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Scholarship details

Keystone Summerset Design Scholarship
Value The scholarship value of up to $5,500.00 per annum ($2,750 per semester), will be paid for each year in which the award applies and is to be used towards fees, course costs and accommodation as each semester commences. The scholarship is available for two semesters as determined by the Trustees and Summerset.
Open date Saturday, 1 June 2024
Close date Thursday, 1 August 2024

About the scholarship

Summerset is one of New Zealand’s leading retirement village operators and Architectural Design practices. Summerset’s mission is to bring the best of life to our residents from the services and care we deliver in our village for our residents, to the high-quality homes and facilities we build for them.

Summerset has 38 completed or developing villages in New Zealand and one in Victoria, Australia, with five more proposed villages in New Zealand and another six in Australia. Summerset Design works simultaneously across multiple sites. We deliver more than 650 homes a year, care centres that can provide hospital level care, award winning memory care facilities and world class village amenities including facilities for residents like gyms, indoor pools, cafes and more.

Sustainability is also a huge part of Summerset’s focus with major projects focusing on waste diversion, solar power, timber construction, carbon calculations and much more.

 Summerset’s people and their wellbeing, health and safety is a key focus for the company. We remain committed to creating safe work environments for our people and ensuring that we are leaders in this area.

For more information on Summerset and our work see:

https://www.careers.summerset.co.nz/design

https://www.summerset.co.nz/about-us/

What you receive

Financial assistance of $5,500 per year
Mentoring
Student workshops
Site visits

Invites to regular networking events
Incredible work experience/internship opportunities and so much more!

Entry requirements

New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand

Have successfully completed at least one year of course work by the end of 2024, in a property or construction related tertiary qualification such as
Bachelor of Building Science
Bachelor of Property
Bachelor of Business Studies (Prop)
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Land and Property Management
Bachelor of Urban planning
Bachelor of Spatial Design
Bachelor of Law
Have at least one more year of full-time study to complete in 2025
Provide evidence of their financial situation