English Language Training for Officials Scholarship
The New Zealand Government offers scholarships to government officials from eligible African and Asian countries to come to New Zealand for English language training.
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English Language Training for Officials Scholarships - Asia
The New Zealand Government offers Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships for English language training for government officials from Asia (NZELTO Asia). We currently offer three courses each year.
Officials come to New Zealand for 13 weeks to improve their English and to build links with other participants and New Zealand.
Each course has a theme
Each course intake focusses on a theme or special topic. Examples of past themes are agriculture and trade, strengthening resilience, renewable energy, education, and good governance. Suitable applicants must have a technical job or policy job that relates to the current theme.
Officials from the following countries may be asked to apply:
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
English Language Training for Officials Scholarships - Africa
The New Zealand Government offers Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships for English language training for government officials from Africa (NZELTO Africa). Officials come to New Zealand for ten weeks to improve their English and to build links with other participants and New Zealand.
Officials from the following countries may be asked to apply:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia.
Scholarship application and selection process for Asia and Africa
Officials do not apply for ELTO directly. Instead, The New Zealand Embassy or High Commission asks the government sector in each eligible country for suitable scholarship nominations. The New Zealand Embassy or High Commission guides nominees through a closed application and selection process.