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Making an Application

The application is a joint process by the Family Start employer and employee. We recommend that you complete the application together.

All questions must be answered, unless answering a question is indicated as optional. Complete and well-presented information is likely to assist in the selection process.

Application forms are available to download. The application must be printed out and submitted through the post along with the relevant documents.

Download the Family Start Study Award 2009 Application Form - 325kb

Or by contacting:

Geeta Raman 04 916 3274

Your application needs to include

• A current and up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV). If you don’t have an up to date CV you can Download the Preparing your Curriculum Vitae Document - 32kb
• Photocopies of relevant qualifications that you have already been awarded.
• Proof of citizenship status (A birth certificate or passport that has been photocopied and authorised by a Justice of the Peace, school principal or an authorised employee of the Ministry of Social Development. Alternatively originals can be sent in through ‘tracked post’ and will be returned to you through tracked post. Certified copies cannot be faxed. You must send the copy that has the original signature of the authorising person).
• A signed and completed Ministry of Social Development Police Vetting form.
• A signed and completed Ministry of Social Development Benefit Vetting form.

Submitting your application

Your completed form needs to be posted 5pm on 12 September 2008 to:

Administrator Family Start Study Awards Family and Community Services PO Box 1556 Wellington

Or

Administrator Family Start Study Awards Family and Community Services    Ministry of Social Development Level 3 Charles Fergusson Building West Block Bowen Street Wellington

Assessing your application

Applications will be evaluated by a panel of representatives from the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Family Start Providers with expertise in the various educational disciplines.

Each application will be evaluated against the Selection Criteria.

The selection process normally takes about six weeks. We’ll contact you if we need more information or need to clarify an aspect of your application.

What happens next?

If your application is successful, we will send you a draft agreement that details the terms and conditions of your funding. Once you sign the agreement it becomes legally binding.

If your application isn’t approved, we will let you know the reasons for our decision. We will also discuss changes that you could make if you would like to apply for a study award again in the future.

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