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This information helps us direct financial support where it can have the greatest impact.
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CONFIRMATIONS

Scholarship Conditions

  • Scholarships are offered annually to students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, takatāpui, queer, intersex, asexual or any diverse gender or sexuality (LGBTTQIA+).
  • All applicants are required to be enrolling or enrolled at a tertiary level institution recognised as such by the NZQA. The programme must be on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications. For undergraduate degree programmes, applicants must be enrolling in a full-time degree course, of at least three years duration.
  • The recipient must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and have lived in New Zealand for at least the previous two years.
  • The recipient will have shown a good level of academic achievement during their studies. Involvement in extra-curricular/co-curricular activities will be of particular interest. The recipient's personal history, financial needs, academic record (particularly in terms of effort and achievement), and plans will be taken into account.
  • The Scholarship will be paid on receipt of confirmation of enrolment (such as a copy of your Accepted Offer of Place letter from your Tertiary Institution).
  • Recipients who hold other grants or awards may be awarded a sum up to the value stipulated by the regulations (if any) relating to those grants or awards.
  • Any other conditions set by the individual Scholarship Sponsor, which may include location and/or relevant programme of study.
  • The Trust may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with the administration and assessment of Scholarship applications, including the initial review of applications against the Scholarship Conditions. The Trust maintains human oversight of the application process, including eligibility decisions, and Scholarship recipients will always be selected by people acting on behalf of the Trust.