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Ivan Fisk Scholarship

The Ivan Fisk ScholarshipThe Ivan Fisk Scholarship is an annual scholarship fund designed to provide financial assistance to help advance the careers of anyone working in the manufacturing or mechanical engineering fields.

The Scholarships are named in recognition of the late Ivan Fisk, for his efforts to help New Zealanders advance their engineering careers from apprenticeship level to higher national qualification level.

The 2007 fund was $12,000 and was awarded to anyone who completed a qualification in manufacturing/mechanical engineering at level 4 and would like to study further at NZQA Level 5 diploma or degree level or above.


The subjects the judging committee considered were not limited to trade skills and could include management, supervisory skills, communication, or any other topics that will help to advance a career.

Congratulations to the 2007 Recipients:

Nathan Wooderson - Tokoroa - studying Maintenance & Diagnostics Level 5 at Open Polytechnic

Pritesh Patel - Hamilton - studying Maintenance & Diagnostics Level 5 at Open Polytechnic

Douglas James - Dunedin - studying Maintenance & Diagnostics Level 5 at Open Polytechnic

Nicholas Jenks - Auckland - studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechatronics - Automation and Control at Massey University

Karl Mossong - Putaruru - studying Maintenance & Diagnostics Level 5 at Maintain NZ

Matthew Avery - Palmerston North - studying Light Fabrication Level 5 at Open Polytechnic

Craig Stephenson - Te Awamutu - studying National Diploma Mechanical Engineering at Wellington Polytechnic


APPLICATIONS for the 2008 Ivan Fisk Scholarship are closed, recipients will be announced shortly.

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