Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarships
The Government established the Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarships in late 2000 to ensure athletes were provided with education opportunities in order to better support their careers after sport.

The Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarship pay fees up to $10,000 a year and a living allowance of up to $6,000 a year to successful scholarship recipients, dependent on the athlete’s sporting performance and study load.

The Programme is managed by SPARC on behalf of the Government and administered by the New Zealand Academy of Sport.  Scholarships are aligned to SPARC's High Performance strategy 2006-2012 and scholarships must impact SPARC's High Performance mission "More New Zealanders winning on the world stage"

The number of athletes to receive a Prime Ministers Athlete Scholarship in the North Island is over 200 in 2008. If you wish to view the full list of athletes on a Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship in 2008 nationwide click here

Click on the links below for more information on:

Eligibility	For background information, how to apply, eligibility criteria, and application process click here…
How to Apply	For information and a link to your online application form click here…
Forms and Downloads	For links to your progress report and other downloads including Gold Level scholarship application forms and a copy of the policy guide click here…
Fees and Allowances	For fees and living allowances for athletes and the payment process click here…
Compliance Criteria	To stay on a Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarship certain criteria must be met by athletes to stay compliant. Click here for more…
Gold Level	A separate scholarship is available to eligible recipients after they are de-carded and/or retire based on their performance results as determined from pinnacle events. Click here for more…
Contacts	Do you need talk to someone at the NZASN about your scholarship, fees, living allowance payment or progress reports? Click here to contact your Scholarship coordinator…
Other Scholarships	A number of tertiary institutions offer both academic and sporting scholarships. For information on what is available please contact the Student Services Department of the Tertiary Institution you are interested in.