Woolf Fisher Scholarship

These scholarships were established in 2003 by the Trustees of the Woolf Fisher Trust to honour Woolf Fisher as co-founder, with Maurice Paykel, of the company Fisher & Paykel Limited (1934) and foundation chairman of New Zealand Steel Limited (1965). Three scholarships are offered each year to enable students of outstanding academic ability to undertake their doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford.

Successful scholars will possess many of the qualities admired by Woolf Fisher:  integrity, kindness and generosity, leadership, boldness of vision and exceptional zeal, keenness and capacity for work.   

Eligibility:

Applicants must: 

1. are under the age of twenty-five in the year of application (i.e. will not have reached their twenty-fifth birthday by 31 December in the year the application is submitted)
2. attended a secondary school in New Zealand for at least two years, and
3. have graduated or are expected to graduate with a first-class honours degree from a university in New Zealand.

Note: The age criterion is extended by one year for graduates with an MBChB medical degree with honours.

No application will be considered from a student already living outside of New Zealand and no award will be made for post-doctoral study.

Value and number awarded:

A maintenance allowance of £12,000 sterling per annum, an annual airfare to and from London, and the approved College Fee and University Composition Fee. It is estimated that each Scholarship will have a value of approximately $100,000 per year. 

Three scholarships are awarded each year.

Closing Date:

1 August

How to Apply:

1. Check your eligibility
2. Read the regulations.pdf (103KB)
3. Download the application form.pdf (238KB)
4. Download guidelines.pdf (155KB) to help you complete your application.

Decisions made:

October/November