Olive Malienafau Nelson Pasifika Scholarship for Excellence

The Scholarship was established in 2022 to honour and celebrate the legacy of the late Olive Malienafau Nelson, the first Pacific graduate, the first Samoan graduate, one of the first woman graduates of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland and the first woman to practice law in Samoa, where she made a notable contribution to drafting the country’s constitution.

The Scholarship is funded by the Olive Malienafau Nelson Legacy Fund, which was established by the Sir Michael Jones Foundation, with the purpose of encouraging excellence in academic study, leadership, and service by Pasifika students in the Faculty of Law.

Please read the regulations carefully to be sure you are eligible to apply. Then click on the “Apply now” button and complete the online application form. We recommend you check the form early in case a reference or endorsement is required to support your application, and to familiarise yourself with the form. All sections (including request sections) must be completed by the closing date, which is midnight on the specified date (unless stated otherwise). We recommend you do not have two different scholarship applications open within the same browser.

Outcomes are determined by a selection committee and are usually notified around eight weeks after the closing date.

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Every effort has been made to ensure the information we have supplied is correct and up to date. However we strongly advise that you check the regulations, application forms and any other information that is available, to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for any application you might make, and that you understand the implications of any regulations, awarding value and closing dates.