16 November 2022

Prime Minister's Scholarship individual awardees for 2022-23 announced

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New Zealand's relationship with Latin America and Asia is set to be strengthened, with 111 new individual Prime Minister's Scholarships awarded today.

The awards were announced by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao Chief Executive Grant McPherson on 24 November 2022, marking the first individual scholarship round since COVID-19.

Prime Minister's Scholarship for Latin America 2022/2023 individual awardees:

  • Katie  Andrews: 6-Week Language Immersion Program at Rio & Learn, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
  • Louise   Blackmore: 12-week Conservation Internship with Whale Shark, La Paz, Mexico
  • Harrison  Booth: One semester exchange to São Paulo, Brazil  
  • Laura  Braid: 6-week Spanish language programme at Instituto Jovel in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
  • Thomas  Bromfield: 4-week intensive language programme at the Medellin school, Medellín, Colombia 
  • Jessica  Cordes: One semester exchange to Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile  
  • Arcadia Dalzell: One semester exchange to Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico 
  • Jorja  Dempster: 24-week business internship organised through the Intern Group, Medellín, Colombia 
  • Josh  Ellwood: One Semester exchange to Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile de Chile, Santiago, Chile  
  • Alice  Emeny: One semester exchange to Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico  
  • Dierdrei Finnin: 4-week immersive Spanish language and indigenous Mayan culture programme at Na'atik - Language and Culture Institute Location, Yucatan, Mexico  
  • Nicole Freeman: 18-month MBA in Project Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
  • Alexander  Gasson: 4-week Apacheta Language and Human Rights programme at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile  
  • Michelle  Hay: 7-week Volunteering in a Children's Home in Santiago (4 weeks) and Intensive Langauge Programme in Pichilemu (3 weeks), Santiago de Chile and Pichilemu, Chile  
  • Christa Kurian: 6-week internship with the Intern Group in Medellin, Colombia  
  • Briar Leith: 6-month International Relations Internship with IAEST, São Paulo, Brazil 
  • Caleb Lopez-Sanchez: One semester exchange to Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaís, Santiago, Chile 
  • Catherine Marshall: One semester exchange to Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico 
  • Joshua  McCormack: 10-weeks 6th Year Medical Student Elective in Bogota, Colombia
  • Aishlin  Murphy: 4-week Indigenous Rights & Histories programme, Sao Paulo, Brazil 
  • Abby Ngan: 12-week short Spanish and Volunteering programme, Cartgena or Medellin, Colombia  
  • Maria  O'Connell: One semester exchange to Tecnologico de Monterrey Gracia, Mexico
  • Harlee  Overton: 12-week Spanish language and culture course with Nueva Lengua language school in Cartagena, Colombia
  • Louis  Paul: 4-6 week language programme at Universidad de Catolica de Santiago, Chile   
  • Lulu  Power: 4-week Intensive Spanish Course through the Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia 
  • Juan  Quintero: Two semester Diploma programme on Latin American Studies: Modern Thought at the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
  • Cristian Rodriguez: 12-week internship at the Universidad of la Serena, Chile
  • Chastity  Samoa: 6-week Social Realities immersive programme, Mexico
  • Liv  Scott: Two semester Spanish language programme at La Universidad de la Sabana, Chía, Colombia 
  • Ben  Shea: Two semester exchange to Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Tania Simpson: 10-week engineering internship, Medellín, Colombia 
  • Clyde Smith: 12-month language course and internship in Sao Paulo, Brazil 
  • Lily Smith: 4-week short term Apacheta Program, Language and Human Rights Courses, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile  
  • Samuel  Twitchin: 12-week Spanish language program at Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Columbia 
  • Sofia  Vega Guerra: One semester exchange to São Paulo, Brazil
  • Dana Visnovsky: 12-week internship through the Intern Group in Medellin, Colombia
  • Jules  Webley: 12-week agricultural internship, Sucre, Colombia 
  • *Angeline Dew: 3-week Spanish language course, Chile *award was not taken up

Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia 2022/2023 individual awardees:

