Wairarapa Takah? UC Engineering Scholarship (School-Leaver Scholarship)

To apply for this scholarship, please use the UC School-Leaver Scholarships 2023 application form. Applications open 20 June 2022 and close 15 August 2022.The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support promising students from north Wairarapa who intend to complete a programme for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) degree in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury. TakaheValue/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $4,500Level of Study: School Leaver (First year undergraduate) Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 15 August (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date) Tenure: One year Number Available Annually: One Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a first year of a programme for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) in Civil or Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable Special Requirements: Must be either currently studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council, or, in the case of a gap year, have studied at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council in the year immediately prior to the year of application For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.Must be either currently studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council, or, in the case of a gap year, have studied at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council in the year immediately prior to the year of application Studying at secondary level in the territory of the Masterton District Council includes study at the following schools:Chanel CollegeMakoura CollegeRathkeale CollegeSolway CollegeSt Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton)TKKM o WairarapaWairarapa CollegeWairarapa Teen Parent UnitFor the current list of registered schools providing secondary education in the Masterton district, click here. Selection will be based on:academic achievement, as indicated by quality of achievement at NCEA Level 2, or equivalent university entrance qualification;involvement in community, cultural and/or sporting activities; anddemonstrated commitment to, or interest in, the Civil or Natural Resources Engineering programme at the University of Canterbury.A graduate of the University?s Civil Engineering programme and pupil of Wairarapa College in the 1960s established the scholarship in 2015. It honours family, community, school teachers, and UC Professor Tom Paulay, who was an inspirational structural engineering teacher and mentor.