The Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarship programme is a Government initiative managed by the NZ Academy of Sport. The goal of the programme is to assist talented and elite athletes achieve tertiary and vocational qualifications while pursuing excellence in sport.
Fencing New Zealand is grateful to SPARC and the New Zealand Academy of Sport for the opportunities that have been provided over the last four years for our fencers. $81,462 of scholarships have been received by fencers nominated by FeNZ.
Over this period a total of 18 annual scholarships have been awarded to 13 fencers. For this period of FeNZ partnership in the Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarship programme, the recipients have each received and benefited from one or more of these grants to cover academic fees which include a living allowance.
FeNZ is committed to pursuing excellence in our sport as we strive to build high performance teams. FeNZ will continue to nominate athletes who conform to the principles and conditions for FeNZ to nominate our talented and elite athletes.
Applicants who are engaging in tertiary or vocational training for the achoalrship year should have a demonstrated track record of talent and performance in the pursuit of excellence and be committed team performers. Athletes interested in being nominated must complete the application forms, supply a copy of their training and competition plans for the year and their plans for the following two year. The fencers must clearly state their short and long term performance goals. Athletes must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet and achieve their individual high performance goals and their abiity to work co-operatively for the benefit of our teams.
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