  • Ahmad Fachry  Agam : One semester exchange to National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, Singapore 
  • Olivia  Amey : 12-week Global Business Internship through CRCC Asia, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
  • Az Ziizah  Armand: Two semester exchange to Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 
  • Jessica  Arnold: One semester exchange to Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea 
  • Lianne  Bird: 9-week intensive Japanese Language course with ISI Career and Language Academy-Ikebukuro Campus, Tokyo, Japan
  • Thomas  Blakie: One semester exchange to the National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Emma  Burns: One semester exchange to the National University of Singapore, Singapore 
  • Gregor  Burns: Two semester Chinese Language programme 'The Chinese Gap Year', National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Darwin  Chan: 8-week urban planning internship organised through CRCC Asia, Seoul, Republic of Korea 
  • Sean  Chan: One semester exchange, National University of Singapore, Singapore  
  • Jamila  Chen: 24 weeks internship on community nutrition and youth empowerment organised through NEXSTEP, Hong Kong
  • Keyu  Cheng: 9-week architecture internship, CRCC Asia, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Anne  Chiang: 12-week medical elective at National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan  
  • Francesca  Clements: Two semester exchange to Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan   
  • James  Correia: 3-year PhD in Sustainability, United Nations University (UNU) / University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • Ina  Dempster: One semester exchange to Keio University, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Mollie  Dewar: One semester exchange to National University of Singapore, Singapore 
  • Emily  Dyer:  12-week language course through LTL Language School, Taipei, Taiwan 
  • Emilly  Fan: One year master's degree at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China   
  • Kate  Fan: 8-week internship in Hong Kong organised through the Intern Group   
  • Maximilian  Gessler: One semester Intensive Chinese Language Course to Peking University, Beijing, China   
  • Celine  Goh: One semester exchange to Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Vaughn  Graham: 3-month internship with CRCC Asia in Seoul, Republic of Korea     
  • Riona  Hayes: 12-week Study Abroad programme to Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Leonard  Hong: One-year Masters programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at NTU, Singapore   
  • Taimane   Hotere: One semester exchange to Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Edison  Huang: One semester exchange to National University of Singapore, Singapore   
  • Magdeline  Huang: 3-month technology start-up internship in Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Felix  Humphries: 6-week internship through the Intern Group at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok, Thailand   
  • Anri  Ichikawa:  2-year Master of Arts in International Relations at the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan  
  • Max  Johansson-Pugh:  6-month NZTE internship organised by NZTE, Singapore & Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore & Viet Nam
  • Manawarangi   Johnson: 12-week Reimagining India with IndoGenius Group Programme, India   
  • Toby  Jordan: 9-week Immersive Mandarin study in NTU - International Chinese Language Program Taipai, Taiwan   
  • Ben Kelly: 12-Week internship with the Intern Group to Tokyo, Japan   
  • Jono  Kim: One-year Chinese Language Programme for International Students at Fudan University, Shanghai, China   
  • Gilda Knox Streader: One semester exchange to Hong Kong university, Hong Kong   
  • Fox  Lawrey: One semester exchange to Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Japan
  • Alyssandra  Lim-Yip: One semester exchange to Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Zoe  Lit: One semester exchange to Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea   
  • Angel  Loh: One semester exchange to Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Airam  Magpantay: One semester exchange to Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Lucy  Manahi: 18-week internship with Shiok Meats in Singapore, Singapore
  • Candice Maree: 6-week internship programme in Tokyo, Japan   
  • Cass  Maughan: 3-month Chinese language study at the National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Training Center, Taipei, Taiwan  
  • Summer  McElwee: 3-month Chinese language study at the National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Training Center, Taipei, Taiwan   
  • Jonelle  Modlik: Two year academic program at Hanyang University in Seoul, Republic of Korea     
  • Charlotte  Moffat: One semester exchange to Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Beau Moka: One month exchange to EF International, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Gabriel  Morales: 8-week Course to Sunshine School Massage School, Chiang Mai, Thailand   
  • William  Morrison: 9-week government internship with CRCC Asia to Tokyo, Japan   
  • Swanie  Nelson: 6-week RK Korean plus K-POP Course at Rolling Korea Language & Culture School, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Lee Arna Nepia: 12-week NGO & non-profits internship organised through the intern group, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Camille Owen: 10-week language course in Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Hannah  Park: 32-week postgraduate programme at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea   
  • Grace  Piddington: One semester exchange to Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Isabelle  Pou: One semester exchange to Korea University, College of International Studies, Seoul, South Korea   
  • Cyrus  Rudd: One semester exchange to Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea      
  • Elizabeth  Salesa: 10-week language programme at iSogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea      
  • Fiona  Shi: One semester exchange to Keio University, Japan   
  • Braxton  Solomon-Peeni: 2-year language course to Osaka, Japan
  • Sharna Steer: One semester exchange to Japan
  • Kaya  Tanoa-Kaivananga: 12-week Human Resource internship organised through the Intern Group, Tokyo, Japan   
  • Jeremy  Taylor: 6-week DPP field research into offshore tertiary programmes situated in China   
  • Joshua Taylor : 3-month research internship at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore   
  • Lily  Thomlinson: 4-month internship to Vietnam Ho Chi Minh
  • Kelis  Tosala: One semester exchange to Keio University, Tokyo, Japa.   
  • Holly  Tudehope: 10-week short programme to Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Luaipouomalo  Uliefu: 6-week scholarship, Singapore
  • Jasmin  Winikerei: 18-month Japanese Language and Culture Immersion Programme at Genki Japanese Language and Culture School, Fukuoka, Japan   
  • Abby  Wong: One semester exchange to NUS, Singapore   
  • Ann  Wu-Ross: Two-month internship with UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office, Beijing, China    
  • Yichen  Yang: 2022-23 Summer (12 weeks) Korean Language Study Abroad at Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea   
  • Chansik  Yoo: 12 weeks at Korea University Clerkship Program, Republic of Korea     
  • Xueer  Zhou: One semester exchange to Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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