Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship at University of Waikato 2024-2025

The Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship aims to financially assist students who are the first in their family/wh?nau to undertake full-time undergraduate study, and who are studying at the University of Waikato in Tauranga. Priority will be given to those who are achieving academic success, while personal challenges/hardship may also be taken into consideration.

About Beverly Perszyk:

Beverly Perszyk was born and raised in the United States during the Great Depression. She was the only one of eight siblings not to attend a tertiary institution. Instead, she got a good job at City Hall on the Monday following her last day at school. 

Although she did not attend university, she spoke of the transformative effects tertiary education can have. 

Beverly became (as her sister-in-law put it) a ‘teacher unaware’ in many lives. During her lifetime Beverly shared her words of wisdom with others. 

Beverly lived with multiple sclerosis for 58 of her nearly 88 years. While MS impaired her physically, it did not (and could not) touch her intellect, great sense of humour, independent spirit, and resilience. 

The Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship was established in 2020 to support first-in-family students pursuing university education at the University of Waikato Tauranga Campus. 

• Table of Content
• About Acorn Foundation
• Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship
• Requirements for Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Acorn Foundation

The Acorn Foundation is one of 18 community foundations across Aotearoa New Zealand that provide a unique way of charitable giving. Our Smarter Giving Model involves pooling and collectively investing our donors’ funds, so that the capital in the fund remains intact, while a portion of the income is distributed annually to the local community. This means that our donors’ gifts continue to give back to causes close to their hearts, forever. Many of our 400+ donors have set up endowments that leave money to the community when they die, while other donors get a lot of pleas... continue reading

Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship

Application Deadline	15 Oct 2024
Value	$4,000
Country to study	New Zealand
School to study	University of Waikato
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	Acorn Foundation
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship

The scholarship has a value of $4,000 and will have a maximum tenure of one year.

Requirements for Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible, applicants must also:

• Have completed and successfully passed all papers in their first year of study; and
• Have completed and successfully passed all papers in the following year(s) of study (if any); and
• Be intending to re-enrol full-time (a full-time academic year comprises 120-points) in the following year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato in Tauranga; and
• Be accepted into their programme of study; and
• Be a New Zealand citizen of permanent resident.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship

In selecting the successful applicant for the scholarship, the Selection Panel will take into particular consideration the applicant’s commitment to succeed at university and to study at the Tauranga Campus.

Application Deadline

October 15, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Acorn Foundation on www.waikato.ac.nz to apply

Applications for the scholarship must be received by the University of Waikato Scholarships Office on the prescribed form by 15 October for study in the same year.

For more details visit: Acorn Foundation website.