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2026 Poster Competition Winners Announced

The Forest and Wood Foundation is pleased to announce the 2026 Poster Competition winners.15 posters were presented during the New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference with conference attendees voting to determine the winner. 1st place went to Tasman Claridge for "Beyond Radiata: the case for stone pine on marginal land"Tasmans study asks whether stone pine is financially competitive on marginal land in Marlborough given income potential from pine nuts, NZU's, timber and interim grazing over...

Scholarship Opportunities for Forestry Students in 2027

The Forest and Wood Foundation (previously the NZIF Foundation) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Southern Wood Council and Hawkes Bay Forest Group Scholarships are taking applications.The Southern Wood Council (SWC) Scholarship is worth a total of $6000 over 3 years for those heading into their second year of study in Forestry at the University of Canterbury in 2027 with a connection to Otago, Southland or South Canterbury.The Hawkes Bay Forestry Group (HBFG) Scholarship is worth $5000 and a...

2026 Foundation Awards Announcement – September 2026

The NZIF Foundation is pleased to announce the following recipients of our awards for 2026Chavasse Travel Award – Hazel Daniels, Forest Pathologist, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy ScienceThe award will support Hazel to attend the 2026 International Union of Forest Research Organisation (IUFRO) Working Party in South Africa.Frank Hutchison Postgraduate Scholarship - Mahsa Hashemi, Forestry/Forest Engineering PhD student, University of CanterburyThe award will support Mahsa in he...

Southern Wood Council Award - April 2026

This scholarship, funded by the Southern Wood Council, provides $2000 per year for three years toward undergraduate study in Forestry at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, and is targeted at students with a connection to the Otago, Southland or South Canterbury regions. The Southern Wood Council Inc (SWC) was established in 2001 to promote, encourage and coordinate the sustainable economic development of the forest products industry in the Otago and Southland ...

2025 Foundation Awards Announcement – May 2025

The NZIF Foundation is pleased to announce the following recipients of our awards for 2025.Chavasse Travel Award - Natalie Graham, PhD student & Scientist, ScionFrank Hutchison Postgraduate Scholarship - Frederick Anthonio, PhD student, University of CanterburyMary Sutherland Scholarship - Jack O’Dowd and Filipe Domonibitu, NZ Diploma in Forest Management, Toi Ohomai Institute of TechnologyUniversity Undergraduate Scholarship - Ashlyn Chan, 3rd year Bachelor of For...