SCHOLARSHIP NAME AND CRITERIA

VALUE AND
NUMBER GIVEN

EDS UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS & IT SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to full-time undergraduate students of Māori descent studying business or information technology at a wananga, polytechnic or university in New Zealand. Applicants must provide a two-page essay detailing their marae/hapu/community involvement and what it means to have connections to their marae/hapu/community. Priority will be given to applicants with exceptional leadership qualities, academic ability and demonstrated financial need. Successful candidates will be expected to work in a New Zealand office of EDS during the term of their award.

$5,000
8 recipients

FRANCIS IRWIN HUNT SCHOLARSHIPS (ARTS)
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students studying in the field of performing or cultural arts at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institute. Priority given to students with leadership skills and academic merit.  

$3,500
6 recipients

ITTI WHAIA NGĀ MATAURANGA A TE AO SCHOLARSHIP
Available to full-time Māori students studying at an Information Technology Training Institute towards a Diploma or a Microsoft Certified Engineering course. Priority given to students with academic merit and leadership skills, and those that demonstrate financial need. 

$3,250
2 recipients

JOHN TAPIATA MEMORIAL TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a first-year, full-time Māori undergraduate student undertaking a Bachelor of Physical Education at the University of Otago. Priority given to students with leadership skills and academic merit.

 $5,000 per yr
1 recipient

MERI MATAIRA SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a full-time Māori undergraduate student studying sport, fitness or leisure studies at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institute. Priority given to students with proven sporting ability and academic merit. 

$5,000
1 recipient

MICHAEL CAMPBELL SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a Māori student of Ngāti Ruanui and/or Ngā Rauru descent studying full-time at a recognised New Zealand university towards a career in education, business, computing, technology, sciences, mathematics, medicine, nursing, law, management, arts, social sciences and Māori development. Applicants must have participated in or be actively involved in interests that benefit Māori groups, the Māori community and/or the general community. Priority given to those with proven leadership ability and academic merit.

$4,000
1 recipient

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a full-time Māori undergraduate student undertaking a degree in Landscape Architecture at a New Zealand university. 

$600
1 recipient

NICHOLAS IRWIN HUNT WRITING SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate student writers (preference to those studying in the field of journalism). Priority given to students with leadership skills, proven writing ability and academic merit. 

$3,500
3 recipients

NORMAN KIRK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students studying at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institute. Priority given to students with demonstrated financial need and academic merit. 

$500
20 recipients

NZSE TĀHUA ROROHIKO (SCHOLARSHIP)
Available to a full-time Māori student studying at the New Zealand School of Education (Auckland campus). Priority given to students with academic merit and leadership skills. 

$3,250
1 recipient

PRINCESS TE PUEA MEMORIAL TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a first-year, full-time Māori undergraduate student undertaking a Bachelor of Leisure Studies at Waikato University. Priority given to students with academic merit, leadership and personal skills.

 $5,000 per yr
1 recipient

RAFFLES DESIGN INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to Māori students committed to achieving one of the qualifications on offer by the Raffles Design Institute (see application form for details). Applicants must be an active member on their and/or a local Marae and are required to submit an essay (500-1000 words) outlining their career goals and how they intend to use their qualification to contribute to their community/Marae. Preference given to those with Te Reo skills. These scholarships are for courses beginning in July 2009.

1 full years tuition only
10 recipients

ROSE HELLABY BURSARIES
Available to second-year, full-time Māori undergraduate students studying to become qualified or employed in a profession or calling which includes special academic, mathematical or mechanical skills. Priority given to students with academic merit, leadership and Te Reo Māori skills. 

$1,000
80 recipients

ROY WATLING MITCHELL BURSARIES
Available to first year Māori undergraduate students undertaking tertiary study who attended secondary school as a Year 13 student in 2008. Priority given to students with academic merit and financial need.

 $1,000
24 recipients

SIR APIRANA NGATA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to a full-time Māori undergraduate student studying at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institute who attended Ngata Memorial College as a Year 13 in 2008. Priority given to students with academic merit. 

$1,000
1 recipient

TARATAHI AGRICULTURAL TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a full-time Māori undergraduate student undertaking a 42-week residential course at Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre. Priority given to students of Ngāti Kahungunu descent and with academic merit.

 $8,000
1 recipient

TAIAO SCHOLARSHIP
Available to a full-time Māori undergraduate student studying at a New Zealand University, undertaking a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Environmental Studies. Priority given to students with academic merit.

$1,000
1 recipient

TE TUAPAPA O TE IWI (Scholarships For Disadvantaged Māori Women)
Available to first-year, full-time Māori undergraduate women students studying at a recognized tertiary institute. Applicants must be from rural or urban low socio-economic circumstances have no formal tertiary qualifications and be earning a low income.

$3,000
20 Recipients

TI MARU MĀORI TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students studying at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institute. Priority given to students with academic merit.

$5,000
2 recipients

TRANSPOWER TE AO PUKENGA SCHOLARSHIPS
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students studying engineering at a recognised tertiary institute. Preference will be given to electrical engineering students undertaking power systems courses. Engineering students studying in related fields such as mechanical or civil engineering may also apply. 

$5,000
2 Recipients