Career Changer: Te Reo Māori (Secondary) and Māori Medium (Primary)

Please Note: The 2010 Scholarships referred to on these pages are no longer available and the information is provided for reference only. 2011 Scholarship information will be available on our homepage shortly.

There are a small number of Te Reo Māori and Māori Medium Career Changer scholarships available to current teaching qualification students who don’t already have a scholarship, and who started their studies at the beginning of the 2010 academic year.

Detailed Information on the Eligibility Criteria, and Application Forms and Guidelines are available from TeachNZ and all Te Reo Māori and Māori Medium teaching qualification providers.

Approved providers and the qualifications they teach are:

Institution Name	Te Reo Māori	Māori Medium
University of Auckland
AUT
Bethlehem Tertiary Institute
Massey University
NZGSE
Otago University
Victoria University
University of Waikato
Te Pu Wananga o Anamata
Te Wananga o Aotearoa
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi
Te Wananga O Raukawa
Te Wananga Takiura

To obtain an Application Pack contact the providers above, or call TeachNZ on 0800 165 225.

Selection Process

Once applications have been examined closely and checked to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria, they will be ranked according to each person's academic achievement and/or work experience (achievement only for graduate scholarships; both achievement and work experience for Career Change scholarships).

A panel will then consider and agree jointly on the ranking of applications. That panel typically includes the Manager TeachNZ, team leader TeachNZ, and a representative from Group Maori/Early Childhood Education or subject specialist from the Ministry. Then, starting from those with the highest ranking, scholarships will be awarded until all available places are filled.

In steps, the process will work like this:

1. Check - does the person meet the eligibility criteria?
2. Assess - the person's highest academic achievement and/or work experience
3. Decide - where each person fits against other applicants who also meet the eligibility criteria, eg first ranked by qualification, marks achieved, then relevance of work experience, and years of work experience where applicable
4. Confirm – selection panel will meet to consider the ranking of applications AND
5. Award - starting from those with the highest ranking, award the scholarships until all the available places are filled.