Brief Description:

Deadline Date: 5:00 p.m. 20 June 2024 (New Zealand timezone), or prior, determined by funding.

Eligibility
Applicants must be:

Current or recent (fixed-term or permanent) public servants (as defined in the Regulations and Conditions section below) whose roles have been disestablished, since 1 September 2023, or are proposed to be disestablished at the time of application for the scholarship.

NZ citizens or permanent residents who meet one of the University’s domestic admission types.

Resident in Wellington region (as defined in the Regulations and Conditions section below).

Not currently enrolled students and currently studying at the University (including current part time students).
Intending to enrol in one of the listed scholarship programmes for either full or part time study beginning in Trimester 2.

Meeting all other requirements of these Regulations and Conditions.

Description:

Description
The Wellington Public Sector Scholarship for Trimester 2, 2024 is available for current or recent public servants residing in the Wellington region whose roles have been disestablished, since 1 September 2023 or are proposed to be disestablished at the time of application. Applicants who enrol in one of our selected taught postgraduate and graduate qualifications beginning in Trimester 2 may qualify under this scholarship to have up to two of their courses paid for.

The funding for this scholarship was established by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington to support public servants affected by current restructuring in the public service.

Trimester 2 starts Monday 8 July 2024.

Application process
A completed online scholarship and admission application must be submitted by 5 pm on the closing date. However, funding may be exhausted prior. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
If you need to change your scholarship application, email scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz. If you need to change your admission application, email info@vuw.ac.nz.

Scholarship specific documentation
Applicants must supply:

Proof of employment in the public service and evidence of disestablishment of your role since September 2023 or proposed disestablishment at the time of application (this may be a letter or email from your employer advising of the disestablishment of your role, redundancy, or proposed disestablishment of your role).

Selection process
Applications will be assessed and processed in the order that completed applications are received. Applications are considered completed once you have:

fully completed the scholarship application; and

applied for admission.

If a scholarship is awarded it will be conditional on you:

accepting your unconditional or conditional Offer of Place once received (being admitted to your qualification);

submitting an enrolment application within 5 business days of receiving your Offer of Place;

accepting your enrolment agreement; and becoming fully enrolled (by fulfilling any outstanding conditions)

accepting your scholarship award

Assessment of your applications for your scholarship (against the criteria described in the Regulations and Conditions below), as well as assessment of your application for admission and enrolment, will be completed prior to the start of Trimester 2.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their scholarship application on or before 1 July 2024.

Regulations and conditions

Applications close 5 pm 20 June 2024 or once funding limits are reached, whichever comes first.
Funding for this scholarship is capped. Applications will be considered in the order completed applications (as described above) are submitted, and numbers of scholarships awarded will be limited to funding.
Completing an application does not guarantee you will be awarded a scholarship.
Applicants must be current or recent public servants whose roles have been disestablished since 1 September 2023 or are proposed to be disestablished at the time of application for the scholarship. Where an applicant has ended their role in other circumstances relating to restructuring (for example voluntary redundancy) this will be considered. For the purposes of this scholarship, the term ‘public servant’ refers to those employed in core Public Service institutions, specifically the agencies referred to in section 10(a) and (b) of the Public Service Act 2020. These include departments, which usually have ‘ministry’ or ‘department’ in their name – such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development, and Department of Conservation. As well as these, this definition of the Public Service also includes Crown Agents - organisations such as ACC, the Earthquake Commission, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand. This scholarship does not cover employees working in the wider public sector – including police officers, Defence personnel, and teachers.
Applicants must be resident in the Wellington region. For the purposes of this scholarship, ‘Wellington region’ refers to the definition provided by the Greater Wellington Regional Council: this includes Wellington City, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Kapiti Coast, South Wairarapa, Carterton, Masterton, Tararua.
Applicants are expected to hold undergraduate degrees for entry into postgraduate programmes. Some exceptions are outlined in degree regulation entry requirements.
Successful applicants must also meet the University’s academic admission requirements. Specific programmes may have additional entry requirements.
Scholarships apply to all programmes that the University has identified, and that have capacity in Trimester 2, 2024.
Applicants must enrol to study at graduate or postgraduate degree level, either full or part time in one of the listed programmes. This includes postgraduate certificates and diplomas and Certificates of Proficiency.
The scholarship covers tuition fees and the compulsory student service fees for up to two 15 or 20-point courses, or one 30-point course, or one 45-point course. These must be completed in Trimester 2, 2024.  The total value will depend on the courses completed.
If applicants enrol in more than two 15 and/or 20-point courses in Trimester 2, the University will pay for the two most expensive courses. If applicants enrol in a 30-point or 45-point course and/or other courses only the most expensive single course will be funded.
Students will need to cover the costs of textbooks or course materials and other course-related costs.
This scholarship does not include funding for research-based courses.
A student cannot hold another university-administered scholarship, which pays their fees, during the same period.
The sections above headed Eligibility, Application process, Scholarship specific documentation, and Selection Process as well as this section are all deemed to form part of these Scholarship Regulations.

As admission and enrolment processing times cannot be guaranteed, it is highly recommended that you apply as early as possible to avoid potential delays.

Contact
If you need to change your scholarship application or if you have a query about the scholarship, please email scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz.

If you have a query regarding admission or enrolment, please submit a query via info@vuw.ac.nz.

Required Documents and References:

Proof of employment in the public service and evidence of disestablishment of your role since September 2023 or proposed disestablishment at the time of application.

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

7 May 2024

Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone) :

20 Jun 2024 5:00 PM