Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship
The scholarship programme is managed by SPARC on behalf of the government. Scholarships are aligned to SPARC's High Performance Strategy 2006-2012 and scholarship outcomes must impact SPRC's high performance mission of:
more New Zealanders winning on the world stage.
The purpose of the scholarships are to enable emerging and talented New Zealanders to concurrently pursue tertiary stuy and elite level sport development. The programme supports the achievement of tertiary and vocational qualifications while pursuing excellence in sport.
In 2007, more than 658 athletes across 54 sports were awarded scholarships. For 2008 applications, please download the application form from the High Performance section of the SPARC website:
http://www.sparc.org.nz/high-performance/prime-ministers-athlete-scholarships