2027 Pacific Education Foundation Scholarship Application Form

Introduction
Pacific Education Foundation scholarships aim to encourage Pacific students into tertiary education. They can be used for any area of study at either graduate or postgraduate level.

For the 2026/27 round, the Pacific Education Foundation are supporting Pacific learners moving into future focussed fields, while still funding the breadth of study Pacific communities need.
25% of the scholarships awarded will be targeted to priority pathways of:

- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- Health and allied health
- Digital, data and AI
- Engineering and skilled trades
- Training, research and education workforce
- Green, climate and sustainability fields

The remaining 75% of scholarships will continue to support the full breadth of study including social services, construction, Pacific languages, Pacific customs and culture.

Applying for a Pacific Education Foundation Scholarship
Before you fill in the application form, we encourage you to read through the form and application guide and see what information and attachments you need to provide.

You can find the application guide online at Pacific Education Foundation Scholarships - Ministry of Education.

Saving and resuming your application
Please note, the form should be completed all at once, as your progress may not be saved and you could lose what you have written. If you want to work on your answers over time, store them in a separate document and paste them into this form when you are ready to complete it.

Contact us
If you have any questions, we're here to help.
Email: TeachNZ.Admin@education.govt.nz

Section One: Eligibility and consent

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1. Privacy Statement:

The personal information you provide in this application form is being collected by the Ministry of Education and the Pacific Education Foundation Board and will be used to:

- decide who will be awarded a Pacific Education Foundation scholarship
- administer your scholarship, if your application is successful.

For these purposes, the Ministry of Education may share your application with the selection panel; may seek to verify relevant parts of your application with your tertiary provider; may contact your named referee to discuss your application including the information you have provided.

The Ministry of Education will also use information you provide for statistical and research purposes, and to tell the government about how the scholarship process worked. Individuals will not be identified in any reports arising from such purposes.

It is voluntary for you to provide this information. If you do not provide the information, we will not be able to process your application. Your information may be shared with the following government agencies where necessary to achieve the above purposes: the Pacific Education Foundation, the scholarship selection panel and your tertiary provider.

For successful applicants, the Ministry of Education may ask to use some of your personal information in the media to advertise and promote the scholarships and to celebrate your achievement. Successful applicants will be asked to agree to this before their personal information is used.

The information collected in this form is held securely by the Ministry of Education and you have the right to ask us for a copy of your information. If you think the personal information the Ministry of Education holds about you is incorrect, you can ask for it to be corrected.

For concerns regarding privacy, please contact: TeachNZ.Admin@education.govt.nz (Required.)

I (the applicant) confirm that I have read and understand this privacy statement.

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2. Initial eligibility check:

To be eligible to apply for a Pacific Education Foundation Scholarship you must:

- have enrolled or be in the process of enrolling into full-time training or study with a tertiary provider in New Zealand. You are not eligible if you are studying/will be studying part time.

- be a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident

- be of indigenous Pacific cultural heritage (see guidance for list of places) (Required.)

I confirm that I meet the above eligibility requirements.

Section Two: Personal details

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3. First name(s) (Required.)

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4. Middle name(s)

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5. Last name (Required.)

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6. Preferred name (if different to first name)

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7. Date of birth (Required.)

Please enter your birth date

Date

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8. Gender (Required.)

Female / Wahine

Male / Tane

Another Gender / He ira kē ano

Prefer not to say

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9. Pacific indigenous ethnicity (Required.)

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

French Polynesia

Hawai’i

Kiribati

Nauru

Niue

Papua New Guinea

Pitcairn Island

Rabi

Rotuma

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Other Pacific indigenous ethnicity (please specify)

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10. Please describe your genealogical ties with your indigenous Pacific heritage. (Required.)

Contact details

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11. Contact email address (Required.)

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12. Contact phone number (Required.)

Address of usual residence

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13. Street address

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14. Suburb (Required.)

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15. City (Required.)

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16. Region (Required.)

Auckland Central/East

Auckland North/West

Auckland South/Southwest

Bay of Plenty/Whakatāne

Canterbury/Chatham Islands

Hawke’s Bay/Tairāwhiti

Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast

Otago/Southland

Tai Tokerau

Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatū

Waikato

Wellington

Unknown

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17. I am a: (Required.)

New Zealand Citizen

New Zealand Permanent Resident

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18. Please provide a certified copy of your citizenship or residency status.

We accept the following types of evidence:
- NZ Birth Certificate
- ID page of your NZ Passport
- A certificate of New Zealand citizenship
- International passport and Permanent Resident Visa

We cannot accept a New Zealand driver license as proof of citizenship/identity.

Select the type of evidence you are uploading:

New Zealand birth certificate

ID page of your New Zealand Passport

A certificate of New Zealand citizenship

International passport and New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa

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19. Please upload evidence of your identity. (Required.)

