Secondary schools scholarships

AUT’s Secondary Schools Scholarship Programme gives New Zealand secondary school students the opportunity to study at AUT with the benefit of a scholarship. Full information on all scholarships for school leavers is available from the AUT scholarships database.

2020 AUT school leaver scholarships

AUT offers one-year scholarships in the four categories below for study commencing in 2020.  

Students who achieve the required level will be eligible at the completion of their first year to apply for the AUT Undergraduate Scholarship (Fees) available for subsequent years of study in an AUT bachelor’s degree under the same categories.

Academic Excellence Scholarships

  • Awarded to students demonstrating leadership through academic excellence
  • Nationally contestable

Significant Student Scholarships

  • Awarded to academically able students demonstrating leadership through achievement at a high level in school, sporting, cultural pursuits or community involvement
  • Nationally contestable

AUT Academic Excellence and AUT Significant Student Scholarships

New Horizons Scholarships - Decile 1 – 4 Auckland Region Schools

  • Awarded to academically able students who can demonstrate leadership potential from Auckland Region Decile 1 – 4 schools
  • Preference may be given to students enrolling at the AUT South Campus if the degree is offered at the South Campus

AUT New Horizons Scholarships (Decile 1 – 4 Auckland Region Schools)

AUT Kiwa Undergraduate Scholarships (Māori and Pacific Students)

  • Awarded to academically able students demonstrating leadership potential who register with either Māori or Pacific ethnicity in the AUT student management system (Arion)
  • Nationally contestable.

AUT Kiwa Undergraduate Scholarships (Māori and Pacific Students)

Other AUT scholarships for secondary school students include

Woolf Fisher First in Family Scholarships

These scholarships are for applicants who are the first in their family to seek to complete a degree. First-in-family normally means that neither of the applicant’s birth parents has successfully completed a degree level qualification.

Woolf Fisher First in Family Scholarships

AUT faculty scholarships

AUT faculty scholarships are offered in a number of subjects including:

  • Engineering
  • Science
  • Te Ara Poutama (Maori Development)

Unsuccessful applicants for the three main AUT scholarships may be considered for these faculty scholarships.

Search our scholarships database

Our scholarships database lists all the scholarships above and many others including the Keir Trust Study Award for financial hardship and the Rainbow Auckland scholarships for those who identify as LGBTI. Select Undergraduate (first year only) under level in the dropdown menu to find scholarships for your first year of study at AUT and beyond.

Search the scholarships database

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Scholarship student support

As the recipient of an AUT undergraduate scholarship you have access to an extensive programme of support – from the Scholars’ Welcome at Orientation to the annual scholars’ ball and end-of-year celebration. There are also lots of professional development and networking opportunities, and one-on-one support throughout the year.

Emma Hanley
Nadia Liebert
Irra Lee
Peter Leaupepe
Anna Poufa Siafolau
Emma Hanley
Great graduatesEmma HanleyMarketing and Event Production Assistant, Oxygen Eventworks, New York CityBachelor of Communication StudiesShe had her sights set on getting an AUT Internz internship from her first year at AUT, says Emma Hanley who is now interning at Oxygen Eventworks in New York.She had her sights set on getting an AUT Internz internship from her first year at AUT, says communication studies alumna Emma Hanley who is currently interning at Oxygen Eventworks in New York City through the AUT Internz International Scholarship Programme. She was always fairly certain that the AUT communications degree was the right fit for her, Emma says.
Nadia Liebert
Great graduatesNadia LiebertProject Manager, The Kate Edger Educational Charitable TrustBachelor of BusinessShe found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert who now works at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.She found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert. She says she had amazing lecturers and tutors that changed how she thinks and ignited her interest in areas she hadn’t even considered before. Since graduating in 2018, Nadia now works as a project manager at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.
Irra Lee
Great graduatesIrra LeeBachelor of Communication StudiesShe would recommend the Bachelor of Communication Studies to anyone interested in media, says Irra Lee who is currently in the third year of her degree.She would recommend the Bachelor of Communication Studies to anyone interested in media, says Irra Lee who is currently in the third year of her degree. Being able to experience life as a journalist has been one of the highlights of her studies, says Irra who is currently the editor of Te Waha Nui, the newspaper run by AUT journalism students.
Peter Leaupepe
Great graduatesPeter LeaupepeBachelor of Communication StudiesHe would love to pursue a career in film, says Peter Leaupepe who is currently in the second year of his Bachelor of Communication Studies at AUT.He would love to pursue a career in film, says Peter Leaupepe who is currently studying a Bachelor of Communication Studies. What he has enjoyed most about his studies is the practicality of the papers. He first experienced AUT during the UniPrep university preparation programme, says Peter whose studies are supported by an AUT Woolf-Fisher First-in-Family scholarship.
Anna Poufa Siafolau
Great graduatesAnna Poufa SiafolauBachelor of ArtsShe has had an interest in Japanese culture and history since school, says Anna Poufa Siafolau who is completing a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language.She has had an interest in Japanese culture and history since intermediate school, says Anna Poufa Siafolau who is completing a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language. A recommendation from her high school teachers encouraged Anna to study at AUT. Going on a student exchange to Hirosaki University in Japan has been one of the highlights of Anna’s studies.
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