Tagaloa Scholarship Application 2027

Introduction

The Tagaloa scholarships are awarded to Pacific people doing a Masters or Doctorate research that contributes to understanding of Pacific People’s experiences and world views in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Preference will be given to applicants who are able to demonstrate that their studies aim to improve the social, economic, and wellbeing of Pacific through a Pacific-holistic worldview. 

Application Process

Note: The following documents must be certified and uploaded

Masters

Your most recent academic transcript
Confirmation of enrolment into a Masters programme
Letter of Support from your academic supervisor, postgraduate coordinators, or academic advisors

Optional Supporting Information

An endorsement letter from a community or family member

Doctorate

Your most recent academic transcript
Confirmation that you have completed your provisional year in a PhD programme
Confirmation that your tertiary institution's Doctoral Committee has approved your full enrolment status in the PhD programme
A written reference from your supervisor

Optional Supporting Information
An endorsement letter from a community or family member

You can ask any one of the following people to certify your documents:

School principal.
Registrar of a tertiary provider.
District Court Registrar or Deputy Registrar.
Barrister or Solicitor.
Justice of the Peace.

Video Submission Requirement

All applicants are required to submit a 5-10 minute video as part of their application.

Please provide a link to your video in the application form. Accepted platforms include YouTube (unlisted), Vimeo, OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive. Applicants are responsible for ensuring the link is accessible for the duration of the assessment process.

Privacy Statement
The Ministry of Education collects your personal information for the purposes of assessing your application for the Tagaloa Scholarship.

Besides our staff, we share this information with two external Tagaloa Scholarship panel members who help assess applications.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information or to have it corrected, please contact us at Tagaloa.Scholarship@education.govt.nz or PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140.

Question Title

What's your name? (Required.)

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What's your email address? (Required.)

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What's your phone number? (Required.)

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What's the name of the tertiary education provider you are studying at? (Required.)

Other (please specify)

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Which Pacific ethnicity or Pacific nation(s) do you identify with?

American Samoa

Cook Island Maori

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

French Polynesia

Hawai'i

Nauru

Niue

Papua New Guinea

Pitcairn Island

Rabi

Rotuma

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Other

Other (please specify)

Question Title

Are you applying for the Masters or Doctorate Scholarship?

Note: Please review the list of required documents above and ensure you have them ready to upload before proceeding to the next section of the application. (Required.)

Masters

Doctorate

Tagaloa Scholarship Application 2027

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* What's your name? (Required.)

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* What's your email address? (Required.)

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* What's your phone number? (Required.)

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* What's the name of the tertiary education provider you are studying at? (Required.)

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* Which Pacific ethnicity or Pacific nation(s) do you identify with?

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* Are you applying for the Masters or Doctorate Scholarship?Note: Please review the list of required documents above and ensure you have them ready to upload before proceeding to the next section of the application. (Required.)

What's your name? (Required.)

What's your email address? (Required.)

What's your phone number? (Required.)

What's the name of the tertiary education provider you are studying at? (Required.)

Which Pacific ethnicity or Pacific nation(s) do you identify with?

Are you applying for the Masters or Doctorate Scholarship?

Note: Please review the list of required documents above and ensure you have them ready to upload before proceeding to the next section of the application. (Required.)