Scholarships are available to members of unions affiliated to the NZ Council of Trade Unions and their families. To see if you're eligible check the full list of affiliated unions.
Next, read the following list of eligibility criteria. If you meet all the requirements, download an application form below. You can then either fill the form out digitally and email it to the trust, or print the form out and mail it to the address below.
Regardless of your method of submission, remember to attach all the required documentation in the same email or letter.
Applications run from 1 October to 20 January annually.
The Northern Drivers’ Charitable Trust’s Skills & Training Scholarships (Scholarship) are provided annually to provide financial assistance to an individual obtaining training or retraining in any trade, skill, or tertiary study.
Scholarships are available for individuals enrolled in part or full-time training towards a trade, skill, or tertiary study, in New Zealand.
The training provider must be New Zealand-based and their qualifications registered with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. If in receipt of New Zealand government funding, the training provider is also required to be registered with the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission.
The value of each Scholarship is dependent on the nature of the training, skill or tertiary study, with a maximum value of $3,000 per individual per year.
Successful applicants must use the Scholarship towards expenses relating to their training, skill or tertiary study (and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Scholarship).
The Northern Drivers’ Charitable Trust, on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising of:
In making the recommendation, the selection committee will consider:
Applications must be received by 20 January annually for training or study in the year of application.
All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by 10 February annually for training or study in the year of application.
Applications received outside these timeframes maybe considered by the selection committee on a case by case basis.
Applications must be received by 20 January annually for training or study in the year of application.
All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by 10 February annually for training or study in the year of application.
Applications received outside these timeframes maybe considered by the selection committee on a case by case basis.