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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Te Rewa o Puanga Screen Arts Scholarship was established by Massey University to provide support to promising applicants in preparation for a career in the screen arts industries, specifically animation, factual production, film production, game development, immersive media, and visual effects.
Benefits
The scholarship offers $10,000 for two years.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand resident.
- intending to enrol full time (minimum of 105 credits) in each year of the Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours.
- intending to study on the Massey University Wellington campus.
Applicants applying for the Māori scholarship should be of Māori heritage; applicants applying for the Pacific scholarship should be of Pacific heritage. Applicants may be considered for up to all three scholarships, as applicable.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealander
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Sep 2026
Include the following with your application:
transcripts for your secondary school results to date.
a digital portfolio of creative work which provides an opportunity to demonstrate your creative potential and commitment.
a one-page written statement (~300 words) exploring one of the following topics:
Topic 1: One of our primary goals of the Screen Arts programme is to develop self-reflective storytellers. How does the screen art you create relate to your community? How does this reflect on yourself as a content creator, and how would you like to evolve/further this as part of your study?
Topic 2: We want to know about the kind of stories you want to tell and the influences that have molded your unique voice. What events, creators, or media has shaped your practice? Choose one or two influences on your art. What genres or trends would you like to explore in the future?