Child and Family Psychology Internship Scholarship

This scholarship supports the University of Canterbury’s Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology(external link).

If you are a successful applicant, we may offer you placement and supervision to complete your practicums.

For more information about the course

If you have any questions regarding the diploma, please contact the University of Canterbury:
Karyn France
karyn.france@canterbury.ac.nz

This scholarship currently provides:

• $32,400 for the internship year in 2022. This amount is paid to you in three instalments.
  (Note: We will check with your University and your placement supervisor to ensure you are progressing well in your course before you receive your payment)
• a placement and supervision for psychology students during their internship year.

Placements will be spread across regions and you may be offered a placement in an area which isn’t your preferred location. While successful completion of the internship programme can lead to a future role as a psychologist, successful applications for a scholarship does not indicate or guarantee later employment with the Ministry. Students should not expect any offer of employment to be made.

Action	Dates
Applications close	30 September 2022
Applicants notified	end of November 2022

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be accepted into the scholarship year of the Child and Family Psychology programme offered by the University of Canterbury.
• intend to work as a psychologist in New Zealand.
• be a New Zealand citizen or have rights to reside and work in New Zealand indefinitely or permanently.
• hold a current New Zealand driver's licence (Full).
• not be repeating a failed course.
• not be employed by the Ministry of Education or RTLB.
• not be receiving other scholarships or study awards from the Ministry of Education.

We will give priority to applicants who

• demonstrate proficiency in Te Reo Māori, a Pacific language or NZ Sign Language
• have experience working with a diverse range of children with additional learning needs.

Your application must include:

• your resume/CV (with two references)
• academic transcripts (grades) for your highest and most recent qualifications
• application additional information sheet [DOCX, 160 KB]
• a cover letter outlining the factors below:
  1. your reason for applying
  2. your level of financial hardship
  3. academic ability
  4. your preferred placement location and your willingness to relocate.

The decision to grant or not grant a scholarship is final.

If you are granted a scholarship, you must meet certain conditions. The specific terms and conditions will be listed in your letter of offer. In brief, you must:

• enrol in your courses at university
• plan your study and workload for the year 
• pass your course papers
• email us at learningsupport.workforce@education.govt.nz if any of the information you provided in your application changes – this includes your employment status, contact details and any changes to your proposed study.

Failure, withdrawal, breaks in study

If you...	then...
Fail a paper	You will need to re-take that paper at your own expense.
Withdraw from study part way through the qualification	You will need to pay back all academic fees that we have paid for your study.
Need to take a break from study due to unforeseen circumstances	Email us at learningsupport.workforce@education.govt.nz and your university. You can ask for a study break of a maximum of one year. You will agree to forfeit any future right to the internship if you do not take up your study again within the agreed period. In this case, you will also need to pay back all academic fees that we have paid.

Convictions

Your application must disclose any convictions you have had unless they are covered by the Criminal Records (Clean Slate Act) 2004. This is required to ensure that you would not be prevented from gaining future employment with the Ministry of Education.

You must declare all of your convictions if you have:

• been convicted of an offence within the last 7 years; or
• been sentenced to a custodial sentence (eg, imprisonment, corrective training, borstal); or
• been ordered by a court during a criminal case to be detained in a hospital due to your mental condition, instead of being sentenced; or
• been convicted of a ‘special offence’ (eg, sexual offending against children, young people or those mentally impaired); or
• not paid in full any fine reparation or costs ordered by the court in a criminal case; or
• been indefinitely disqualified from driving under section 65 of the Land Transport Act 1998 or earlier equivalent provision.