Brief Description:

Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust is New Zealand’s largest LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) membership organisation and professional social network. Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust has a long history of giving back to the LGBTIQ+ Community. The principal objective of the Trust is to “maintain a fund available to individuals and institutions for the explicit purpose of health, welfare, and support services for the benefit of the gay community of New Zealand”.

The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) offer scholarships for the first year of tertiary studies at AUT to students who identify as LGBTIQ+; are seen as good role models by peers and teachers; and who have excelled in effort and achievement in their secondary education.

Please refer to the Regulations for eligibility criteria.

Amount and Type of Award:

A total of $3,000 paid in two equal instalments.

Tenure:

The tenure is for one year only. Recipients of the scholarship are not eligible to apply for the scholarship again.

Important Information:

Recipients must identify as LGBTIQ+ and agree to allow Rainbow Auckland and The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust to use their name and photograph for the purpose of publicising the scholarship.

Recipients must support the LGBTIQ+ community and the Mission of Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust: In Community There is Strength.

Search Filters:

Citizenship

New Zealand Citizen
New Zealand Permanent Resident
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident

Level of Study

Undergraduate (1st Year)

Other Criteria

LGBTI

AUT School

Business School
Colab: Creative Technologies
Law School
School of Science
School of Art and Design
School of Clinical Sciences
School of Communication Studies
School of Engineering Computer and Mathematical Sciences
School of Education
School of Hospitality Tourism and Events
School of Interprofessional Health Studies
School of Language and Culture
School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies
School of Social Sciences and Public Policy
School of Sport and Recreation
Te Ara Poutama

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

1 Jul 2022

Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone) :

30 Sep 2022 11:55 PM