Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grant

2018 APPLICATION FORM

Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grants are available to assist full-time undergraduate Business School students whose studies are threatened by the costsof commuting into university. The Commuting Grants are available throughAuckland Transport (AT) HOP cards that are regularly ‘topped up’ by funding from the Business School.Please complete this form to apply for a Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grant.

NOTE: ALL SECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED
Personal Details:
First Name
Last Name
Student ID Number
Your email address (that you are best contactable on)
Your mobile number
Your ethnicity:
Confirm that you are of Māori and/or Pacific (incl. Fijian Indian) ethnicity / Yes/No
State your iwi (Māori) or island heritage (Pacific)
Your enrolment status:
Confirm that you are enrolled in a full-time undergraduate programmeat the Business School(BCom, BProp, or a conjoint including one of those) / Yes/No
Please attach eithera copy of your student recordor a print out of your online timetable for Semester 1 2018 / Attached – Yes/No
Your commuting into university needs (this is a very important section of this form):
Where are you living during Semester 1 and 2 (i.e. what suburb)
What is your usual method of transportation to the university (e.g. bus, train, ferry)
What is the cost of a return journey from where you are living to university (with the Tertiary Concession) / $
Your financial situation:
Do you live with family (e.g. your parents, relatives, partner) / Yes/No and explain:
Are you supported financially by anyone (e.g. your parents, relatives, partner) / Yes/No and explain:
Do you support a partner, children, and/or relatives / Yes/No and explain:
Have you applied or do you receive the StudyLink Student Allowance / Yes/No and explain:
Please explain why your financial situation makes the costs of commuting into university a struggle (this is your chance to make your case and is the most important section of this form).
IF YOU NEED MORE ROOM, PLEASE ATTACH A PAGE TO THIS FORM
Declaration:
I declare that all the information above and attached to my Commuting Grant application is true and correct and that no relevant information has been excluded. / Your signature:
Date:
HAVE YOU COMPLETED ALL THE SECTIONS?
AN UNCOMPLETED SECTION WILL MAKE YOUR APPLICATION INVALID
Don’t forget to attach your student record ora print out of your online timetable

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY THE END OF MONDAY 5THMARCH 2018.

Late applications will not be accepted.

APPLICATIONS CAN BE HANDED IN, OR SCANNED AND EMAILED AS A PDF TO:

Ruby Timmo or Lisa Filitonga, The Business Student Centre, Level 1, Owen G Glenn Building. Email:

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. The application closing date is final – no late applications will be accepted.
  1. The Business School will assess applications and decide which candidates will be awarded a Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grant. The basis of selection will be those students who best meet the eligibility criteria and are deemed to havethe greatest distance/costs of travel to university and the greatest financial need.There is no guarantee that every applicant will receive a Commuting Grant.
  1. All students who have applied will be informed within one week of the application closing date if they have received a Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grant (or not).
  1. Students who have received a Commuting Grant will need to visit the Go! Ticket Office, located in the City Campus Quad (Kate Edgar Commons building), where they will identify themselves as being the recipient of a Business School Māori and Pacific Student Commuting Grant. Students should showtheir student ID card,and possess an AT HOP card. The Go! Ticket Office will ‘top up’ the card, initially with $75. If students do not have an AT HOP Card they will need to purchase one at their own cost ($10).
  1. Students will return to the University Go! Ticket Office approximately once a month, and the card will be ‘topped up’ each time with $75. The ‘top up’ is available 8 times - from March through to early November. The total amount of provided to the student over this period is $600.
  1. If students’ commuting costs are more than $75 a month, they are personally responsible for this additional cost. Students can provide additional ‘top ups’ to their AT HOP card at their own cost.
  1. The Commuting Grant can only be received as ‘top ups’ on an AT HOP card. It cannot be exchanged for cash.
  1. Students will need to showtheir student ID card every time they seek a ‘top up’ at the University GO! Ticket Office.
  1. The Commuting Grant ‘top ups’ are only available from The University GO! Ticket Office. If a student wishes to ‘top up’ their AT HOP card at any other Auckland Transport outlet, this will be funded completely by the student. This is a University initiative, and not an Auckland Transport initiative.
  1. Students should apply to receive the Tertiary Concession on their AT HOP card to ensure that they receive the cheapest Auckland Transport fares. This can be done through the University GO! Ticket Office.
  1. ‘Top ups’ will cease if the student no longer attends university, or any of the information in the application form is subsequently found to be untrue or incorrect.
  1. The Business School reserves the right to cease ‘top ups’ if the student does not sit exams or attend mandatory lectures or tutorials.