Pacific Health Scholarships
Background
Te Whatu Ora Pacific Health Scholarships support the development of our Pacific health and disability workforce.
The scholarship offers up to $5,000 for nursing, midwifery and allied health. The scholarships are a contribution towards tuition fees only. Payments will be made directly to your tertiary provider once you have been approved in a health or disability-related course and Te Whatu Ora receives confirmation of tuition fees.
You may still receive a Pacific Health Scholarship if you have received another scholarship of $1,000 or less from another source. If you have received another scholarship of more than $1,000 you are not eligible for a Pacific Health Scholarship.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for a Pacific Health Scholarship, you must:
- Be a New Zealand resident or permanent resident at the time of the application,
- be enrolled in a health or disability-related course/qualification,
- be enrolled at an approved NZQA-accredited tertiary provider in New Zealand
- provide evidence of Pacific Islands descent (passport, birth certificate, reference letter).
The following applicants are deemed ineligible:
- Students who qualify for the Fees Free scheme,
- students who have been or will be awarded any other scholarship of more than $1,000 from another source for the current academic year,
- sixth-year medical students because they receive a stipend,
- PhD students because the front-line workforce takes priority,
- first-year health science students and bio-medical students (competitive courses),
- Ministry of Health employees.
Applications from both full-time and part-time workers will be considered.
How to apply
Click here to complete the online application form.
Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted by Te Whatu Ora.
More information
For all inquiries and for more information, please email pacificscholarships@health.govt.nz.
