2025 Awhina Nursing Scholarship

Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students enrolled at UCOL Palmerston North campus and are in their second or subsequent year of study for a Bachelor of Nursing.

The Awhina Nursing Scholarship was made possible by the fundraising efforts of past Māori nursing students of Manawatu Polytechnic (now the Universal College of Learning [UCOL]). Funds were retained by Te Roopu Kotahitanga until a decision could be made where the funds could be best used to benefit Māori nursing students. In early 2000, Māori nursing students were granted the right to hold the annual National Māori Nursing Students Hui at Ratana Marae. Their fundraising efforts resulted in surplus funds which were then invested.

 

As a result, the Awhina Nursing Scholarship was established in 2019 and currently aims to support tauira who are currently enrolled in their second or subsequent year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree at the UCOL Palmerston North campus.

EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be of New Zealand Māori descent;
  2. be enrolled at a UCOL Palmerston North campus in 2025;
  3. be attending full-time study for the full year;
  4. be enrolled in your second or subsequent year of study for a Bachelor of Nursing;
  5. submit the application and supporting documentation on time.

Supporting Information You need to provide:

  1. Whakapapa verification. This can be a letter from your iwi confirming your registration.
  2. 2025 Enrolment confirmation. This will need to prove that you're undertaking full-time study for the full year.
  3. NSN and student ID number.
  4. Bank verification of your bank account number. This can be a bank statement or a screenshot of your banking app.
  5. Academic transcript. This does not need to be certified.
  6. Curriculum Vitae.

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