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If you need assistance completing this scholarship application form, contact your School Careers Advisor or access helpful information in Toi Ohomai Careers & Employability resources.

About this Scholarship

Supporting Māori, Pacific and learners with a disability and/or learning challenge with achieving their higher vocational education aspirations.

Toi Ohomai recognises that graduates of higher-level tertiary education programmes play an important role in supporting the economic and social wellbeing and prosperity of their communities and whānau.

The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage the retention of Māori, Pacific, and learners with disabilities and/or learning challenges into higher levels of tertiary study at Toi Ohomai.

Learners completing higher-level qualifications not only contributes valuable skills and knowledge to our region and Aotearoa New Zealand, but also provide important role models for educational success to future students and their whānau.

Eligibility and Criteria

  • be of Pacific Island descent;
  • be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand permanent resident; 
  • have completed/graduated from a Toi Ohomai course within the last two years and the course had a study duration of a minimum of six months;
  • accepted into a higher-level course at Toi Ohomai (for example, if you completed a Level 3 course you must be accepted in a Level 4 or above course)


    • Note: if you also identify as Māori and/or an Accessibility learner (learner with a disability), you may also apply for the Toi Ohomai Whakapumau Pae Tawhiti Scholarship (Ākonga Māori/Māori Learners) and/or the Toi Ohomai Whakapumau Pae Tawhiti Scholarship (Ākonga Āheitanga/Accessibility Learners). However, you will only be awarded one scholarship.

Documents

You must also provide the following documentation with your application:

  1. a cover letter including (1) your Pacific Island lineage and a brief description of how completing your higher learning course will support your future goals, aspirations, your whānau/family and/or community; (2) your study and career/employment plan; (3) financial hardship that may impact your study, and;
  2. a signed supporting letter from an academic staff member (teaching or non-teaching) to support your application.
Please send through the following documents to [email protected]. Please ensure documents are clearly named and are in PDF format.

Closing Date

Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday, 19 February 2025.

Enquiries

[email protected]

Applicant details

Are you a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand permanent resident?
Note: only New Zealand citizens or permanent residents may apply.
Which other ethnicities do you identify with?
Note you must have applied and have been accepted onto the Toi Ohomai course.
Note: The Toi Ohomai course you completed/graduated from must be have been a study duration of a minimum of six months.
I declare that this statement is full and true in all particulars to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand and agree that in applying for this award, if successful:
  • my name, course selection, and photograph may be used for testimonial, advertising, promotional, or public relations purposes by Toi Ohomai;
  • recipients are encouraged to be active participants in campus life and Student Voice (e.g. applying for student ambassador, class representative, or student council positions);
  • recipients will not be eligible for any other Toi Ohomai administered scholarships in the same academic year.
  • recipients circumstances change (for example you have changed your study plans, or were successful for another Toi Ohomai Scholarship), I will advise the Toi Ohomai Scholarships Office.
  • I will be enrolled and engaging in study at the time of receiving the scholarship
I understand that I will need to meet the criteria for my chosen area of study in order to receive this award.