You’re eligible to apply if you:
- are a current or recent (fixed-term or permanent) public servant whose role has been disestablished,
- are a citizen or permanent resident living in the Wellington region,
- are not currently enrolled and studying at the University,
- meet the entry requirements for the qualification you’d like to study, chosen from the selected qualifications below,
- and have completed an application to study in Trimester 2, 2024.
See the scholarship regulations and conditions for more information on eligibility, and supporting documentation you’ll need to supply.
How to apply
- You need to complete both an admission application for your chosen qualification, and an application for the scholarship.
- You can complete both applications online, via our student portal, Pūaha.
- Once you’re signed into Pūaha, go to ‘My applications’ to complete both your admission and scholarship applications.
- You’ll need to provide proof of employment in the public sector, and evidence that your employment has ended (or is ending) due to your role being disestablished.
The closing date for Wellington Public Sector Scholarship applications is Thursday 20 June 2024, or when funding limits are reached (whichever comes first).
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1. Choose your qualification
Explore our qualifications, and choose what you want to study.
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2. Check qualification entry requirements
The entry requirements for each of our qualifications is shown on its web page.
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3. Apply to study online
Sign up to Pūaha, our student portal, to apply for a place in your chosen qualification. Trimester 2 applications are due 20 June 2024.
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4. Apply for the scholarship
Complete the scholarship application form and submit the relevant supporting documentation.
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5. Choose your Trimester 2 courses
Once we’ve offered you a place on your chosen qualification, you’ll be able to sign up for individual courses.
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6. Sort your living costs
Use StudyLink’s eligibility test to see if you could get a student loan and/or allowance.
Qualifications that you can start on a Wellington Public Sector Scholarship
Most of our qualifications can be started either full or part time in Trimester 2. Some are designed to be started in Trimester 1 though, so for these qualifications, starting in Trimester 2 may mean you need to start your study part time, or that it will take longer to achieve your qualification.
Business and Government
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Executive Master of Business Administration
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Business Administration
- Master of Professional Business Analysis
- Master of Information Studies
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Information Studies
- Master of Public Management
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Public Management
- Master of Public Policy
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Public Policy
Humanities and Social Sciences
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Master of Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation
- Master of International Relations
- Master of Political Science
- Master of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Master of Strategic Studies
- Master of Applied Linguistics
- Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Master of Communication
- Master of Museum and Heritage Practice
- Master of Indigenous Studies
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Indigenous Studies
Engineering
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Science in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, Electronic and Computer Systems, Mathematics, or Statistics
- Master of Applied Statistics
- Master of Artificial Intelligence
- Master of Computer Science
- Master of Data Science
- Master of Engineering Practice
- Master of Software Development
Law
Health
- Graduate Certificate in Health
- Graduate Diploma in Health
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Physical Activity and Hauora
- Master of Physical Activity and Hauora
- Master of Health
Education
- Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary)
- Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)
- Master of Education
- Master of Educational Psychology
Science
- Graduate Diploma in Science
- Graduate Certificate in Science
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies
- Master of Conservation Biology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Studies
- Master of Environmental Studies
- Master of Science in Society
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Science in Cell and Molecular Bioscience, Chemistry, Conservation Biology, Climate Change Science and Policy, Ecological Restoration, Ecology and Biodiversity, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Marine Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Physics, Psychology, or Science in Society
- Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Science
- Master of Biomedical Science
- Master of Science by coursework and thesis in Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Bioscience, Development Studies, Ecology and Biodiversity, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Marine Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Psychology, or Science in Society
Architecture and Design
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning
- Master of Architectural Science
- Master of Landscape Architecture