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Becoming a teacher in New Zealand
Te Karahipi Huarau

Te Huarau Scholarship

A Te Huarau Scholarship can financially support you on your journey to becoming a teacher
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Last updated 21 June 2024

Each year, we offer 130 scholarships to aspiring teachers in priority subjects and education settings.

As a Te Huarau scholar you gain access to:

  • course fees to study an approved teaching qualification
  • an allowance of NZD$10,000 over the period of your study (limited to 4 years).

If you are enrolled, or plan to enrol, on an approved undergraduate or graduate teaching course, this could be the scholarship for you.

Application period currently closed

The application period for the 2024 Te Huarau Scholarship closed in February 2024. The application period for 2025 will open in January/February 2025.

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Key scholarship information

Te Huarau Scholarship
Scholarship type
Priority subjects and education settings
Application period
16 January 2024 – 13 February 2024
Fees
Paid
Allowance
NZD$10,000 over duration of study
Scholarships available
130

 

Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

  • be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
  • be enrolled, have applied for, or be planning to enrol, on 1 of the approved initial teacher education courses listed on the Teaching Council’s programme-finder tool (see the popular resources section of this page.) These courses may be updated during the year. 

You are not eligible for the scholarship if you:  

  • have already received a TeachNZ scholarship
  • have already completed initial teacher education training or are already a registered teacher. 

 

  • Students planning to teach science, technology or maths.
  • Students planning to teach in ECE or in secondary settings.
  • Students who are Māori, Pacific or planning to teach in bilingual or immersion settings.
  • Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Applicants who are currently working in a school as a:

  • teacher aide
  • teacher on a Limited Authority to Teach (LAT)
  • kaiāwhina
  • kaiārahi i te reo.

If there are large numbers of applications, we will shortlist based on these priorities. 

Contact us  

If you have any questions, we’re here to help.  

Email: teachnz.admin@education.govt.nz  

Freephone: 0800 165 225

 

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