Arts and Creative Industries Scholarships in New Zealand
Arts & Creative Industries Scholarship
For students whose work belongs in a portfolio as much as a transcript — visual arts, design, performance and media.
The Arts & Creative Industries Scholarship recognises that creative ability is not always visible in a grade average. Assessment weighs your portfolio alongside your academic record.
The Academy’s Art & Design programme spans studio practice, design, and media production at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and this scholarship is open across all of them.
What this scholarship covers
Areas of study supported under the Arts & Creative Industries award
Visual arts and studio practice
Painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media.
Design
Graphic, digital, product and spatial design, including design research.
Performing arts
Theatre, music and performance, individually or as ensemble practice.
Media and screen
Film, animation, sound and digital media production.
Who can apply
- Enrolment, or an offer of place, in an Art & Design programme at the Academy
- A portfolio of recent work — up to fifteen pieces, or a showreel of up to ten minutes
- A statement of creative intent describing the direction of your practice
- Academic results meeting the entry requirements for your programme
What to put in your portfolio
Assessors would rather see six resolved works than fifteen unfinished ones. Include process material — sketchbooks, iterations, rejected directions — because the panel is assessing how you think, not only what you produce. Label each piece with its year, medium and dimensions or duration.
Other scholarships in this category
Business & Entrepreneurship Scholarship 2026
NZ$13,000
Closes December 15, 2026
Ready to apply?
Applications for the Arts & Creative Industries Scholarship close on 15 December 2026.