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Waitawhiti Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship

Scholarship details

Waitawhiti Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship
Study levels Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma
Close date Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

For a full time student studying postgraduate level agriculture or horticulture. This scholarship is supported by a gift from Charles and Margaret Richardson, who farmed at Waitawhiti Station near Eketahuna. The scholarship is in memory of their sons, who both attended Massey Agricultural College. Graham Speedy Richardson was a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and died in 1944. Paul James Richardson was shot in a farm accident.

Entry requirements

You must be studying full-time, be an enrolled Massey University student, and be studying within a range of specific courses. High achievement is required, and you must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.