Don Linklater Memorial Bursaries

$8,000 a year across up to four university bursaries for Manawatū-Whanganui region students studying fields relevant to Horizons' work, with one place considering iwi/hapū connection to the region.

Closes

Applications open February/March annually. Currently closed

Who can apply

Read on the council's page, quoted verbatim: "one of the four bursaries will be considered based on meeting the eligibility criteria and their iwi/hapū connection to the region," for students "studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level" in "resource management, environmental planning, environmental engineering and modelling with particular emphasis on river and drainage basin dynamics."

Amount

$8,000 total per year across up to four recipients

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Honours the late Don Linklater, Horizons Regional Council Chairman 1989-2000. Must be applied for annually; applicants must be from the Horizons region though they may study elsewhere. help@horizons.govt.nz.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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