Evolution Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship Programme

Strengthing New Zealand’s Healthcare Workforce

Quality healthcare is the backbone of a healthy society. To meet the health and well-being needs of New Zealand’s growing communities, we need passionate, well-trained professionals. By investing in education, Evolution Healthcare empowers students to excel in their studies and become the next generation of healthcare leaders.

Promoting Diversity

A diverse healthcare workforce is essential for delivering comprehensive and culturally competent care. We believe that diversity enriches the learning environment, encourages innovative thinking, and improves patient outcomes. Our scholarship programme fosters an inclusive community where all students, regardless of their background, have the opportunity to succeed.

About Evolution Healthcare Scholarship Programme

We’re committed to ensuring that talented and driven students have the resources they need to succeed in their studies and future careers. The Evolution Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship Programme covers tuition fees and other educational expenses for students who are now in their second year. These scholarships are designed to cover the expenses for their third and final year of study.

We’re Offering

Four Registered Nurse Scholarships valued at course costs and related expenses up to $11,000 each.

If awarded this will be paid in two equal portions of up to $5,500 each.

• Payment 1 is payable upon the awarding of the scholarship, and the commencement of study; and
• Payment 2 is payable within one month of commencing employment with a company the in Evolution Healthcare group, following successful attainment of the qualification.

AND

One Perioperative Technician Scholarship valued at course costs and related expenses up to $11,000.

If awarded this will be paid in two equal portions of up to $5,500 each.

• Payment 1 is payable upon the awarding of the scholarship, and the commencement of study; and
• Payment 2 is payable within one month of commencing employment with a company the in Evolution Healthcare group, following successful attainment of the qualification.

Two of the scholarships are specifically for students of Māori or Pacific Island descent.

Who is Eligible?

To be eligible for an Evolution Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be enrolled in the second year of an undergraduate nursing programme at an accredited New Zealand institution to become a registered nurse in New Zealand; or
• Be enrolled in the second year of an undergraduate perioperative / anaesthetic technician programme at an accredited institution in New Zealand.
• Demonstrate academic excellence and maintain a strong academic record.
• Show a commitment to pursuing a career in nursing or anaesthesia within the Evolution Healthcare network.
• Preferably be based in or willing and able to relocate to Wellington or Hawkes Bay.
• Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Pass the required New Zealand registration examinations (state or equivalent) upon programme completion to become a Registered Nurse or Perioperative/Anaesthetic Technician, as applicable.
• Closing date for student applications: 15 October 2024

Your completed application must be submitted by 4:30 pm on the closing date, and only complete applications will be accepted. Submissions usually open six weeks before the deadline.  To be successful you’ll also need to include a personal statement expressing your commitment to becoming a Registered Nurse or Perioperative Technician, along with two references from your tutor or supervisor.

How to Apply

We encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply! Click the button below and complete the online application form. Before you submit, make sure you meet the eligibility criteria and include all the required supporting documentation.

A complete online application must be submitted by 4.30pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications unfortunately will not be accepted.

Applications will normally open six weeks prior to the closing date.

Timings

• Closing date for student applications: 15 October 2024

• Successful applicants will be notified by 30 November 2024

Terms and Conditions

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the recipient being fully enrolled in a full-year programme (full-time will be at the level of points considered by Studylink as full-time) within the stipulated criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.

The Scholarship winners will be announced by 30 November 2024.

Should the recipient withdraw from Nursing Council of NZ Approved School of Nursing or Auckland University of Technology (AUT) during the tenure of this scholarship or fail to achieve a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected.  Recipients must advise us if they intend to withdraw.

Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for Evolution Healthcare and participate in appropriate events or marketing if requested.

At the discretion of the Deciding Authority committee, the application of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship may be modified in special circumstances.

Selection criteria

Applicants must be intending to enrol or be enrolled in the Bachelor of nursing from a Nursing Council of NZ Approved School of Nursing in New Zealand in the year following this application, or the Bachelor of Health Science in Perioperative Practice (Level 7) from Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and commitment to becoming a registered Nurse or Perioperative technician.

We reserve the right to offer / or not offer scholarships at our own discretion.

Selection process

To be eligible for an Evolution Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be enrolled in the second year of an undergraduate nursing programme at an accredited New Zealand institution to become a registered nurse in New Zealand; or
• Be enrolled in the second year of an undergraduate Perioperative Practice / Anaesthetic technician programme at an accredited institution in New Zealand.
• Demonstrate academic excellence and maintain a strong academic record.
• Show a commitment to pursuing a career in nursing or anaesthesia within the Evolution Healthcare network.
• Be based in or willing and able to relocate to Wellington or Hawkes Bay.
• Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Pass the required New Zealand registration examinations (state or equivalent) upon programme completion to become a Registered Nurse or Perioperative/Anaesthetic Technician, as applicable.

Shortlisted applications will be reviewed internally and there will be an interview process.