Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarships for Women in Technology and Engineering

The Edna Waddell scholarships are for women entering their first year of full-time study for an undergraduate degree in engineering or technology – open to school leavers and mature women.

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The purpose of the Scholarships is to provide funds to help women begin study for degrees in engineering and technology at a New Zealand university. The Scholarships are for women entering their first year of full time study for an undergraduate degree. Each Scholarship will be for one year, the initial year of study.

The Scholarships are intended for school leavers and for mature women who have not previously studied technology and engineering at this level. For mature women, preference will be given to those who have worked in industry for at least three years and / or and have passed sub-degree courses in technology or engineering.

Eligibility:

Applicants will be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents with at least three years proven residence in New Zealand.

Applicants will be gaining the entry qualifications for their chosen degree.

Value and number awarded:

The target maximum value for each scholarship is $5,000.

Up to three scholarships are available each year.

Closing date:1 September

Professors Emeriti Dick and Mary Earle, who made a huge contribution to developing the biotechnology and food technology degrees at Massey University in the 1960s, established the Edna Waddell Scholarships in 2008, to encourage women to study engineering and technology.

Dick and Mary know that expansion and innovation in technology is vitally important to the New Zealand community. More people need to be technologically educated and it is desirable to have wider participation of women in the technological professions.

The scholarships are for women beginning their undergraduate degree in engineering or technology and are open to school leavers and mature women. The first scholarships were awarded in 2009, and to date 21 young women have been awarded scholarships of $5,000 for their first year of study. Of those, four chose to study food technology at Massey University.