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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 2025
Applications close: 15th March 2025

Contact:
If you have any questions regarding the Margaret Hetley Scholarship, please contact scholarships@eit.ac.nz for further information.  

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 2025
Applications close: 15th March 2025

Contact:
If you have any questions regarding the Ōtātara Trust Scholarship, please contact Maree Diamond for further information.

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

EIT Youth Scholarship

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

• Be 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. 
• Be enrolled in a Youth Guarantee eligible full-time programme of study at Level 1 – 3.

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

Contact:

EIT Hawke’s Bay
Kiela Te Whaiti
YGuarantee@eit.ac.nz.
06 830 1266

EIT is offering a limited number of Year 13 Scholarships.

Are you currently a year 13 student and thinking about further study in 2025? EIT is offering year 13 scholarships that could make life a bit easier for you.

The Year 13 Scholarship covers one year of full-time study and is available to Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) based students who are beginning an undergraduate degree.

Live outside these regions?  No problem, there are some programmes that are available nationwide, so if you are Year 13 and want to study one of these, you can apply for this scholarship too.