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Our scholarship and internship programmes

We offer 3 month internships for students and scholarships to help you balance study and work.

About our scholarships

We know that balancing study with everything else can be hard, so we offer a number of scholarships to help you.

You’ll need to be studying full time at a New Zealand university, ideally majoring in economics, finance, mathematics, law and or accounting, and attaining at least a B+ grade average.  If you have nodded along to this criteria, then consider one of these:

  • Māori and Pasifika Scholarship – 3 year scholarship. First and second year payments of $3,000, final year payment of $5,000. Total scholarship value $11,000.
  • Women in Central Banking Scholarship – 3 year scholarship. First and second year payments of $3,000, final year payment of $5,000. Total scholarship value $11,000.
  • Reserve Bank of New Zealand Scholarship – 3 year scholarship. First and second year payments of $3,000, final year payment of $5,000. Total scholarship value $11,000.
  • The Roger Perry Memorial Scholarship – for those entering their final year of study and working towards Honours or Master’s. Total scholarship value $10,000. 

Who is eligible?

Students who are entering their first year of university are not eligible. You must be studying full-time at a New Zealand University and be a NZ citizen or have NZ permanent residency status to apply.

Applications for 2026 will be open soon.

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Summer internship programme

Please check back in August 2026 for details of the summer internship programme.

We remain committed to supporting early career development and look forward to offering new opportunities in the future.

Thank you for your interest in RBNZ.