2025 Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship

Available to a Māori or non-Māori graduate with excellent academic ability, who plans to research at postgraduate level in a field that will benefit Māori.

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship was created from the Queen Elizabeth II Post Graduate Fellowship of NZ Act 1963. Up until 1995 it was administered by the Māori Trust Office, but was subsequently handed over to the Māori Education Trust due to reforms made to the Māori Trustee Act. It aims to support a student who excels academically, and who is also undertaking postgraduate research that will benefit Māori.

 

To apply for this scholarship, please contact us for an application form.

EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be enrolled at a New Zealand tertiary institute in 2025;
  2. be attending full-time study for the full year;
  3. 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. (If you are applying as non-Māori, you will not need to provide this).
  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.

Leah Winterburn, Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship recipient in 2023.

“…The support I have received throughout the year from The Māori Education Trust and Massey University has been incredible…Receiving this scholarship was pivotal as it allowed me to fully immerse myself within my mahi whilst maintaining my Whare Tapa Wha…”