Selecting the 2024 Study Awards, Key Partner Scholarships and Key School Leaver Scholarships recipients proved a challenging task for our scholarship committee due to the high calibre of applicants. Our Study Award selection committee have been working hard, reading through the detailed applications sent in from all around the motu. These applications were refined down to 23 interviews and Study Award scholarship offers have been made to 13 deserving students.
Argosy, Fulton Hogan, Summerset and Kiwi Property have been welcomed as Key Partner Scholarships for 2024, and the C3 School Leaver Scholarship has also been offered again this year. We were delighted to see another increase in applications from Māori rangatahi and young women with 54% of the Study Award intake identifying as female.
Amanda Stanes, General Manager of Keystone Trust says “Every year after our interviews I say that the cohort is the very best we have seen, and I will be saying the same for the 2024 cohort. It is an honour and privilege to engage with some incredible young people whose passion and enthusiasm for their future careers and the positive impact they wish to have on society is infectious.”
Thank you to the generous time and energy that the Scholarship Selection Committee have put towards this process – especially acknowledging Binty Bringans, Deidre Shea, Jeremy Hay, Kerin Russell-Smith and Tamati Parker.
2024 Study Awards recipients
Study Award recipients receive a three-year scholarship worth $16,500 plus a study buddy, second year mentor, work experience, industry engagement opportunities, site visits, student workshops and pastoral support.
Alani McLeod
Gisborne Girls’ High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Canterbury
Harjot Gill
Shirley Boys’ High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Canterbury
John Ioane Jnr
Southern Cross Campus, Bachelor of Architecture – University of Auckland
Louisa Devoti
Marlborough Girls’ College, Bachelor of Architecture – Victoria University of Wellington
Marcelle Apulu
Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, Bachelor of Engineering – University of Auckland
Myah Sadler
Waitara High School, Bachelor of Architecture – Victoria University of Wellington
Ramiru Gangaboda
Hutt Valley High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Canterbury
Ranger McGoram
Whangarei Boys’ High School, Bachelor of Property – Bachelor of Commerce conjoint, University of Auckland
Rohit Gherra
Papatoetoe High School, Bachelor of Property – University of Auckland
Sara Esterman
Tauranga Girls’ College, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Canterbury
Taksheel Chand
Dilworth, Bachelor of Urban Planning (Hons) – University of Auckland
Umi Dalen
Avondale College, Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Law conjoint – University of Auckland
Zara Shreyoshi
Westlake Girls’ High School, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Auckland
2024 Key School Leaver Scholarship recipient
We are extremely fortunate to have three School Leaver Scholarship Partners. This year, C3 Construction will once again support a student for the next three years with a $5,500 annual scholarship, mentoring and paid work experience while they study towards a career in construction. In addition, the Trust provides pastoral support, site visits and further industry engagement opportunities.
Sisilia Fokelau
C3 School Leaver Scholarship – Southern Cross Campus, Bachelor of Construction – AUT
2024 Key Partner Scholarship recipients
We are fortunate to have 15 Keystone Scholarship Partners (KSP’s) who support students for one year through their tertiary academic journeys, providing a scholarship, mentoring and sometimes paid work experience.
Alden Anderson
2024 Alf Russell Property & Construction Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Unitec
Banu Ali
2024 Miles Construction Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Unitec
Bhavik Paragji
2024 Kiwi Property Scholarship – Bachelor of Property and Bachelor of Commerce conjoint – University of Auckland
Chad Davis
2024 Barnes Beagley Doherr Quantity Surveying Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Massey, Albany
Charlie (Shyheim) Witana
2024 Ashton Mitchell Scholarship – Bachelor of Architecture – Unitec
Charlotte Simpson
2024 Vital Healthcare Property Trust Scholarship – Bachelor of Property and Bachelor of Commerce conjoint – University of Auckland
Grace Stevens
2024 Form Building & Developments Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Massey, Albany
Hayley (Hyewon) Kwon
2024 Waide Construction Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Unitec
Isobel Green
2024 RCP Scholarship – Bachelor of Urban Planning (Hons) – University of Auckland
Joshua Royds
2024 TSA Management Scholarship – Bachelor of Architecture – Victoria University of Wellington
Maggie (Shengyao) Hu
2024 Summerset Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Massey, Albany
Monette MacDonald
2024 Argosy Scholarship – Bachelor of Architecture – University of Auckland
Nick Bycroft
2024 AECOM Property Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – AUT
Paul Benham
2024 Fulton Hogan Scholarship – Bachelor of Construction – Quantity Surveying – AUT
Tessa Renneberg
2024 Bayleys Property Scholarship – Bachelor of Property and Bachelor of Commerce conjoint – University of Auckland
Congratulations to all 2024 scholarship recipients, we look forward to welcoming all of them to the Keystone whanau.
