Scholarships, fellowships, sabbaticals, and study awards
A range of study awards, scholarships, fellowships, and sabbaticals which provide release from schools are available for teachers and principals. These encourage professionals to be involved in pursuing their interests, furthering their knowledge, and contributing to understandings of effective practice in learning and teaching.
Information and calls for applications on scholarships, fellowships, sabbaticals, and study awards usually becomes available in the beginning of the year and is publicised on websites and in the New Zealand Education Gazette.
New Zealand Diploma in Specialist Subjects (Secondary Teacher) Division II
The New Zealand Diploma in Specialist Subjects (Secondary Teacher) Division II gives a group of teachers a targeted opportunity to upgrade their qualifications for salary group G3+. The Ministry of Education pays the fees of teachers enrolled in the New Zealand Diploma in Specialist Subjects (Secondary Teacher) Division II, except where additional study is required to complete the diploma.
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The Microsoft NZ Partners in Learning Innovative Teachers Awards 2008
This award provides support for four teachers to attend the Microsoft ASIA Pacific Regional conference June 2009 in Malaysia and an opportunity for New Zealand’s most innovative teacher to attend the Microsoft world conference. Submissions can be made on the website www.innovativeteachers.co.nz. The closing date is Monday August 25 2008.
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Teacher study awards
Information regarding study awards including background information, criteria, instructions, and application forms for study awards is available here.
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Teacher study awards directory
Use this link to access a list of teacher study awards available to New Zealand teachers.
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Study awards in Māori and Pasifika education research
The aim of these awards is to assist emerging education researchers to complete research-based postgraduate study in Māori and Pasifika education.
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Principal sabbaticals
Area school, primary and secondary principals can apply for paid sabbatical leave of ten weeks duration to engage in a balance of professional learning, reflection, and rejuvenation. Principals are expected to share their findings with their colleagues.
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Secondary teacher sabbaticals
The Secondary Teachers’ Sabbatical Leave scheme provides a sustained period of time for teachers to engage in a balance of professional learning and reflection and rejuvenation. Teachers are expected to share their findings with their colleagues.
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Te Wānanga o Raukawa bilingual programme
Information and application form for the Te Wānanga o Raukawa bilingual programme can be accessed here. The programme of study will be offered by Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa and is based at its campus in Ōtaki.
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Hōaka Pounamu – Graduate Diploma in Bilingual and Immersion Teaching
These study awards provide for successful applicants to attend Christchurch College of Education professional development programme Hōaka Pounamu – Graduate Diploma in Bilingual and Immersion Teaching.
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University of Waikato School of Education: Te Kura Toi Tangata o te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Find out information on University of Waikato School of Education's Graduate Diploma in Māori Medium Teaching.
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Ngārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion memorial scholarships
Enterprising, innovative, and influential Māori are invited to submit an application for a scholarship grant.
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e-Learning teacher fellowships
Successful teachers are provided with up to one year's release from their classroom duties in order to carry out a research project and explore the use of emerging technologies.
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Royal Society of New Zealand
The New Zealand Science, Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellowship scheme, funded by Government and administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, seeks to raise the profile of science, mathematics, social sciences, and technology within the wider community.
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TeachNZ teacher recruitment scholarships
These scholarships are targeted at areas of priority for teacher supply, in order to meet increasing demand for teachers in some areas over the next ten years. These areas are early childhood and Māori-medium teachers, secondary teachers of specific subjects, and teachers in rural areas.
