Overview
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries is offering six On Farm Support Science Scholarships worth NZ$5,000 each for the 2027 academic year.
Complete scholarship details
The scholarships support tertiary students in approved agriculture, horticulture, science, forestry, viticulture and related degrees who have a genuine interest in careers in the primary-industry advisory sector. Six awards of NZ$5,000 each are available for 2027.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, be studying at an eligible university or institute of technology in one of the approved degree programmes, have completed or be completing their first year of study, and demonstrate a genuine interest in a primary-industry advisory career.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Request the current application form from MPI using the scholarship contact email listed on the official page.
- Check that your institution and degree are on MPI's approved list before applying.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the Ministry for Primary Industries page last reviewed 25 August 2026. MPI states applications opened 24 August 2026 and close at 5pm on 28 September 2026. Because the page does not explicitly label the timezone, only deadline_date is stored rather than inventing a UTC conversion.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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