Scholarship Fund
We offer scholarships to help more people access governance development – explore our latest opportunities below.
Health and Safety scholarship
The Health and Safety Scholarship is funding 10 places for IoD members who are directors on not-for-profit (NFP) boards. Successful applicants will attend two courses in our health and safety governance programme.
Applications close Friday 5 September 2025.
The Institute of Directors launched its Scholarship Fund in 2023 with support from SWR Group. The goal of the fund is to provide opportunities for directors and emerging directors who may face some challenges in accessing governance education and training. Our initial focus with SWR was to support directors on not-for-profit (for-purpose) boards.
As we grow the fund our aim is to extend support to others including Māori, Pacific, disabled and younger emerging director communities to enable access to important training and development opportunities. This is part of our commitment to bolstering governance as a whole across Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 2024, the Scholarship Fund was awarded to 12 recipients involved in organisations from Tearfund, Girls who Grow, ConneXu and more.
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"Being awarded the SWR not-for-profit scholarship for a 1-day Essentials course from the IoD NZ signifies a commitment to enhancing leadership and governance skills within the non-profit sector. Personally, it provided me with an invaluable opportunity to gain practical insights and knowledge that can be directly applied to support and advance the mission of the for-purpose boards I serve." - Dee Lodhia, One-day Essentials course scholarship recipient 2024 |
Each recipient received the opportunity to take part in one of the Institute of Directors’ highly sought-after courses, including the One-day Essentials Course and the Company Directors’ Course.
Seeking new scholarship supporters
This year, we are seeking new scholarship supporters to help fund some fantastic governance learning opportunities, including IoD’s Company Directors' Course and places on one of IoD’s suite of one-day Essentials courses.
Contact us below if you have any scholarship queries.