The Royal Society Te Apārangi Manawatū Branch Bursary

For students on the Manawatu campus who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts and who are facing financial hardship.

Scholarship overview

Status: Closed

Key facts

Value: $1,000
Duration: One year
Number available: One award
Location: Manawatu
Type of study: Undergraduate

Application dates

Applications open: 1 March 2025
Closing date: 1 June 2025

Restrictions

Eligibility restrictions: New Zealand citizen or permanent resident. Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. Manawatū campus only.

The Manawatū Branch of the Royal Society Te Apārangi was formed on 29 June 1904 as the Manawatu Philosophical Society. Since its first president, Kenneth Wilson, who moved to Palmerston North to open a private high school, the Branch has enjoyed a diverse community of farmers, teachers, engineers, lawyers and dentists on its Council as well as academics and research scientists. Its members have been actively involved in the foundation of Te Manawa and the Fonterra Manawatū Science and Technology Fair, and the Branch’s first telescope can be found in the Manawatū Observatory.

What you'll be studying

This is an undergraduate bursary. You will be enrolled on the Manawatū campus in a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science. You will have a B grade average or better in your studies to date.

Eligibility criteria

You will be facing financial challenges or barriers to study.

Application checklist

Include the following with your application:

  • a statement illustrating your financial hardship and the reason you are undertaking your degree (one page max)
  • a copy of your Massey University transcripts/current enrolment. You can download your Study History Report from the Student Portal, under ‘Results and Exams’
  • for 1st Year students, a copy of your High School results. For NCEA, go to the NZQA web page and on the My School Entries and Results page, click the 'view as pdf' (button on the right-hand side) to save this document

Selection considerations

When choosing our recipient, we will consider your financial need as outlined in your supporting documents.