AFS Aotearoa Ngā Karahipi Kaitiaki O Te Ao

1. You must write a letter to the AFS New Zealand Educational Trust (or the provider of the scholarship) within two weeks of receiving notification of a successful application. This notification will set out the focus expected.
2. As a global ambassador you are required to share your experiences, global learning etc it’s your responsibility to write these dates into your diary.  All pieces will be sent to [email protected]

1. Should any application be incomplete or submitted later than the deadline, this may disqualify you from being considered for a scholarship.
2. Should anything be raised with AFS NZ prior to your departure that would suggest you are no longer a worthy candidate of a grant or scholarship, AFS NZ reserves the right to withdraw this privilege. This may include information from your school, your social attitude, failure to write to the AFS NZ Trust / provider or concern over your ability to represent AFS and NZ well, or misrepresentation in the scholarship application or failure to disclose relevant information.
3. If you programme release or are returned early, for breaking AFS rules, AFS New Zealand reserves the right to seek return of part or all the grant or scholarship funding.
4. The majority of grants and scholarships allocated are to support participants and families requiring financial assistance. As such, should natural families show they are in a position to travel to the host country whilst the student is on exchange this should be discussed with AFS NZ.  At AFS NZ’s discretion, it could require their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) to pay AFS Intercultural Programmes NZ the scholarship amount or part thereof. This may also apply where the recipient requests an early programme release for the purposes of joining their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) on a holiday before returning to New Zealand.
5. Should you change the length of your programme, AFS New Zealand has the right to change the grant or scholarship amount to fit within the new programme length.
6. AFS grants or scholarships are not redeemable in cash or transferable to another programme, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

These grants celebrate students who require financial assistance but also have the courage to go somewhere quite different and embrace the spirit of AFS.

Requirement:

You can apply for this scholarship if you are going on an AFS programme to one of the countries listed.

• Europe – Czech Republic, Iceland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia or Türkiye
• Asia – India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand or Mongolia
• Africa – Ghana, South Africa or Tunisia
• Central & South America – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru or Paraguay

Valued between $500-$5,000

This scholarship is enabled by a generous donation by Ginny Radford.  She received New Year’s Honours for a life dedicated to the Girl Guides Movement.  Ginny is herself a Returnee (USA 1968-69) and wishes to make the opportunity that she had available for applicants today.

Awarded to an all-round student who has demonstrated leadership qualities, shows a need for financial assistance and who will been an excellent ambassador for AFS NZ.

Evidence required

• Certificates, awards, letters of recommendation from coaches to support your involvement in leadership pursuits 
• Photos, short videos

Valued up to $5,000

Kevin was a treasured AFS NZ volunteer over many years. He contributed significantly to the growth and financial wellbeing of our organisation. Kevin was a past Chairperson of AFS NZ and the AFS Educational Trust. All three of Kevin’s sons are AFS NZ Returnees.

His family wishes to see this scholarship go firstly to a student from Palmerston North Boys High School or secondly to a Palmerston North student.

Awarded to a an all-round student who has demonstrated leadership qualities, shows a need for financial assistance, and who will be an excellent ambassador for his school, community and AFS.

Evidence Required:

• Photos, certificates, awards and letters of recommendation to show your achievements and leadership.

Valued between $500-$5,000

Awarded to a South Auckland Counties student requiring financial assistance, who will be an excellent ambassador for both the area and AFS NZ and can show involvement in some form of community service.

Evidence required 

• Your family home needs to be in the South Auckland Counties
• Photos/short videos/letters in support of your involvement in your local community, through church, school, sports etc

Valued between $500-$5,000

Awarded to a Thames Valley student requiring financial assistance, who will be an excellent ambassador for both the area and AFS NZ and can show involvement in some form of community service.

Evidence required

• Your family home needs to be in the Thames Valley Area
• Photos/short videos/letters in support of your involvement in your local community, through church, school, sports etc

Complete “My plan to raise funds towards my AFS experience”

Form to download and complete

Please have your parent(s) / caregiver(s) complete and sign the financial position declaration form.  This will be completely confidential to the Scholarship allocation team.  Your parent(s) / caregiver(s) can send this directly and separately from the main scholarship application to AFS NZ at [email protected]

Financial Position Declaration Form

Referees provide the names of two referees who you feel will provide further information to support your grant(s) or scholarship application. 

Notes:

• Referees must not be family members nor your peers.
• You may use a teacher from your school who knows you well but this person cannot be the same as the teacher referee you have used in your Online Application.
• Overall, your referees should not be same referees used in your Online Application, however, if you have no other option, please contact AFS NZ to discuss this.
• Referees could be people such as: a sports coach or team manager;  your Kaumatua or Kuia;  your cultural group leader;  a senior member of your church; a music, drama or dance teacher etc;  your workplace ‘boss’; the manager of a community service group / voluntary activity you are actively involved in.
• You should have discussed with your referees that you have been accepted by AFS NZ to go on your AFS experience and why you are applying for your grant or scholarship.  It is desirable if possible that your referees will be able to assist the Scholarship panel in understanding your need for financial assistance.
• Your referees should be easily contactable by the Scholarship panel.

The application form will show here when scholarship applications are being accepted