Overview
The New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship Programme supports people from refugee backgrounds, or their children, who are undertaking eligible health study at Level 7 or above in New Zealand.
Complete scholarship details
The programme is intended to strengthen participation of people from refugee backgrounds in the health workforce. Official information states support can include up to NZ$5,000 for course-related costs and up to NZ$20,000 for tertiary-education living costs per year, subject to the programme's current terms. The award is administered through the published scholarship process and applicants should verify current documentation requirements on the official pages.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be former refugees or children of former refugees in New Zealand and be studying an eligible health qualification at Level 7 or above, subject to the current programme rules.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Confirm the qualification is an eligible Level 7-or-above health programme and review current proof-of-refugee-background requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the University of Auckland scholarship listing and New Zealand Ministry of Health programme information. The annual closing date is 1 October; official information states up to NZ$5,000 course-related and up to NZ$20,000 living-cost support per year.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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