2025 Sir John Bennett Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship

Available to Māori students who have completed a Bachelor's degree and are enrolled full-time in either their Honour's year or a Master's degree.

The 2025 Sir John Bennett Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship was established on 2020 by the Māori Education Trust, aptly naming it after Sir John Mokonuiarangi Bennett who was a key figure and chairman of the Kohanga Reo Movement, as well as being the Chairperson for the Māori Education Trust. It aims to support students who are currently enrolled in an Honour’s or Master’s degree full-time.

 

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EligibilityApplicants must:

  1. be of New Zealand Māori descent;
  2. be enrolled at a tertiary institute in 2025;
  3. be attending full-time study for the full year;
  4. be enrolled in your Honour's year or a Master's degree;
  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.

Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane, Sir John Bennett Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship recipient in 2023.

“…With the scholarship I received from the Māori Education Trust, I was not only able to access the worlds of these thinkers, but bring them home with me…I am humbled to be a recipient of the Sir John Bennett Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship, and am so thankful for the support of the Māori Education Trust…”