Sport Hawke’s Bay – EIT Sports Scholarship

Any student willing to represent a sports team in Hawke’s Bay whilst studying at EIT.

Funds: $2,000 Max. 5 per year

Applications close: 10 February 

Contact:

EIT Hawke’s Bay
Private Bag 1201
Hawke’s Bay Mail Centre
Napier, 4142
Phone: 06 830 1744

In collaboration with the EIT Institute of Sport and Health (EIT ISH), the EIT School of Health and Sport Science is pleased to announce the availability of a scholarship for applicants undertaking research in the Master of Health Science.

Follow this link to the Master of Health Science page Master of Health Science @ EIT

Who’s this for?
Students must be enrolled in the Master of Health Science programme (180 credits) and must complete at least 90 credits at Level 8 and a 90 credit research thesis at Level 9.

What does it cover?
This scholarship covers the full fee (domestic student) for the research thesis course. This will allow a high-achieving student to carry out a research project utilising the state-of-the-art research facilities at the EIT ISH.

Funds:  Research Thesis course fee
Applications close:  Accepted any time during the year

Contact:
School of Health and Sport Science
EIT Hawke’s Bay
Email: SportScience@eit.ac.nz

Applications Open:  Semester 2, 2025 date TBA

Students eligible to apply for the Noeileen Isaacs Scholarship are eligible to apply according to the following criteria set out by the trustees:

1. Applicants must have attended a secondary school within the Hawke’s Bay province.
2. Applicants must be undertaking, or accepted for entry to Year 1 of the Bachelor of Nursing degree programme at EIT.
3. Applicants must have achieved satisfactory academic standards in their secondary school years or have achieved academic requirements in the Certificate in Health Science.
4. Applicants must have a desire to complete the Bachelor of Nursing.

Contact:

Catherine Mason
Faculty of Education, Humanities and Health Science
EIT Hawke’s Bay
Phone: 06 830 1179 email cmason@eit.ac.nz 

The Napier RSA Centenary Scholarship was established to make tertiary studies more accessible by providing financial support to young people, school leavers, and first-year students for whom cost is a barrier, enabling them to reach their potential.

In 2025, Ōtātara Trust Inc introduced the new scholarship funded by a bequest from the Napier RSA Centenary Trust. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to one new first year, full-time student starting their health focused programme at EIT Hawke’s Bay.

Scholarship value: $2,500 

Eligibility criteria 

• New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
• New first year, full-time student
• Enrolled in a Health focused programme at EIT Hawke’s Bay  

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

Applications open: 1st February 2025
Applications close: 30th March 2025

Contact:

If you have any questions regarding the Napier RSA Centenary Scholarship, please contact Maree Diamond for further information.

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

Te Maari Joe & Audrey Robin (Nursing) Scholarship Applications are now closed for 2025.

In 2025, Te Kupenga Haoura introduced two new scholarships to students at EIT | Te Aho a Māui in honour of Te Maai Joe and Audrey Robin. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a Bachelor of Nursing student studying full-time in their 2nd or 3rd year of the degree at EIT Hawke’s Bay.

Whaea Te Maari and Whaea Audrey were instrumental in the founding of Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri more than 30 years’ ago; driven by a mission ‘to fund and provide a broad range of health, education and social services based on kaupapa Māori practices’ in Ahuriri and wider regions. We honour their vision of healthy, strong, well-educated and informed communities through the gifting of these scholarships.

Mā te huru ka rere te manu
Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar

By supporting and encouraging others, we help them reach their full potential.

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates:

• Willingness to work within a kaupapa Māori framework.
• Sharing the vision and tikanga of Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri.
• A focus on primary care, leadership, and community involvement. 

The recipient of the Te Maari Joe & Audrey Robin (Nursing) Scholarship must be willing to complete a clinical placement at Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri.

Scholarship value: $5,000
Applications open: Monday 1st September 2025
Applications close: Friday 3rd October 2025

Eligibility criteria:

• New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Open to individuals of any ethnic background
• Applicants must have a full-time or equivalent study load.
• Applicants must be undertaking their 2nd or 3rd year studies of the Bachelor of Nursing Degree at EIT Hawke’s Bay.

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

Contact:

If you have any questions regarding the Te Maari Joe & Audrey Robin (Nursing) Scholarship, please contact Catherine Mason for further information.

Catherine Mason
Phone:06 830 5079
Email: cmason@eit.ac.nz