ABOUT THIS SCHOLARSHIP

AFS New Zealand is offering scholarships for Pacific Island students to take up the challenge to live and study overseas. Scholarships are valued at $10,000 for a year programme or cover the full exchange programme fee for a semester programme.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

To be eligible for this scholarship students must:

* be of Pacific descent and demonstrate that they, their parent(s), grandparent(s), or great-grandparent(s) were born in, and have blood ties to, a Pacific Island nation

* demonstrate involvement in Pacific Island culture and / or language

* participate in an AFS year or semester programme

HOW TO APPLY

* be selected for an exchange and complete the AFS Scholarship Application Form as part of the AFS application

* demonstrate Pacific genealogy by providing a copy of your birth certificate and / or the birth certificate of their parent(s), grandparent(s), or great-grandparent(s) who were born in the Pacific

* write a 200 word statement describing your involvement with Pacific Island culture and / or language

* demonstarte a need for financial assistance and complete a 200 word statement on “Why I need an AFS Scholarship”

To find out more about other scholarships with AFS visit the AFS website