How does the screen art you create relate to your community? How does this reflect on yourself as a content creator, and how would you like to evolve/further this as part of your study?
  • Topic 2: We want to know about the kind of stories you want to tell and the influences that have molded your unique voice. What events, creators, or media has shaped your practice? Choose one or two influences on your art. What genres or trends would you like to explore in the future?

When choosing our applicants we will look for academic excellence and evidence of leadership and creative potential.

The Selection Committee at their discretion may decide to hold interviews in cases where applicants are short-listed. A scholarship may be awarded without interviews. Applicants will be contacted if an interview is requested. Applicants may choose to invite a teacher, someone in the community, or whānau for support if they wish.