Hardship and Financial Support

How to access support 

You can access hardship support in one of the following ways: 

Pop in and speak with us: Learners are welcome to come and see us in person. 

Find us in:

• Nelson: Te Puna Mātauranga (Library Learning Centre) 
• Marlborough: Student Centre; Library
• Richmond: Contact Saskia Walsh, Kaihāpai Rangatahi (Youth Worker)

Email us: learnersuccess@nmit.ac.nz 

Manaaki funding

One-off Emergency Hardship support (Manaaki Funding) is available for urgent and immediate needs caused by unforeseen circumstances. 

Hardship Criteria 

Your situation must be: 

• Short-term 
• Unexpected 
• Impact your ability to continue your studies 

Eligibility: 

To be eligible, you must: 

• Be a currently enrolled learner (Trades Academy, ITO, STAR, ACE are not eligible)
• Show you are suffering hardship that is interfering with your ability to progress with your study.
• Not have already accessed the hardship fund this year 

Other sources of financial assistance 

• Fifeshire Foundation (external link)
• Studylink - Urgent unexpected costs(external link)

Budgeting advice

• Sorted(external link)
• Citizens Advice Bureau(external link)

To apply for scholarships and awards

Click the button below to see online information about Scholarships and awards from a wide range of organisations.