Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust

The Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust, Ngā Raukura Wāhine Mātauranga o Waikato, was formed through the Waikato Branch of the NZ Federation of University Women (now Graduate Women New Zealand).

The organisation has provided awards, prizes and scholarships for women students since 1961, when the Elizabeth Bisley Memorial Prize in English was first offered. Over the intervening period, more awards have been added to the list, including awards for women staff in tertiary institutions across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions.

About

The Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust, Te Ohu Tuku Tohu o ngā Raukura Wāhine Mātauranga o Waikato, offers awards and scholarships to women students and staff at Waikato and Bay of Plenty tertiary institutions.

Some awards are available to women in tertiary institutions throughout the region, while others are available only to students from a particular institution.

Also, some awards are available only to tertiary staff, while others are available only to students. Our awards are organised into the regions or institutions to which they apply.

Wintec │ Waikato Institute of Technology Postgraduate Study Award

Eligibility: Applicants must be women who, at the time of applying and:

• are enrolled full or part-time at Waikato Institute of Technology in the final year of their first postgraduate qualification;
• the postgraduate qualification must be worth at least 120 points
• are a New Zealand citizen or have held permanent residence for at least two years.

To assist women students enrolled in Waikato or Bay of Plenty tertiary institutions who are majoring in a non-traditional field for women. 

Eligibility: Applicants for the award must be:

• A women student enrolled full-time in the second year or above, of their first bachelor degree programme, offered by a Waikato or Bay of Plenty tertiary institution, majoring in a non-traditional field for women (ie, women make up less than 30% of the student cohort)
• Be a New Zealand citizenship or have held permanent residence for at least two years.

To apply: to complete your online application, visit  Dame Jocelyn Fish Award portal

Dr Vivienne Cassie-Cooper Award

To enable women returning to study (full-time or part-time) after a period in the paid or voluntary workforce or caring for whānau, to enrol in their first Master's degree. Women already enrolled can apply, but the award will be pro rata.

Eligibility: Applicants must:

• be women students who, at the time of applying for the Award, are at least 30 years old;
• have spent at least three years in the workforce/community service and/or caring for family/whanau members since graduating with their most recent tertiary qualification;
• have evidence of being accepted in a Master's programme at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, the University of Waikato, or Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec);
• be a New Zealand citizen or have held permanent residence for at least two years; can be enrolled full or part-time.

To apply: to complete your online application, visit  Dr Vivienne Cassie-Cooper Award portal

Wintec │ Waikato Institute of Technology Undergraduate Prize

To support a woman enrolled in their final year of the following Waikato Institute of Technology programmes:

• Bachelor of Teaching (ECE)
• Bachelor of Midwifery
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology

Eligibility: The recipients must be women, who, at the time:

• are enrolled full or part-time in their first bachelor qualification;
• have completed the second year of their programme and are entering, or have enrolled, in the third year of the bachelor qualifications listed above;
• are considered the most outstanding woman student in the programme, based on academic merit and/or demonstrated commitment to study;
• are a New Zealand citizen or have been a permanent resident for at least two years.

How to apply/more information

To apply and for more information, please visit the  Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust website.