TCHC NZ Inc ~ Workshop Tuition Scholarships

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Scholarships Available

TCHC NZ Inc Full Member ~

Tuition Scholarships to attend Instructor Training Workshop(s) 

  • Two (2) individual $200 Full Member Tuition Scholarships are available
  • The TCHC NZ Inc Full Member applicant must have been a Full Member for one (1) year prior to the application close date
  • Each scholarship will be awarded for the attendance to an NZ TCH Instructor Training Workshop led by a NZ Master Trainer
  • Only one $200 scholarship can be awarded for any one NZ workshop
  • The applicant must also fulfil all criteria listed on the TCHC NZ Inc Scholarship information and application documents.
  • Email the TCHC NZ Inc Secretary for these documents secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz
  • Post-workshop requirement: The applicant agrees to; write a short article about their TCH instructor training workshop, upgrade to a TCHC NZ Inc Full Member and remain a Full Member for at least one more year.
  • The Application Close Date is one (1) month prior to the scheduled Early Bird payment date for the workshop which the applicant is planning to attend.

TCHC NZ Inc Student Member ~

Instructor Training Workshop Tuition Scholarships (3)

  • Three (3) individual $100 Student Member Tuition Scholarships are available
  • The TCHC NZ Inc Student Member applicant must have been a member for six (6) months prior to the application.
  • Each scholarship will be awarded for the attendance to an NZ TCH Instructor Training Workshop led by a NZ Master Trainer
  • Only one $100 scholarship can be awarded for any one NZ workshop
  • The applicant must also fulfill all criteria listed on the TCHC NZ Inc Scholarship information and application documents. Email the TCHC NZ Inc Secretary for these documents secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz
  • Email the NZ Master Trainers to find out about their current Instructor Training Workshops
  • Post-workshop requirement: The applicant agrees to; write a short article about their TCH instructor training workshop, upgrade to a TCHC NZ Inc Full Member and remain a Full Member for at least one more year.
  • The Application Close Date is one (1) month prior to the scheduled Early Bird payment date for the workshop which the applicant is planning to attend.
Tuition Scholarship Awards Information

Tai Chi for Health Community NZ Inc (TCHCNZ) will be awarding a scholarship(s) to be used for tuition fees to NZ Instructor Training Workshops led by NZ Master Trainers, Dr Lam’s NZ Workshop(s) and other possible workshops.

Information about the specific workshop available for scholarship award(s) can be found on the TCHCNZ website https://taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz/. Please contact the TCHCNZ Secretary secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz  for more information.

Eligibility

An individual is eligible to apply for the scholarship award if he or she:

  1. is a TCHC NZ Inc Member in good standing upon submitting an application;
  2. and will be a current TCHC NZ Inc Member at the time of the specified scholarship workshop;
  3. has not received a TCHC NZ Inc scholarship in the past three years;
  4. and fulfils all specific guidelines for the selected scholarship. (Details on the website)

Criteria for Award

Awardees are selected on the basis of the following criteria:

  1. a)  your seriousness of purpose to develop your knowledge of the Tai Chi for Health programmes;
  2. b)  your intent and defined goals to help people in the community with your Tai Chi for Health knowledge through teaching or other means; and
  3. c)  your past history of community service involvement.

The applicant will be requested to prepare a short essay to support these criteria.

Selection Process

The applications of individuals who satisfy the eligibility requirements will be evaluated on an objective and non-discriminatory basis without consideration of race, national origin, religious affiliation, or disability.

A committee appointed by the TCHC NZ Inc Chair will be responsible for evaluating applications according to the award criteria and selecting the final scholarship recipients.

No member of the committee shall be allowed to apply for scholarships.

No member of the committee shall be allowed to vote on an application of their immediate family or relatives, employee, employer, student, instructor or other close party.

Awards will be announced by the Committee Chairperson; maximum of thirty days after the “Close of Applications”, for each specific workshop.

How to Apply for the Scholarship

Each applicant must complete a “TCHC NZ Inc Workshop Tuition Scholarship Award Application Form” which includes a short essay and two letters of support.

Scholarship Applications for a workshop which has been designated as a “TCHC NZ Inc Workshop Tuition Scholarship Award” workshop, may be submitted by Post or Email and are due four months (or as detailed) prior the workshop commencement date.  The specific date will either be listed on the TCHCNZ website https://taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz/ or contract with the respective Master Trainers

Applications will be available in printed form by request or a PDF file can be requested by email from secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz

Mail

A completed application and essay can be mailed to – and postmarked no later than four months (or as detailed) prior the workshop commencement date. The specific date will be listed on the TCHCNZ website https://taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz/ (menu tab – TCHC NZ)

To:           TCHCNZ – The Chair – Chris Hattle, text her on 027 285 2002 for the mail address details.
Email

A completed application can be emailed as an attached file to secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz

The email and attached application file must be received before midnight due four months (or as detailed) prior the workshop commencement date.  The specific date will be listed either on the TCHCNZ website https://taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz/ or you can contact the respective Master Trainer.

