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Scholarship details

GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship
Value The value of this award is $10,000, which can be spread over three years depending on your study plans. Note, no more than $5,000 will be allocated in any one year.
Gender Female
Occurrence 3 years
Open date Friday, 1 July 2022
Close date Saturday, 1 October 2022
Enrolment status Full-time
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

GCSB Tertiary Scholarship for women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

How To Apply

Please complete the application form and send a copy of this with your academic transcript to [email protected].

What you receive

The value of this award is $10,000, which can be spread over three years depending on your study plans. Note, no more than $5,000 will be allocated in any one year.

Entry requirements

EligibilityOpen to female second year tertiary students and above (including Honours and Masters) intending to take a full-time course of study in computer science, cyber security, technology, mathematics, computer engineering, and data science at any New Zealand tertiary institution.Selection criteriaTo be eligible for the GCSB Tertiary Scholarship, applicants must be:Female students over the age of 18 yearsIn your second, or subsequent year of full time tertiary study (including Honours and Masters students)Have enrolled, or been accepted into a full time degree majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at an approved NZQA accredited tertiary provider in New Zealand for the next academic year. Note: the STEM disciplines we are interested in include computer science, cyber security, technology, mathematics, computer engineering, and data science.A New Zealand citizen or permanent residentUp to three scholarships may be awarded, of which, one will be dedicated to a Maori/Pasifika candidate.