HEALTH COULD B 4 U!

22/06/2015

Kia Ora and warm Pacific greetings,

Ko Awatea Scholarship is now open for application to our Health Could B 4 U, Health Science Academy and Kia Ora Hauora students. Scholarship application closes on Sunday 28th of June 2015.

This Scholarship awards successful applicants with $5,000 to cover tuition fees. This is covering for the duration of 12 months (which includes 2 semesters). The awards are paid in line with programme milestones and at the successful completion of each semester. As awards are paid at the end of each semester, recipients are responsible for paying tertiary fees at the beginning of the course. Reimbursements will be made after successful completion of each semester and providing scholarship requirements are met.

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Ko Awatea Scholarship, all applicants must:
• Be a New Zealand resident or permanent resident
• Live in the Counties Manukau District including Papakura and Franklin
• Health Could B 4 U, Health Science Academy or Kia Ora Hauora student
• Study a degree course supported by the Ko Awatea Scholarship programme
• Not granted another scholarship

The following degree courses will be supported by the scholarship programme:
• Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition), University of Auckland and Massey University
• Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy), AUT
• Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy), AUT
• Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Auckland
• Bachelor of Nursing, MIT
• Bachelor of Nursing Pacific, MIT
• Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), University of Auckland
• Bachelor of Health Science (Midwifery), AUT
• Bachelor of Speech Language Therapy, University of Auckland and Massey University
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Auckland
• Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, University of Auckland
• Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, AUT and Massey University
Important Notes
Applicants must provide the following completed documentation listed below:
• Complete application from
• Proof of enrolment or tuition fees payment statement for semester 2 2015
• Proof of Studylink loan statement for semester 2, 2015
• Character reference form sent to referee

Shortlisted candidates will attend a presentation interview which will take place on the week of Thursday 9th July to Friday 17th July 2015. Candidates will be notified with the presentation topic on Tuesday 30th of June 2015.

For more information please contact Tangi Fakaosilea on 276 0044 ext 8483 or email tangi.fakaosilea@middlemore.co.nz

Applications close: Sunday 28th June (that time will go fast, apply now!)

15/01/2015

Kia Ora guys.... Nga mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa. HAPPY NEW YEARS to you all!!! we hope you all had a safe and well-deserved break over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

15/12/2013

Heads up: The Ko Awatea scholarship closes tonight at midnight. Make sure that you have applied :) Let me know if you have any questions

17/11/2013

Hi guys i hope that your exams are going well. All the best from the HCB4U team :)

19/08/2013

Yay having a great time at Tangaroa college :)

06/08/2013

Awesome panel session yesterday at Rosehill College :)

25/07/2013

Thank you to the students from Aorere, Manurewa, Rosehill and De La Salle for attending the hospital tour yesterday. It was awesome getting to hang out with you all. I hope that youwere inspired by some of the health professionals you meet yesterday :)

09/07/2013

Awesome panel session at Tangaroa College yesterday. Got to meet some cousins and hang out with some cool health professionals. Hope you all had a blast and a good feed of subway. :)

05/07/2013

Tangaroa College i will be seeing you on Monday for our last panel session. Please make an effort to come along. Have a great weekend :)

03/07/2013

Kia ora Taiohi ma. Kia kaha tatou ki te korero Maaori. He kai mo te hinengaro : Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa :)

18/06/2013

Hey De La Salle students i hope that you all enjoyed Tony, Margaret and Helen's panel session with you yesterday. If you did enjoy it what were some of the highlights??

14/06/2013

Heading over to Aorere for our panel session. We are very lucky to have 3 health professionals coming to speak to us. See you all there :)

12/06/2013

Heading out to James Cook today for our panel session. see you all in a couple of hours

11/06/2013

Looking forward to our Panel session tomorrow at James Cook. See you all there :)

11/06/2013

Had a great time yesterday at Tangaroa College. Thank you to the students that turned up to our session. We were priviledge to have three nurses share their diffrent experiences and stories with us. Have a fab week Tangaroa and see you for your last panel session on the 8th of JULY...

06/06/2013

Mission (Im)Possible: do you have a great idea to improve healthcare? Get creative, and make a short clip. Submit it here on Facebook, and be in to win! T&Cs on the Ko Awatea page

Accept the following mission and be in to win tickets to the event of the year – the 2013 Asia Pacific (APAC) Forum [include link to website] on Quality Improvement in Healthcare.

23/05/2013

Looking forward to going to Aorere College today for our first panel session :)