Manaaki New Zealand Short Term Training Scholarships

Scholarships for cohort study in 2023 and 2024

ASEAN and Timor-Leste

Who is eligible?

These are intensive short courses for eligible participants from ASEAN and Timor-Leste,  who have a minimum of 5 years work experience in the relevant sector for each course. To be eligible for one of the above scholarships, you must be a citizen from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.  

Scholarships are offered to citizens of Singapore and Brunei for the Public Sector Leadership (mid-level) course.
Scholarships are offered to citizens of Singapore and Brunei for the Food and Agribusiness Value Chains courses.

Note: Not all of the above courses are open to all countries.

Pacific

Who is eligible?

These are intensive short courses for eligible participants from Pacific nations who have a minimum of 5 years work experience in the relevant sector for each course. To be eligible for one of the above scholarships, you must be a citizen from: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Africa

Who is eligible?

These are intensive short courses for eligible participants from African nations who have a minimum of 5 years work experience in the relevant sector for each course. To be eligible for one of the above scholarships, you must be a citizen from: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Dijibouti, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Note: Not all of the above courses are open to all countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Who is eligible?

These are intensive short courses for eligible participants from Latin American and Caribbean nations who have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the relevant sector for each course. To be eligible for one of the above scholarships, you must be a citizen from: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Other eligibility criteria

To be eligible for a Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship, all the following statements must be true for you:

• From the date my application is submitted, I will have lived in my country of citizenship for the last two years or more.
• Exception for diplomatic corps and their family: A member of the diplomatic corps or a dependant of a member of the diplomatic corps, living outside their own country, can apply for a Scholarship.
• I am not a citizen or permanent resident of any of the following countries:
  New Zealand, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, any European Union country, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America.
• Exceptions: People from the following countries and territories are eligible to apply:
  • Niue and Tokelau, even though they are New Zealand citizens.
  • French Pacific Territories, even though they are French citizens.
  • New Zealand-Samoan and Timor-Leste-Portuguese dual citizens.
• I will be at least 18 years old at the time I start the scholarship.
• I am not currently serving in the military.
• Within the last five years, I have not had a New Zealand Scholarship terminated.

You must also acknowledge and agree that:

• I have received endorsement from my employer to attend this training programme.
• I expect to meet the academic entry requirements (including English language requirements) for my planned training programme.

Supporting documents

If you are shortlisted for a scholarship, you will need to provide copies of the following documents before taking up your scholarship. You will receive an email requesting you return these documents by email, if you are progressed to the shortlisting stage.

• Certified copies of the personal pages of your passport if you are applying for an in-country course. An alternative form of Government-issued photo identification is acceptable if applying for an online course.
• Where available, certified copies of your International English proficiency test results, such as International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or equivalent, from within the last 18 months.