AFS Pasifika Scholarship to Pacific Island Student
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
* demonstrate a need for financial assistance and complete a 200 word statement on “Why I need an AFS Scholarship”
The closing date for AFS Pasifika scholarships for 2012 is AUGUST 30th.
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