Officials Scholarships Available
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Referees and other officials have a month to apply for 2008 Prime Minister Scholarships.
The Prime Ministerís Scholarship Programme is a government initiative, established in 2000.
The scholarship programme is managed by SPARC on behalf of the government. Scholarships are aligned to SPARCís High Performance Strategy 2006-2012, and scholarship objectives and outcomes must impact SPARCís high performance mission of more New Zealanders winning on the world stage.
The purpose of the scholarships is to develop skills that contribute to the quality of New Zealandís sport performance at the elite level. The programme supports professional development activities related to the purpose of the scholarships.
Activities may include accreditation requirements, business coaching, mentoring, training, internships, conferences, study visits, observations at key sporting events, discussions on ëbestí practice, on-the-job shadowing, participation in peer network activities, participation in international committees or working groups, peer review of professional work, travel, accommodation, incidentals and reimbursement for lost income.
Key Criteria
All applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria.
Be endorsed by BBNZ and NZAS.
Be either a coach or official or support team member.
Be working with high performance athletes.
Be acknowledged in BBNZís high performance plan or service plan; or identified by BBNZ or NZAS as an emerging talent who will impact high performance sport within the next five years.
Have an up-to-date professional development plan.
Have demonstrated commitment to BBNZís education and development pathways.
Submit a complete application.
Have no outstanding scholarship requirements.
Application Form
All applications must be completed on the attached application form.
Closing Date
All scholarships must be received by Basketball New Zealand by 5pm, Wednesday, November 21.
Send applications attention to:
Grant Chapman
National Teams & Communication GM
PO Box 6052, Marion Square Wellington
chapman@basketball.org.nz
Late applications will not receive BBNZ endorsement.
PM Scholarship Application Form (pdf 37KB)
PM Scholarship Guide (pdf 57KB)
