Margaret Hetley Scholarship, EIT Hawke’s Bay

The Margaret Hetley Scholarship was established to assist women to undertake tertiary study and to commemorate the centennial year of the women’s suffrage movement. It was named in memory of Margaret Hetley who gifted the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus to the Hawke’s Bay community.

This scholarship is awarded annually to one student, with a monetary value of $2,500. Payment of the scholarship will be made by the Ōtātara Trust Inc.

Eligibility criteria:

• • New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Full-time student studying at the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus
  • Female 

*Applicants who have received other scholarships are still eligible to apply for this scholarship. 

Applications open: 1st February 2026
Applications close: 15th March 2026

Contact:
If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact:

EIT Scholarships Team
Email: scholarships@eit.ac.nz 

What is the Ōtātara Trust?

The Ōtātara Trust is a charitable trust established in 1977 to encourage continuing education and assist EIT to achieve its goal as the premier tertiary provider in Hawke’s Bay. 

Initially the trust had a broader role in management of separate businesses within EIT such as the Ōtātara Children’s Centre and the Ōtātara Bookshop.

In 2008, five new scholarships were introduced to mark 30 years of support for EIT and the Trust’s more focussed role on scholarship support.

The Ōtātara Trust awards FIVE scholarships each year to the monetary value of $2,500. 

Objectives of the Ōtātara Trust Scholarship Scheme:
To encourage consistent academic achievement
To recognise contribution to community
To encourage learning at all stages of life
To encourage completion of studies
To diminish barriers to learning

Eligibility criteria:

• New Zealand Citizen and/or Permanent Resident.
• Returning full-time student, enrolled in Level 6 or Level 7 studies. 
• Studying at the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus.

Applications open: 1st February 2026
Applications close: 15th March 2026

Contact:
If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact:

Maree Diamond
Phone: 06 830 1108
Email: mdiamond@eit.ac.nz 

The Graduate Women Manawatū Charitable Trust Inc., associated with the Graduate Women New Zealand – Manawatū (Inc) branch, operates Academic Dress Hire in the Manawatū area. The profits from this business is disbursed to support the education of women.

An award is offered annually to a female student enrolled in a degree at EIT, who has excelled in terms of effort and achievement. This includes community contributions and/or evidence of leadership.

Award value: $1000
Applications open: 7th April 2025
Applications close: 12th May 2025

To be eligible for this Scholarship students must meet the Youth Guarantee Criteria which is:

• 16 – 24 years old on the start date of their programme. Fifteen year olds may be eligible with an early leaving exemption from Ministry of Education.
• Haven’t achieved the NCEA level equivalent to what the course offers e.g. NCEA Levels 1 – 3.
• Applying for an EIT programme that is covered by Youth Guarantee.

Financial Support

• Fees free and travel support

Pastoral Care

• Navigating systems, support services, and removing learning obstacles

Further Study | Work Support 

• Set in place Pathway plans to help transition to higher study or work.

Availability is limited, please ensure you contact the team and submit your application promptly to avoid disappointment.

Te piko o te māuri, tērā te tupu o te rākau
The way in which the young sapling is nurtured, determines how they will grow.

Contact:

If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact:

EIT Hawke’s Bay & Tairāwhiti
e. YGuarantee@eit.ac.nz

Are you a Year 13 student thinking about further study?

EIT offers a limited number of Year 13 Scholarships to support school leavers across the Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti regions to study one of our degrees or selected diploma programmes that lead into a degree.

The Year 13 Scholarship covers one year of full-time study and could make life a bit easier for you.

EIT offers a range of programmes that are currently FREE.