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Te Huawhiti Career Changer Scholarship
Scholarship details
| Close date | Monday, 15 November 2021 |
|---|---|
| Domestic/international | Domestic Only |
About the scholarship
If you want to change careers and become a teacher, a Te Huawhiti Scholarship can support your journey.
A Te Huawhiti scholarship provides financial assistance so the loss of income you experience while studying is not a barrier to obtaining a teaching qualification.
The scholarship is designed to assist applicants studying to teach any subject in any sector.
Undergraduate or graduate, if you are enrolled on, or plan to enrol on, any approved teaching programme this could be the scholarship for you! As a Te Huawhiti Career Changer Scholar you gain access to:
Course fees to study an approved teaching qualification An allowance of $30,000 per year, over the period of your study (limited to three years)
How To Apply
You will be able to apply for the 2021 programme online, or by post.
We hold cultural competencies, passion and life experience in the same regard as your academic history. Our application form is designed to let you show this off!
You can apply for multiple scholarships, but can only be granted one. Part-time options are available.
Entry requirements
To be eligible, you are required to:
Be changing your career or profession to teaching OR
Be an unqualified teacher currently working in a school (such as a Teacher Aide) have a Limited Authority to Teach or a kaiarahi I te reo AND
Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident Be enrolled on, have applied for, or be intending on enrol on an approved qualification.