The Māori Education Trust (Te tari o ngā kaitiaki mō ngā take Mātauranga Māori ) was formed under the Māori Education Foundation Act 1961. Its basic objective was to encourage Māori into tertiary education. The initial scholarships were derived from public raised funds and private bequests which were subsidised by Government. Additional income is derived by the provision of fee-based service contracts. 

In 1993 the Māori Education Act 1961 was repealed and replaced by the Māori Education Trust Deed and this remains today. Currently, the Trust’s core activities comprise the:

• administration of a wide variety of scholarships and grants;
  

• managing, protecting and growing of the Trust’s assets.

Even with its limited resources the Trust views education as critical to Māori development. It therefore places importance on mobilizing Māori into education by assisting with funding, providing information, developing strategic alliances and developing future Māori leadership. Finally, the Māori Education Trust realises that anything less will not assist Māori make a greater contribution to Aotearoa and the global world.

The main activities which achieve this are:

• administration of a variety of scholarships,
  

• Brokering of meaningful strategic relationships;
  

• Protecting and administering the returns through its asset base;
  

• Developing strategic relationships and initiatives to ensure its self sufficiency;
  
  

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