Scholarships

Motueka High School awards a range of scholarships each year, totalling more than $80,000, including five Kina Beach Scholarships generously donated by the estate of Muriel Stirling.

  • Kina Beach Scholarships

Five x $8,000 (subject to change). Five are awarded annually. Criteria: Work to potential, attend Motueka High School for 3 years, study towards tertiary qualification and funds to be used towards tertiary education

  • McKee Trust Scholarship

$2,000 a year for 3 years  Criteria: All round financial need

  • Rowling Memorial Scholarship

$3,000 Criteria: All round financial need

  • Riwaka Educational Scholarship

$2,000 Criteria: Living in Riwaka, for tertiary study

  • Manoy Trust Scholarship

$3,000 One awarded annually. Criteria: Awarded to an All round student who may face financial challenges.  Open to all current Year 13 students and funds towards tertiary education.

  • ITM Sports Performance Scholarship 
  • Shirley  Hobbs Riwaka Scholarship

$4,000 At least one awarded annually. Criteria: Open to current Year 13 students who live in the Riwaka district, for tertiary study     

  • A H Dawson Trust Scholarship

$500 At least two awarded annually. Criteria: Open to current Year 13 students who have a direct family member who has served in the NZ Armed Forces

  • Safe and Sound Scholarship

$500 One awarded annually. Criteria: Open to students who will attend Lincoln University


The following two scholarships are district awards, one student will be nominated by MHS and put forward for these awards…

  • McKee Trust Tertiary Scholarship

    • $2,000 per year for 3 years. Current year 13 student who is experiencing financial hardship or unique circumstances

  • Sir Wallace Rowling Memorial Scholarship

    • $3,000. Open to a year 13 student whose primary residence is attached to Network Tasman.  Awarded for all round achievement

The following scholarships are open to all Year 11, 12, 13 students…

  • Pethybridge Scott Rotary Youth Trust Scholarship

    • $1,000 Up to 3 awarded annually. For students who are currently at MHS or have left in the last year to an apprenticeship. Must have a signed apprenticeship contract

  • Prime Minister's Vocational Excellence Award

    • $2,000 One awarded annually. For excellence in vocational studies

  • NMIT Citizenship Award

    • $1,000  One awarded annually. Student must be highly regarded by staff and students and has shown leadership while at school. The student has enrolled for studies at NMIT.

                                                                                                          

  • Emerging Talent Scholarships

Open to all Year 8’s who will be attending MHS in the following year. To recognise the strengths and talents in a number of different areas ie: sport, arts, academics and extra-curricular activities.  The 2 successful applicants will have their uniform and stationery requirements paid in full first year of high school.  Entries closed 24th October 2024.

Emerging Talent Info

Emerging Talent Scholarship application sheet

Emerging Talent Endorsement form


Other Scholarships include:

“Entries are now open for the McGlashen Pharmacy Young Achiever Scholarship.  The annual scholarship is for $1,000.00 awarded to a student in Nelson or Tasman under 17 who excels in their chosen field of sport, art, music, academia etc.  Entries can be picked up at McGlashen Pharmacy in Richmond. 

Universities of New Zealand

https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships


Muriel Stirling 1914-2006                                      ​​​​​​​(benefactor of Motueka High School)

The Kina Beach scholarships were bequeathed to Motueka High School  in 2006 by Muriel Stirling. 

Muriel was a long-serving Plunket Nurse in the Motueka district. 

As a result of her generosity, $1,000,000 was invested to assist students from Motueka High School with their tertiary studies.  The grants are only available to Year 13 students who have attended Motueka High School for at least three years.  Tertiary studies include university and polytech courses.

Muriel's vision was that "the children of her babies would benefit from her legacy".

For those who knew her, Muriel was a very special person.  She was tiny in stature, yet you would always notice her in a crowd.

Muriel was a woman of integrity, a practicing Christian with a wicked sense of humour.  She lived simply with a cottage at Kina and a small house in Mornington, Dunedin.  She had a passion for travel and fast, classy cars.

Muriel was loved by all who met her - the young, the old, the poor and the privileged.