National Training & Development Council
New Zealand Pacific Scholarships (NZPS)
Up to 5 New Zealand Pacific Scholarships are available to Niuean applicants (who are New Zealand citizens) for undergraduate study. This includes the Niue High School Dux Scholarship recipient. These scholarships are only for study at one of the ten eligible New Zealand education institutions located in New Zealand.
- Auckland University of Technology
- Lincoln University
- Manukau Institute of Technology
- Massey University
- Unitec
- University of Auckland
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University of Waikato
Eligibility
Applicants from Niue must meet the general eligibility criteria outlined in the New Zealand Pacific Scholarships section of this website. They are also required to meet the Niue Government eligibility and selection criteria, available from the Training and Development Unit.
Priority sectors
Finance: including fiscal management systems, tax reforms, capital investment and auditing.
Economic development: including tourism, economics, marketing, management, money and finance, resource management, infrastructure, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, information and communications technology and media.
Social development: including education, human resource planning and development, community development, youth, sports, vocational and technical training and gender.
Governance: including public policy and administration, auditing, monitoring and evaluation, social policy, social work and community development, legal systems and public sector reform.
Environment: including climate change, environmental studies and meteorology.
Taoga Niue: including Niuean language, art history, music and preservation of artefacts and archives.
Key dates
22 September 2011 - Applications open
14 October 2011 - Applications close
24-26 October - Candidates shortlisted
1-4 November - Shortlisted candidates interviewed
9 November - Successful candidates informed.
Contacts
Development Programme Coordinator, New Zealand Aid Programme
New Zealand High Commission, Tapeu, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 683 4022
Fax (00) 683 4173
Manager, National Training and Development Unit
Niue Public Service Building
Fonuakula, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 68. 4214
Fax: (00) 683 4305
New Zealand Regional Development Scholarships (NZRDS)
Up to 2 scholarships are available to Niuean applicants for undergraduate and postgraduate study.
New Zealand Regional Development Scholarships are for study at a Pacific regional institution.
Eligibility
Applicants from Niue must meet the general eligibility criteria outlined in the New Zealand Pacific Scholarships section of this website. They are also required to meet the Niue Government eligibility and selection criteria, available from the Training and Development Unit.
Priority sectors
Finance: including fiscal management systems, tax reforms, capital investment and auditing.
Economic development: including tourism, economics, marketing, management, money and finance, resource management, infrastructure, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, information and communications technology and media.
Social development: including education, human resource planning and development, community development, youth, sports, vocational and technical training and gender.
Governance: including public policy and administration, auditing, monitoring and evaluation, social policy, social work and community development, legal systems and public sector reform.
Environment: including climate change, environmental studies and meteorology.
Taoga Niue: including Niuean language, art history, music and preservation of artifacts and archives.
Key dates
22 September 2011 - Applications open
14 October 2011 - Applications close
24-26 October - Candidates shortlisted
1-4 November - Shortlisted candidates interviewed
9 November - Successful candidates informed.
Contacts
Development Programme Coordinator, New Zealand Aid Programme
New Zealand High Commission, Tapeu, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 683 4022
Fax (00) 683 4173
Manager, National Training and Development Unit
Niue Public Service Building
Fonuakula, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 683 4214
Fax: (00) 683 4305
Short Term Training Awards (STTA)
Short Term Training Awards provide successful applicants with vocational and skills-based training in New Zealand for a period of less than two weeks. They can include:
Work attachments, Short courses.
Priority sectors
The priority sectors for Short Term Training Awards are identified in the New Zealand Pacific Scholarships.
Eligibility
Applicants must be employed, and their employer must nominate them for an award.
Key dates
22 September 2011 - Applications open
14 October 2011 - Applications close
24-26 October - Candidates shortlisted
1-4 November - Shortlisted candidates interviewed
9 November - Successful candidates informed
Contacts
Development Programme Coordinator, New Zealand Aid Programme
New Zealand High Commission
Tapeu, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 683 4022
Fax (00) 683 4173
Manager, National Training and Development Unit
Niue Public Service Building
Fonuakula, Alofi, Niue
Tel: (00) 683 4214
Fax: (00) 683 4305