Financial Assistance
Two levels of APTC Bursary awards are available
Full Awards
Includes training at an APTC campus and financial support to cover international travel and living costs. This financial assistance is available for students studying at an APTC campus outside their home country.
Partial Awards
This includes training at an APTC campus and some financial support for costs directly related to the study. Partial awards are usually available to Fiji, PNG, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu students who wish to train in their home country.
APTC Bursary Program
The APTC bursary program provides financial assistance to Pacific Islanders to promote access and equity, especially for individuals from small island states and those without other means of support. Full or partial financial assistance is limited.
The bursary program is managed based on transparency, merit, access, and equity. We prioritize supporting students from regional and remote areas and ensuring gender and disability inclusion.
All APTC application forms are provided and processed free of charge
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an APTC Bursary, you must
- Be a citizen and resident in one of the following PIF countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa. Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu or Vanuatu.
- Not have citizenship or permanent residency (or be entitled to, or have applied for permanent residency) in a country outside the PIF countries (unless your country does not issue passports - the Cook Islands and Niue)
- Satisfy the admission requirements of APTC (including English language, literacy and numeracy requirements)
- Not have access to another source of funding (e.g. through your employer)
- Not have had an NZAID or Australian Government scholarship that has been terminated
- Be able to take up the scholarship on starting date for which it is offered. International students cannot defer.
Selection Criteria
The selection process will be transparent, fair and merit-based.
When selecting applicants, we consider:
- Your capacity to pay for your education
- The equitable allocation of scholarships according to citizenship
- Gender equity
- The qualifications, skills and knowledge that you already have
- An appropriate balance between existing workers and unemployed applicants
- Whether you are from a rural or disadvantaged background
- Whether you have previously received scholarship support
- The impact on labour supply in the small island states is if several applicants from one employer or location are selected for study simultaneously.