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Protect our Islands Pasifika Award

Scholarship details

Protect our Islands Pasifika Award
Study levels Masters, Honours, Degree
Value $7,500 for postgraduate
Close date Sunday, 30 November 2025
Ethnicities PasifikaPacific
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

The Protect our Islands Pasifika Award is offered by Pacific Biosecurity Limited to increase the number of Pasifika students undertaking studies in ecology and environmental science. The award provides financial support to returning or transferring Pasifika students enrolled or intending to enrol in a programme majoring in Climate Change Science and Policy, Conservation Biology, Ecological Restoration, Ecology and Biodiversity, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, and/or Marine Conservation.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be of Pacific descent, enrolled or intending to enrol in either undergraduate or postgraduate studies at Te Herenga Waka鈥擵ictoria University of Wellington, holding a GPA of 6.5 or above, and meet the entry requirements for their chosen course of study. This scholarship is not open to school leavers.