2025 Eric Hall McCormick Scholarship

Available to Māori students undertaking research at postgraduate level, in a field which is of significant benefit to Māori. Priority will be given to students attending the University of Auckland.

The 2025 Eric Hall McCormick Scholarship aims to support tauira who are enrolled at the University of Auckland, and are studying in a field of which will have significant benefit to Māori. This scholarship is funded by a Capital Trust.

 

If you would like to learn more about Eric Hall McCormick and his life achievements, click here.

EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be of New Zealand Māori descent;
  2. be enrolled at the University of Auckland in 2025;
  3. be attending full-time study for the full year;
  4. 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. Written academic reference. This will need to be current.
  7. Curriculum Vitae.

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Helena Abolins-Thompson, Eric Hall McCormick Scholarship recipient in 2023.

“I am truly grateful for the support of the Māori education trust and the Eric Hall McCormick scholarship for supporting me in PhD studies…The postgraduate scholarship has helped me immensely throughout my PhD so far, allowing me to pursue this mahi with all my attention and efforts, especially as I prepare to spend a portion of my studies in America next year…”