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Financial help to study

There are several forms of financial assistance available to encourage people to study for an ECE teacher education qualification. These are in addition to the Student Allowances and Student Loan Schemes administered by StudyLink.

Scholarships

TeachNZ Teacher Recruitment Scholarships are targeted at areas of priority for teacher supply to meet increasing demand for teachers in certain sectors over the next ten years. These sectors are currently ECE, Māori Medium teachers, and secondary teachers of specific subjects.

ECE scholarship applications for teacher education study starting in Semester 1 closed on 1 February 2009. Applications for ECE teacher education programmes starting in Semester 2 2009 will open on 1 July and close on 31 July 2009.

To check out your teacher education options and eligibility for a Teacher Recruitment Scholarship (Early Childhood) view the following documents:

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A complete list of approved early childhood teacher education providers and qualifications for 2009.

ECE - Where to study (316k pdf)

Download this document for the application form and full information on the TeachNZ Teacher Recruitment Scholarship - Early Childhood (2009)

Teacher Recruitment Scholarship (ECE) (244kb pdf)