AFS Pasifika Scholarship is offered to Pacific Island student to take up the challenge to live and study overseas. The Scholarship is valued at $7,500 for a year or semester programme.
The eligibility criterion for the scholarship students:
- Be a full time student and meet the AFS application guidelines
- Be of Pacific descent and demonstrate that they, their parent(s), grandparent(s), or great grandparent(s) were born in, and have blood ties to, a Pacific Island nation
- Demonstrate involvement in Pacific Island culture and / or language
- Demonstrate a need for financial assistance
This scholarship is available for exchanges to any AFS countries.
How to apply:
- Be selected for an exchange and complete the AFS scholarship application form (141KB MS Word) as part of the AFS application
- Demonstrate Pacific genealogy by providing a copy of your birth certificate and / or the birth certificate of their parent(s), grandparent(s), or great-grandparent(s)who were born in the Pacific
- Write a 200 word statement describing your involvement with Pacific Island culture and / or language
- Demonstrate a need for financial assistance and complete a 200 word statement on “Why I need an AFS Scholarship”
The closing date for AFS Pasifika scholarships for 2012 is AUGUST 30th.
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