2024 Te Whaiti Nui a Toi Māori Land Trust Scholarship

Open to ‘Registered Owners or descendants of Registered Owners,’ or ‘Beneficiaries and descendants of beneficiaries in a Whanau Trust constituted in terms of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.’ 

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 a registered beneficiary of Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi;
  2. be enrolled at an NZ tertiary institution for 2024;
  3. meet all criteria for the scholarships applied for;
  4. submit the application and supporting documentation on time.

Supporting Information You need to provide:

  1. Whakapapa verification: you must provide evidence that shows you are a registered member or beneficiary of Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi Trust or you must have your whakapapa verified by the Trust Administrator;
  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 (unless otherwise stated in scholarship criteria).
  6. Encoded bank deposit slip or bank verification of your bank account number.
  7. Curriculum Vitae.

Important Application Portal Information:

  1. Information will be saved automatically as you move from one page of the application to the next.
  2. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Make sure you click submit!
  3. If you meet scholarship criteria, you can apply for as many scholarships as you wish, however you can only be awarded one.
  4. You must advise the Māori Education Trust of any changes to your application (e.g. change of address or withdrawal from study). All changes must be advised in writing (email or post).
  5. All applicants (successful and unsuccessful) will be notified by October 2024 at the latest.
  6. If you cannot complete the application online, either contact the office for support (details below), or submit a hard-copy application to which all supporting documentation must be attached.
  7. Don’t forget, if you have any questions, you can contact us by email: info@maorieducation.org.nz.
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