How to apply

​Applications for the 2019 academic year open on 1 June 2018, and close on 31 August 2018.  Application forms can be downloaded below, or from the downloads section of the website. 

Download Application Form

Six (6) copies of the application form should be provided, in hard copy, to the Secretary, at the address given on the application form. Please ensure you provide 6 clean collates copies (one for each trustee) of your application and references.  Emailed applications cannot be accepted  (and will not be considered). 

​The Trustees have sole discretion to grant awards and will determine in their discretion the award amount and number of successful applicants, and the terms and conditions applying to each award.  Recent awards have been in the region of $3,000 - $5,000 (per award). 

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to your application?

The Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship (BLSS) is supported by all 20 New Zealand clubs.  Our clubs are arranged into two regions  - South and Central. Each region nominates three of their members to serve as trustees of the BLSS Trust for a two-year term. 

Each trustee reviews all [eligible] applications 
independently, and then the trustees meet in October/November each year to moderate their individual assessments and agree that year's recipients.