Scholarships at Otago

🎤Calling all you talented young musicians out there! 🎤

Applications for the Dunedin Symphony Scholarship for Orchestral Instrumental Performance are now open!

If you are enrolling for the first year of MusB performance on an orchestral instrument in 2027, this is for you! 🎻 🎺 🪈

The orchestra will annually award a 💰$5,000 scholarship to a music performance student studying an orchestral instrument 😍
⏳ Applications close 1 September.

Apply here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/database/dunedin-symphony-scholarship-for-orchestral-performance

❓ Email us with questions: [email protected]

School of Performing Arts, University of Otago

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra

Dunedin Symphony Scholarship for Orchestral Performance The purpose of this scholarship is to foster the performance careers of exceptionally talented musicians who have demonstrated a strong and clear commitment to an orchestral career.

Is your master’s research focussed on conservation in Southern New Zealand? 🌿

You might be eligible to apply for The Leslie Hutchins Conservation Foundation Master’s Research Award to receive up to $10,000 to go towards research-related costs! 💰

Applications close ⌛️15 August, so get in quick at the following link:

https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/scholarships/leslie-hutchins-cf-masters-research-award

❓Questions? Email [email protected]

The Leslie Hutchins Conservation Foundation Master’s Research Award The Leslie Hutchins Conservation Foundation Master's Research Award seeks to support up to four University of Otago research masters' students each year undertaking ecological research as part of the thesis component of their degree.

🎤Calling all you talented young musicians out there! 🎤

Applications for the Six60 Scholarship are now open!

If you will be a 2nd or 3rd year student in 2027 and dream of entering the music industry, we have an AMAZING opportunity for you. 🎸

The Six60 Scholarship offers a💰$10,000 rent rebate to live in the iconic flat at 660 Castle Street, access to a University of Otago recording studio, AND mentoring from the band members of Six60! 😍
Applications close 31 July. There are 4 scholarships up for grabs!

Apply here:
https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/scholarships/six60-scholarship

Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates – details to be confirmed.

❓Questions? : Email [email protected]

Check out this year's scholarship recipients:
https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/six60-scholarships-announced-for-2026

School of Performing Arts, University of Otago
SIX60

📚Applications for the Elman and Alfred Poole Scholarships are now open!

There are 3 scholarships on offer, each valued at 💰 $5,000 annually for three years of undergraduate study!

Applications are open to entrance students from Southland Girls’ High School and Southland Boys’ High School. 🎓

👀 For further information and application details, please see:

Elman Poole Science and Music Scholarship: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago061297.html

Elman and Alfred Poole Health Sciences Scholarship: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago081441.html

Elman and Alfred Poole Science Scholarship: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago014644.html

⏳Applications close 16 August!

Southland Boys' High School

Southland Girls' High School

Are you a postgraduate student in Botany, Ecology, Marine Science, or Zoology?

Are you looking to attend a conference or workshop or planning to visit an overseas research institute?

Apply for the Marks' Ecology Award and receive a 💰$4,000 helping hand.

Applications close ⏳31 July, so get in quick at the following link: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/scholarships/the-marks-ecology-award

❓ Questions? Email [email protected]

Department of Botany, University of Otago
Department of Zoology, University of Otago
Marine Science Otago
Ecology Programme, University of Otago

The Marks’ Ecology Award The Marks’ Ecology Award was created to support promising University of Otago students undertaking Ecology research.

🎓📖 Applications for the Te Whatu Ora Canterbury West Coast Scholarships in Oral Health are now open!
📚If you are enrolled in a Bachelor of Oral Health degree at the University of Otago and willing to commit to employment as a registered Oral Health Therapist with Health New Zealand in the Canterbury, South Canterbury or West Coast Districts on completion of your Bachelor of Oral Health degree, then this could be for you. 🦷
Valued up to 💰 $25,000, this scholarship will support the tuition, travel and/or living costs associated with studying Music at Cambridge University.
⏳Applications close 30 June.
👀 For further information and application details, please see: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/scholarships/te-whatu-ora-canterbury-west-coast-scholarships-in-oral-health
Email [email protected] with any questions!

🎓📖 Applications for the Dr J. F. Hare Music Scholarship are now open!
📚If you are enrolled in, or a graduate of, a Music degree at the University of Otago, and would like to continue your studies at Cambridge University in the UK, apply now! 🎼
Valued at 💰 $12,000, this scholarship will support the tuition, travel and/or living costs associated with studying Music at Cambridge University.
⏳Applications close 1 July.
👀 For further information and application details, please see: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago833963.html
Email [email protected] with any questions!

🎓📖 Applications for the Diane Campbell-Hunt Memorial Award are now open!
📚If you are a current PhD student and are the lead author of a peer-reviewed paper contributing to NZ conservation, apply now!
Valued at 💰 $1,000, this scholarship was created to support research on any topic that will contribute to fostering the conservation of New Zealand’s plants and animals and the communities they form. 🌱
⏳Applications close 30 June.
👀 For further information and application details, please see: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago017367.html
Email [email protected] with any questions!

Applications for the Newick and Springford Scholarship are open now!
Valued at 💰 $10,000, the Newick and Springford Scholarship supports students (particularly of Māori and/or Pasifika descent) studying medicine (MB ChB) or dentistry (BDS) who show aptitude and financial need during their studies.
⏳ Applications close 1 March!
👀 More information and an application form can be found here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/search/otago830895.html
Send questions to [email protected]
Te Oranga - Māori Medical Students Association Aotearoa
Te Rōpū Māori

The Newick and Springford Scholarship Supports students (particularly of Māori and/or Pasifika descent) studying medicine or dentistry who show aptitude and financial need during their studies.