CLNZ Creative Writing Tertiary Scholarships

Each year Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) offers $3,500 tertiary scholarships to students enrolled in a Masters of Creative Writing programme at universities across Aotearoa. The purpose of these scholarships is to support students enrolled on a Creative Writing Masters programme, designed to encourage growth in the industry, advocate publishing in New Zealand, and motivate the next generation of writers. This scholarship is for students who have been accepted into a Masters of Creative Writing programme and are embarking on their study. Students are chosen by the tertiary institute based on the merits of their application and through an assessment of the work they are undertaking. As part of this process, it is established that the work being undertaken by the applicant does not infringe upon any copyright law. Scholarships are tenable by students who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. The scholarships are currently offered by The University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington, and are available to current students enrolled in a Masters of Creative Writing. The Cultural Fund derives its revenue from a 2% share of domestic licensing income and from overseas revenue that is non-title specific, investing in people and projects that protect writers and publishers' ability to earn revenue from their works, support the creation and production of new works, and grow the number of works created and skills in the industry.