Section Three: Scholarship details and study plan

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20. Which scholarship are you applying for? (Required.)

Undergraduate scholarship

Postgraduate scholarship

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21. Do you hold or have you previously held any other scholarships? (Required.)

Yes

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22. If Yes, please tell us about the name and value of any scholarships you hold or have previously held?

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23. Please select your tertiary provider: (Required.)

Ara Institute of Canterbury

Auckland University of Technology

Eastern Institute of Technology

Lincoln University

Unitec / Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)

Massey University

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)

NorthTec

Open Polytechnic

Otago Polytechnic

Southern Institute of Technology

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

Universal College of Learning (UCOL)

University of Auckland

University of Canterbury

University of Otago

University of Waikato

Victoria University of Wellington

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

Whitireia and WelTec

Other tertiary (please specify)

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24. Name the qualification you are seeking this scholarship for (Required.)

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25. Does your qualification align with any of the following Pacific Education Foundation priority pathways?

Note: approximately 25% of scholarships awarded will be allocated toward the priority areas identified. If your qualification is not aligned to these areas, there are still Pacific Education Foundation scholarships available. (Required.)

STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)

Health and allied health

Digital, data and AI

Engineering and skilled trades

Teaching, research and education workforce

Green, climate and sustainability fields

Not aligned with a priority pathway

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26. Provide the estimated dates when you will be working toward this qualification:
Expected start date (Required.)

Provide the estimated dates you will be/have been working towards this qualification (not just the academic year).

If you are unsure of the exact start date of your qualification, please enter the date as the first of the month you expect to start.
Already started your qualification? This date can be in the past.

Date

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27. Expected end date: (Required.)

Please tell us when you expect to complete your qualification (not just the end of your academic year).

Date

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28. In 2027, what year of study will you be in? (Required.)

First year of study

Second year of study

Third year of study

Fourth year of study and beyond

Section Four: Qualifications and academic history

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29. Please tell us:

• The names of the highest qualifications you have achieved or partially achieved, either academic or work-related, including any you are currently studying towards

• You may also include any comments on your academic performance, eg extenuating circumstances (Required.)

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30. Please upload a certified copy of your full academic transcript/record of achievement related to your highest qualification, ie a university academic transcript, record of achievement via NZQA for NCEA or other NZQA qualification results.
Ideally we would like to see 1-2 years of results, and must be able to see grades for individual papers/courses. The record can be for a qualification you are currently working towards. (Required.)

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31. Please upload a brief CV (no more than two A4 pages). (Required.)

Section Five: Why are you applying?

For the following questions, the selection panel place emphasis on understanding and getting to know you through your own words. Use of AI is discouraged.

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32. Tell us how your characteristics, experiences, and skills will add value to your studies. Think about future facing capabilities, such as digital literacy, data fluency, AI-adjacent skills, adaptability, cultural intelligence alongside traditional academic strengths and cultural knowledge. (350-word limit) (Required.)

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33. Describe how your study and future career goals connect to emerging Pacific workforce needs - including AI and digital, climate adaptation, health workforce, infrastructure and skilled trades, teaching and research capability, and the sustaining of Pacific languages and culture. (350-word limit) (Required.)

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34. Tell us about your future aspirations. (350-word limit) (Required.)

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35. Tell us how you will use this scholarship, and how it might lessen any hardship (financial or otherwise) you are currently experiencing. (350 word limit)

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36. What is a change that you would like to see in your community? How will you support or contribute with the skills you have developed, or will develop, through your study? (350-word limit) (Required.)

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37. How are you involved in your Pacific community?
Note: This statement must have a reference letter to support what you say (this cannot be from a member of your family) (350-word limit) (Required.)

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38. Please upload a reference letter supporting your community involvement statement above. (Required.)

Please provide contact details of the referee who can verify your statement (this should be the person who wrote your reference letter). The selection panel may contact this person.

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39. Referee's name (Required.)

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40. What is their relationship to you? (Required.)

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41. Referee's email address? (Required.)

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42. Referee's phone number? (Required.)

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43. Name a Pacific student group, mentor or provider Pacific support office you are connected to. (optional)
Note: The selection panel may contact this person.

Section Six: Applicant Declaration

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44. I confirm that: (Required.)

I confirm the information I supply in support of my application is true and correct.

I confirm that I have read and understood the information about the scholarships in the Application Guide.

I confirm that I understand that the Ministry of Education will share information in this application with the selection panel.

I confirm that I understand that the selection panel may contact my referee.

I confirm that I have attached all the necessary documentation to support my application and understand that if my application is not complete it may not be considered.

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45. How did you hear about the Pacific Education Foundation scholarships?

