2025 Frances Irwin Hunt Art Scholarship

Available to Māori undergraduate students studying in the fields of performing or cultural arts which may include, but not to be limited to: dance, music, art, theatre/film. Priority will be given to students with academic merit and financial need.

Miss Francis Irwin Hunt was a prominent New Zealand artist whose work is represented in the Auckland Art Gallery’s collection. Upon her death in 1981, aged 91, her family farm was then sold and the proceeds were given to the trust to create a scholarship under the name of her father, Nicholas Irwin Hunt. Later in 1983, it was decided to establish two scholarships from the proceeds of the same of the farm; the Francis Irwin Hunt Scholarship is available to Māori writers.

 

The aim of the Francis Irwin Hunt Art Scholarship is to support Māori undergraduate students who are studying in creative fields, where priority is given to students with academic merit and financial need.

 

If you would like to learn more about Miss Francis Irwin Hunt, click here.

EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be of New Zealand Māori descent;
  2. be enrolled at a New Zealand tertiary institute in 2025;
  3. be attending full-time study for the full year;
  4. be studying in the fields of performing or cultural arts;
  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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