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Other types of study assistance

Early Childhood Incentive Grants

These are awarded to chartered teacher-led services to help staff gain the Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) or another New Zealand Teachers Council-approved ECE teaching qualification that leads to registration as a teacher.

The incentive grants are intended as a contribution towards the costs services face when supporting staff to upgrade their qualifications. An Incentive Grant is worth $2094.00 (GST inclusive) for each approved application each year, to a maximum of $7329 over a three and a half year period.

The closing date for the 2009 ECE Incentive Grant round is 3 April 2009.

For more information follow the weblink below.

Study Grants

These are available to qualified primary teachers, people with degrees, and primary student teachers who wish to gain an early childhood teaching qualification. The $3000 grants are to assist these people to meet the costs of their study.

ECE Study Grant application forms can be found by following the weblink below and are also available from teacher education providers.

This section contains links to other websites that may be of use.

ECE Incentive Grants - a link to further information about this scheme on the Ministry of Education website

ECE Study Grants - more detailed information about this scheme and a link to the application form

The Funding Information Service (see ‘Breakout’)
Breakout lists information on scholarships, awards and grants available throughout the country for individuals looking to fund their study and professional development. To the right of the Breakout home page, you can click on your region in the map of NZ to bring up a list of public sites offering access to the funding information free of charge.