The Louisa Roper Scholarships were funded by the generosity of the late Myrtle Louisa Roper under the terms of her Will. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide scholarships in perpetuity to assist students to further their tertiary education in the arts - primarily modern languages other than English. The Scholarship fund is managed and administered by Public Trust. Due to its philanthropic giving nature the fund is held by a purposely structured trust which is registered with the Charitable Trust under the Charities Act 2005, Registration No. CC24217.
The Applicant must have attended Avonside Girls High School, Papanui High School or Ashburton College during any part of their final year of secondary education.
The course of study must be delivered by recognised Tertiary Institution and must be at least one year in duration.
Applications will open in November each year.
Click here for our application form. Please email your completed application to [email protected] between 9am on 1 November 2025 and 5pm on 12 December 2025.