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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The purpose of the Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarship is to provide scholarships to athletes, enabling them to pursue educational opportunities while maintaining their active participation in high-performance sport. These scholarships aim to broaden the skillsets and educational backgrounds of athletes, preparing them for diverse career paths by enhancing their non-sport development and encourage sustainability of the athlete talent pool.
Benefits
The Athlete scholarship support can include:
Financial contribution to study (course) costs and additional study fees
Athlete Scholarship: Maximum $10,000 per application/applicant per year
Athlete Gold Scholarship: Maximum $10,000 per application/applicant per year
Financial contribution to Study Support Allowance (SSA)
Athlete Scholarship: Maximum $2,500 per semester
Athlete Gold Scholarship: Maximum $500 per semester
Eligibility
- Be a New Zealand citizen.
- Be a high-performance athlete:
- Be identified by HPSNZ as a Tailored Athlete Performance Support (TAPS) athlete, or
- New Zealand Senior international representative athlete in an Invested or Non-Invested Sport
- The proposed study must fit within the athlete’s Individual Performance Plan (IPP) for the next 12-month period, with study requirements that do not restrict the athlete’s ability to commit to their agreed national training and competition plans.
- Submit a complete application.
- Be endorsed by their NSO and HPSNZ (sought by PMS team and based on guideline requirements and athlete performance) leading up to and during the scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Oct 2026
Application dates: 31 August 2026 - 31 October 2026