Fund for refugee-background university students

New fund available for refugee-background university students

A fund to help pay for refugee-background students' tuition and student levy fees for the English Proficiency programme, The Foundation Studies Programme, or for Academic Writing in ESL is now available.

Refugee-background students preparing for university, or already studying at university and having difficulty managing their courses, can now receive financial assistance.

The Refugee English Fund is for students who have English as an additional language; are New Zealand citizens, permanent residents, or have a returning resident's visa; and come to New Zealand under the annual refugee quota, under the family reunification scheme, or as convention or other refugee status.

For more information, contact:

English Proficiency Programme
(04) 463 5607 / angela.joe@vuw.ac.nz

WRIT 151 Writing in English
(04) 463 5233 ext.8009 / jean.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz

WRIT 251 Academic Writing
(04) 463 9779 / stuart.webb@vuw.ac.nz

Foundation Studies
(04) 463 9762 / ian.masters@vuw.ac.nz

Pathways to Employment
(04) 805 0308 / judi.mccallum@refugeeservices.org.nz