 

Note: the attached application file must be in a MS Word *.doc or a *.PDF file extension format.  A confirmation of receipt will be emailed to you.
Where to Obtain an Application Form

Application forms can be obtained by –

  1. Submitting a request from the Secretary secretary@taichiforhealthcommunity.org.nz, to have an application in a PDF file emailed to you.

Publicity

Each applicant agrees to provide Tai Chi for Health Community NZ Inc., with “first” access to their related news stories and photographs for publicity/promotion about the scholarship program and awards.  No information will be published or released without the applicant’s permission.

Other Disclosures and Procedures

Tai Chi for Health Community NZ Inc is not responsible for lost, delayed or undelivered mail or email application submissions.

Applicants will be notified by email of the timely receipt of their scholarship applications.  Applicants without email access should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if a notification of timely receipt is desired.

Applications shall be considered confidential material and only members of the scholarship committee may review them.

All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the organisation managing enrolments for the specific workshop which the scholarship application is being made.  Under no circumstances will awards be given directly to the awardee(s).

 

The Successful Awardee(s:)

  • must provide the Scholarship Selection Committee with a certificate of completion or other customary acknowledgement of having completed the Workshop for which their scholarship was awarded;
  • will be requested to give a 100 word “follow up” report within one month after the completed workshop.

Best wishes…

TCHC NZ Inc Executive Committee

 

Successful TCHC NZ Inc Scholarship Recipients Listed Below

 

jill-freeman-2Jill Freeman (Kerikeri)

$200 Full Member tuition scholarship to attend Dr Lam’s Tai Chi for Rehabilitation Instructor Training Workshop

“A HUGE THANK YOU 
I would like to thank everyone involved in TCHC NZ Inc for the financial support given to my registration for the TCR workshop.

At the end of the workshop, an evaluation form was handed out, one question being “Why did you attend this course?” I answered honestly, “To update my TCA certificate”.

I had watched the TCR DVD a few times a couple of years ago and wasn’t convinced that it offered anything new.  How wrong I was!  It is an inspired programme full of subtleties.  If you see it in a training programme in the future, I recommend registration highly – and applying to TCHC NZ Inc for a student grant!

Happy teaching to all of you,
Jill Freeman”

margaret-hardgrave-2Margaret Hardgrave  (Napier)

A few words from the Pam Burns Scholarship Awardee

I want to thank everyone for the lovely workshop weekend in Taupo, the Workshop was great I learnt so much, the food was tasty and plentiful and Maureen and I were so cosy in our little cabin.
 
I came away so excited about Tai Chi For Rehabilitation and  have already introduced it into my classes.
 
All going well I hope to put my Pam Burn Scholarship towards the Sydney Workshop in January 2017.

Kind regards
Margaret Hardgrave

2014 ~ TCHC NZ Inc awarded eight (8) tuition scholarships to Dr Lam’s July Pukekohe workshops

Full Member $150 Tuition Scholarships Awarded:

Kath Smith (Alexandra)

Eileen Bandcroft (Auckland)

Sarah Ottaway (Pukekohe)

Helga Meyer (Waiheke Island)

Karin Brown (Auckland)

Margaret Hardgrave (Napier)

Student Member Scholarships two $50 draw Winners!

Jacqueline Fuller (Wellington)

Ian Blain (Auckland)

2013 ~ TCHC NZ Inc awarded a tuition Scholarship to Dr Lam’s Sydney One Week Workshop

Well done to Betty Hsu who was awarded this scholarship

2012 ~ TCHC NZ Inc awarded two tuition scholarships to Dr Lam’s Palmerston North workshops

THE DEPTH OF TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS 2-3 AUGUST

Many congratulations to Marjory Grenfell of Christchurch who won this scholarship.  Well done, Marjory!

l-r Ferne McKenzie, Tamara Bennett, Hazel Thompson Marjory Grenfell, Chris Hattle

TAI CHI FOR ENERGY 4-5 AUGUST

Julie Powell of Waiuku is our successful candidate for this scholarship.  Congratulations Julie!

l-r Ferne McKenzie, Julie Powell, Chris Hattle, Hazel Thompson, Aria Tauroa, Tamara Bennett, Dr Joe Rozencwajg, Tim Baxter

2012 ~ TCHC NZ has awarded a scholarship to the Annual One-Week Workshop in Sydney

Many congratulations to Aileen Moxon of Pukekohe, who was awarded this scholarship.  Well done, Aileen!

SYDNEY ONE WEEK WORKSHOP, JANUARY 2012

Master Trainer and TCHC NZ Chair Chris Hattle, Dr Paul Lam, Scholarship winner Aileen Moxon and TCHC NZ Treasurer Ferne McKenzie at the Sydney 2012 Workshop