Become a Teacher scholarships
Education Workforce scholarships are available for students enrolling in an initial teacher education programme to become a teacher. This range of scholarships can help cover the cost of your course fees and pay you an allowance. They include TeachNZ and Career Changer scholarships.
- Visit thewebsite for application details and closing dates.
Education Workforce scholarships
The Ministry of Education also has study awards and grants for current teachers.
- (applications open on 25 July 2024 and close on 22 August 2024).
- (applications open on 25 July 2024 and close on 22 August 2024).
Ministry of Education Tertiary Fees Funding Support
The Ministry of Education is continuing its Tertiary Fees Funding Support scheme for approved mathematics and literacy courses. Up to 600 teachers each year will be supported to study a mathematics or literacy course at the graduate or postgraduate level. Half the tuition fee will be paid for by the Ministry of Education and half by the teacher’s school, or teacher.
For further details on how to apply apply for this subsidy visit:
Or you can contact the Ministry, email:Tertiaryfees.Fundingsupport@education.govt.nz
The following UC courses are approved for this scheme. Please note that there may be some costs (such as the Student Services Levy) that are not covered by the subsidy.
- EDEM607 Contemporary Issues in Literacy Education
- EDEM653 Meeting the needs of learners with literacy learning difficulties
- EDEM618 Dyslexia: Identification and Intervention
- EDEM617 Enhancing reading development in young children at risk
- EDEM631 Foundations of Language Acquisition and Learning
- EDEM690 MEd thesis (90 points)
- EDEM691 MEd thesis (120 points)
