Le Va mental health and addiction scholarships

The Le Va mental health and addiction scholarships for study in 2011 are now open! Apply now! Applications close 8 October 2010. Le Va is committed to growing the Pacific mental health and addictions workforce so that there are more qualified, skilled Pacific people providing quality frontline services to the communities they serve. The purpose of these scholarships is to increase the number of Pacific people working in mental health and addictions and enhance the knowledge and skills of the current Pacific workforce. Training, development and retention are key issues that these scholarships address and contribute to a more sustainable Pacific workforce. The scholarships cover fees, mentoring support and general expenses associated with training.

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Applications

Apply now! Applications close 8 October 2010. If you need more information please contact Taga Uili, phone (09) 301 3731 or fax (09) 373 2127.

Mentoring

All of our successful recipients are required to partake in our mentoring programme. We provide mentoring workshops and guidelines, and support and monitor both recipients and mentors to ensure effective utilisation of the mentoring relationship.

Past recipients

Le Va is proud to announce that we disbursed 69 scholarships in 2009 and 2010 to assist people to upskill and train in mental health and addictions tertiary study.

Check out our past scholarship recipients for 2009 and 2010.

Other Pacific funding

Did you know? Le Va also administers the Ministry of Health Pacific Health Workforce Awards. These awards provide funding for Pacific people studying across all areas of health. Check your eligibility at Pacific Health Workforce Awards.

Also, check out our links to other Pacific scholarships, prizes and awards.

Page last updated: 27 July 2010