How to apply

Applications for the 2020 academic year are now closed - successful recipients were advised in November 2019.
Applications for the 2021 academic year will open on 1 June 2020  - application forms can be downloaded from this website from 1 June 2020. 

How to apply....

Six (6) copies of the application form should be provided, in hard copy, to the Secretary, at the address given on the application form by Sunday 30 August 2020.

Please ensure you provide 6 collated (stapled) 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 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.