2025 Māori Education Trust Postgraduate Scholarship

Available to full-time Māori postgraduate students undertaking postgraduate study.

The 2025 Māori Education Trust Postgraduate Scholarship aims to support tauira who are currently enrolled in postgraduate study. Students who have financial need will be prioritised as recipients.

 

If you would like to learn more about The Māori Education Trust, 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 enrolled in a field of study around Agriculture or Environmental Sciences;
  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. Written academic reference. This will need to be current.
  7. Curriculum Vitae.

Ricco Watts-Niha, Māori Education Trust Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient in 2023.

“…The financial aid I received from this scholarship allowed me to focus all my energy into my studies with a greater depth of gratitude. Being a student in general comes with many financial challenges and being a post-graduate student living away from home definitely intensifies these barriers…”