Ōtātara Trust Scholarship

  • The Ōtātara Trust is a charitable trust established in 1977 to encourage continuing education and assist EIT to achieve its goal as the premier tertiary provider in Hawke’s Bay. 

    Initially the trust had a broader role in management of separate businesses within EIT such as the Ōtātara Children’s Centre and the Ōtātara Bookshop.

    In 2008, five new scholarships were introduced to mark 30 years of support for EIT and the Trust’s more focussed role on scholarship support.

    Objectives of the Ōtātara Trust Scholarship Scheme:
    To encourage consistent academic achievement
    To recognise contribution to community
    To encourage learning at all stages of life
    To encourage completion of studies
    To diminish barriers to learning


    Awarding of the Scholarship
    The Ōtātara Trust awards FIVE Scholarships each year to the monetary value of $2,500. 

     

    Applications open: 1st February 2026
    Applications close: 15th March 2026

     

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Returning full-time student, undertaking Level 6 and/or Level 7 study.
    • Enrolled in a programme at the EIT Hawke's Bay campus.
    • A New Zealand Citizen and/or Permanent Resident.

     

    Your submission must include:

    A Personal Statement (250 words):

    • Outlining why you have applied for this scholarship.
    • The panel will be interested to know of your study and life goals and how this scholarship could help you achieve those goals. Any community activity involvement should also be listed.


    A Letter of Support from your Tutor, Lecturer or Programme Coordinator
    Include the following:

    • Your contribution and support within your EIT class
    • Your attendance
    • Your professionalism in a classroom setting

    A copy of your EIT Academic Transcript

    • You don't need to be a top student to apply for this scholarship.

    Application outcome:
    The granting of the scholarship will be assessed by a selection panel of Ōtātara Trust Board members on the basis of student calibre in an all round sense and not entirely on high academic achievement.

    All applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application by phone and/or email by the end of March 2026. 

     

    Contact Details
    If you have any questions regarding scholarship, please contact:

    Maree Diamond
    Phone: 06 830 1108
    Email: mdiamond@eit.ac.nz 

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  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    1. The scholarship panel has absolute discretion to determine the allocation of grants and their decision is not contestable.
    2. Any grant awarded will only become payable upon the confirmed enrolment of the applicant in the course of study indicated in this application. 
    3. If it is subsequently found that any information provided in this application is false the applicant shall be required to refund the grant paid. 
    4. If the scholarship recipient withdraw or are expelled from their course of study they will be required to refund the grant paid unless special dispensation is granted by the Eastern Institute of Technology or Ōtātara Trust Inc. 
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