Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students undertaking study in a course that encourages and promotes the maintenance of Māori language, Māori history, Māori tradition and/or Māori culture, with priority given to students with academic merit. The scholarship is administered for the Ministry of Education and the Ngārimu VC & 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board, which was established to honour the memory of Māori soldiers who served in World War II and in particular those who served in the 28th Māori Battalion. The Board was established under the Ngārimu VC & 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Act 1945. This is a recurring scholarship. Value: $5,000.

2005
Name	Iwi	Programme
Antony Michael Nuku	Ngāti Kahungungu	Bachelor of Arts
Priscilla Te Moana	Ngapuhi	Bachelor of Health Science
Recurring
Verna Kohunui	Tūhoe	Diploma of Teaching (Māori)
Allison Maurirere	Te Aitanga ā Mahaki	Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Jane Hine McCaughey	Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūhoe	Bachelor of Teaching
Lincoln Maurice Nicholls	Ngāti Raukawa	Bachelor of Medicine
Ngāhuia Carolyne Sweeney	Ngāti Porou	Bachelor of Applied Social Science

Available to a Māori graduate with a record of academic excellence and the proven ability to complete postgraduate studies in New Zealand or overseas. The scholarship is administered for the Ministry of Education and the Ngārimu VC & 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board, which was established to honour the memory of Māori soldiers who served in World War II and in particular those who served in the 28th Māori Battalion. The Board was established under the Ngārimu VC & 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Act 1945. Value: $5,000.

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