Applications are now closed for 2024
Our Scholarship Programme offers 60 scholarships of up to $1,000 to support you and your whānau to reach your goals.
Originally launched in 2014, our Scholarship Programme has supported hundreds of members with scholarships awarded for education, sports, culture and arts, leadership and personal development and more.
Who are Scholarships for?
Our scholarships aren’t just for kids; they’re for any member of any age doing the mahi to improve their financial well-being through training, education and self-development activities.
Anyone who is a member or eligible to be a member of PCU can apply, including your wider family members. Is your sister training for the next Olympics? Has your dad started his PhD? Do you have a niece who wants to self-publish a book?
They’re all eligible to apply for a scholarship and to be a member of the PCU! Check out our eligibility criteria here.
What can a Scholarship be used for?
We want to support as many different members as possible, which is why we’ve awarded scholarships for everything from mini-stock car racing and launching a solo art exhibition to attending sporting events and filming a movie.
Scholarships are for:
Culture and Arts
For a performance or event, publishing, training and more.
Development
Leadership or Personal Development courses.
Sports
For individual and team events, training and other sports-related support.
Education
Undergraduate and Post-graduate study and other qualification courses (like Open Polytechnic).
Other
Health and wellbeing, community and other support.
📆 Key Dates
Applications open: Tuesday 1 October 2024.
Applications close: Thursday 31 October 2024.
Confirmation of outcomes: Emailed by Friday 29 November 2024
FAQs
Q: Is my family member (child, partner, sibling, etc) eligible to apply?
A: Family members are eligible to apply if you are a member and they are one of the groups in our eligibility, which you can find here.
Q: Does my child/partner/other family member need to be a member to apply?
A: No, they don’t need to be a member to apply. However, if they are 13+ years old without an account in their name and are successful, they’ll need to have or open an account with us which is where their scholarship money will be paid.
If they don’t have an account, we recommend they apply to join as part of their application – even if they aren’t successful, they’ll be able to enjoy the benefits of being a member!
Q: What can I apply for a scholarship for?
A: We’ve provided scholarships for so many different reasons over the years and want to support as many of our members as possible with reaching their goals, whatever they are. You can check with us if you like, but we do encourage you to apply!
Q: What are the obligations for successful scholarship recipients?
A: Aside from any need to open an account, they’ll need to consent to the use of their image for promoting our scholarship programme and agree to provide an update on how the scholarship supported them to reach their goals, which may be promoted and used across various channels including social media, our website, and other channels.
Q: I’ve received a scholarship before; should I still apply?
A: You can absolutely apply again! We can’t guarantee you’ll be successful of course, but we still encourage you to apply.
Q: I’ve applied before and been unsuccessful, should I apply again? How can I improve my chances of being successful?
A: If you’ve been unsuccessful before, we still encourage you to apply again, especially if you’ve achieved other goals since your last application.
We’ll include some tips on having a successful application as part of the application process once it opens.
Other questions?
You can email us at info@policecu.org.nz.