The Don Linklater Memorial Bursary has a total of $8,000 per year available for up to four recipients, one of the four bursaries will be considered based on meeting the eligibility criteria and their iwi/hapū connection to the region. This bursary needs to be applied for each year. To be eligible students should be studying in 2024 at undergraduate or postgraduate level, either internally or extramurally, in a field relevant to Horizons work. Relevant areas include; resource management, environmental planning, environmental engineering and modelling with particular emphasis on river and drainage basin dynamics. Applicants must be from the Horizons region (although they may study outside of it) and be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident. Applications for the bursary close on Sunday 31 March, 2024. No late applications will be considered. The selection panel will be comprised of Horizons councillors and staff, and any shortlisted applicants will meet with the panel.