GPEP funding FAQs

Funding is for registrars active in years 2, 3 and 3+ of the GPEP to cover a range of learning activities and membership of the College for the 2026 academic year.

If you are required to resit an exam during the 2026 academic year, there may be some support available for you. Confirmation of support will be confirmed individually in the coming weeks. If you have any queries related to needing to resit your examinations, please contact gpep2@rnzcgp.org.nz

If you’re eligible for a Fellowship assessment in 2026, you will also receive one fully funded Fellowship Assessment visit (if you have not previously accessed a funded Fellowship assessment).

If you require an additional In Practice Visit to become eligible for Fellowship Assessment, this will be funded (if you have not previously accessed a funded IPV).

This funding is only available until the end of December 2026. To access this funding, you are required to have completed your GPEP requirements, submitted your Fellowship Assessment application and have your fellowship assessment scheduled before 30 January 2027.

We’re in the process of confirming what funding will look like for 2027 and beyond to ensure our trainees complete training and become Fellows of the College. We will keep members updated as information becomes available.

No, you will not be eligible as the funding is only available for registrars active in GPEP, not those on hold.

The funding will apply if you are active in the GPEP only. If you go on hold from GPEP, you will receive an invoice for your membership fees for that period. If you become active in DRHM, the invoicing process will depend on whether you are employed by Health New Zealand.

Your training fees will be covered for the period you are active. You will be responsible for paying your membership fees for the period while you are on hold. Once you resume training, your membership fees will be covered.

If your fellowship date is prior to 1 April 2026, your membership fees will not be covered, and you will need to pay these yourself.

Discussions around how the funding will be applied for the next academic year are ongoing, and we will keep you updated when more information becomes available.

There are some aspects of registrar interactions with the College that will not be covered, these include (but are not limited to):

• Recognition of Prior Learning fees
• Academic components or expenses that are related to the completion of the programme requirements that are not provided by RNZCGP.
• Mock examinations costs
• Resitting the Fellowship Assessment after your 1 included Assessment in 2026/27. Any subsequent Assessments will not be covered.
• The Appeals process fees
• Reconsideration of examination results fees
• Any resitter clinical and written examination fee or resitter support where this has not been confirmed with you. Additional In Practice Visits where the last visit has occurred within three years of Fellowship Assessment application.
• A delay in Fellowship Assessment beyond December 2027 due to going on hold or for reasons such as HDC or other complaint awaiting resolution.
• Historic learning and membership fee debt in existence before the 2026 invoicing period(s).

Reimbursements for 2025 are still in progress, with the majority of 2025 learning fees already refunded. The team is continuing to process the remaining reimbursements, working through them as efficiently as possible to ensure payments are made accurately. This includes reimbursements for 2025 membership fees for those who are eligible.