The TIDA of NZ Travel Scholarship Awards

The Scholarship is open to registered TIDA dancers in the Under 10 age group and above:

• Junior Scholarship: up to Under 15
• Senior Scholarship: Over 15

As of 2026, each Scholarship winner will be awarded $2,500 to assist participation in a major championship.

The Scholarship may only be won by a registered TIDA dancer.

From 2019, a dancer may win the Scholarship a maximum of two times, and not in successive years.

Entry and Acceptance

Dancers must notify organisers prior to the Championships if they are ineligible for the Scholarship.

The Scholarship must be taken up in the year following the award. If the winner does not travel within that year, the Award becomes void and cannot be claimed.

Selection and Conditions

The Scholarship winner will be chosen solely by the International Judges officiating at the NZ Irish Dancing Championships; their decision is final.

The Award is made strictly on merit to the best eligible dancer, in the opinion of the International Judges.

The winner must participate in the next World Championships, All Irelands, All Scotland’s, Great Britain’s, North American Nationals, or the Australian International Oireachtas, organised under the auspices of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha.

Roll of Winners: