2024 Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship

Available to a Māori or non-Māori graduate with excellent academic ability, who plans to research at postgraduate level in a field that will benefit Māori.

Scholarship Value: $5,000


Applications must be received by Tuesday, 30 Paenga-whāwhā (April) 2024 by 4:00pm.


Tēnā koe e tono nei mō Ngā Karahipi Māori 2024. Tēnā hoki koe e whai i te huarahi mātauranga hei hāpai i a koe, to whānau, to iwi, otirā, te ao Māori. He huarahi tēnei i whakaritea e ō mātua tīpuna, kia riro i a koe ngā kete e toru o te wānanga.Nō reira, tihei mauri ora.

EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be enrolled at a tertiary institute in 2024;
  2. meet the criteria for the scholarships applied for;
  3. be attending study for the full year;
  4. submit the application and supporting documentation on time.

Supporting Information You need to provide:

  1. Whakapapa verification: This will need to be completed by a kaumātua, or you may submit an Iwi registration confirmation letter.
  2. Enrolment Confirmation.
  3. NSN Number. This is your unique ID with the Ministry of Education that you can get from your tertiary institute or NZQA.
  4. Certified Academic Transcript from last year of study.
  5. At least one academic reference.
  6. Encoded bank deposit slip or bank verification of your bank account number.
  7. Curriculum Vitae.

Application Form:

This scholarship is a paper application only. You can contact us at info@maorieducation.org.nz to get an application form and you can either send the form along with the supporting documentation via post or email.