Social media

Word of mouth (e.g. friends, family)

Tertiary provider Pacific offices

Secondary school careers networks

Scholarship website or online

Church and community networks

Faculty member (lecturer, teacher, tutor, etc)

Pacific student associations

Other (please specify)

2027 Pacific Education Foundation Scholarship Application Form

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* 3. First name(s) (Required.)

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* 4. Middle name(s)

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* 5. Last name (Required.)

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* 6. Preferred name (if different to first name)

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* 7. Date of birth (Required.)

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* 8. Gender (Required.)

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* 9. Pacific indigenous ethnicity (Required.)

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* 10. Please describe your genealogical ties with your indigenous Pacific heritage. (Required.)

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* 11. Contact email address (Required.)

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* 12. Contact phone number (Required.)

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* 13. Street address

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* 14. Suburb (Required.)

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* 15. City (Required.)

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* 16. Region (Required.)

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* 17. I am a: (Required.)

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* 19. Please upload evidence of your identity. (Required.)

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* 20. Which scholarship are you applying for? (Required.)

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* 21. Do you hold or have you previously held any other scholarships? (Required.)

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* 22. If Yes, please tell us about the name and value of any scholarships you hold or have previously held?

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* 23. Please select your tertiary provider: (Required.)

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* 24. Name the qualification you are seeking this scholarship for (Required.)

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* 26. Provide the estimated dates when you will be working toward this qualification: Expected start date (Required.)

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* 27. Expected end date: (Required.)

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* 28. In 2027, what year of study will you be in? (Required.)

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* 29. Please tell us: • The names of the highest qualifications you have achieved or partially achieved, either academic or work-related, including any you are currently studying towards• You may also include any comments on your academic performance, eg extenuating circumstances (Required.)

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* 31. Please upload a brief CV (no more than two A4 pages). (Required.)

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* 34. Tell us about your future aspirations. (350-word limit) (Required.)

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* 35. Tell us how you will use this scholarship, and how it might lessen any hardship (financial or otherwise) you are currently experiencing. (350 word limit)

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* 36. What is a change that you would like to see in your community? How will you support or contribute with the skills you have developed, or will develop, through your study? (350-word limit) (Required.)

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* 37. How are you involved in your Pacific community? Note: This statement must have a reference letter to support what you say (this cannot be from a member of your family) (350-word limit) (Required.)

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* 38. Please upload a reference letter supporting your community involvement statement above. (Required.)

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* 39. Referee's name (Required.)

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* 40. What is their relationship to you? (Required.)

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* 41. Referee's email address? (Required.)

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* 42. Referee's phone number? (Required.)

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* 43. Name a Pacific student group, mentor or provider Pacific support office you are connected to. (optional)Note: The selection panel may contact this person.

3. First name(s) (Required.)

4. Middle name(s)

5. Last name (Required.)

6. Preferred name (if different to first name)

7. Date of birth (Required.)

8. Gender (Required.)

9. Pacific indigenous ethnicity (Required.)

10. Please describe your genealogical ties with your indigenous Pacific heritage. (Required.)

11. Contact email address (Required.)

12. Contact phone number (Required.)

13. Street address

14. Suburb (Required.)

15. City (Required.)

16. Region (Required.)

17. I am a: (Required.)

19. Please upload evidence of your identity. (Required.)

20. Which scholarship are you applying for? (Required.)

21. Do you hold or have you previously held any other scholarships? (Required.)

22. If Yes, please tell us about the name and value of any scholarships you hold or have previously held?

23. Please select your tertiary provider: (Required.)

24. Name the qualification you are seeking this scholarship for (Required.)

26. Provide the estimated dates when you will be working toward this qualification:
Expected start date (Required.)

27. Expected end date: (Required.)

28. In 2027, what year of study will you be in? (Required.)

29. Please tell us:

• The names of the highest qualifications you have achieved or partially achieved, either academic or work-related, including any you are currently studying towards

• You may also include any comments on your academic performance, eg extenuating circumstances (Required.)

31. Please upload a brief CV (no more than two A4 pages). (Required.)

34. Tell us about your future aspirations. (350-word limit) (Required.)

35. Tell us how you will use this scholarship, and how it might lessen any hardship (financial or otherwise) you are currently experiencing. (350 word limit)

36. What is a change that you would like to see in your community? How will you support or contribute with the skills you have developed, or will develop, through your study? (350-word limit) (Required.)

37. How are you involved in your Pacific community?
Note: This statement must have a reference letter to support what you say (this cannot be from a member of your family) (350-word limit) (Required.)

38. Please upload a reference letter supporting your community involvement statement above. (Required.)

39. Referee's name (Required.)

40. What is their relationship to you? (Required.)

41. Referee's email address? (Required.)

42. Referee's phone number? (Required.)

43. Name a Pacific student group, mentor or provider Pacific support office you are connected to. (optional)
Note: The selection panel may contact this person.

44. I confirm that: (Required.)

45. How did you hear about the Pacific Education Foundation scholarships?