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Te Putea Whakatapu Scholarships

The Tāwera scholarship is designed to help address Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust’s strategic focus on lifting the level of Māori participation in middle and senior management across a range of industries including fisheries.

The celestial being Tāwera (Venus as the morning star), was a primary star used for celestial navigation by the first voyagers from Hawaiiki to Aotearoa. Similarly, it is hoped this scholarship will help guide rangatahi developing their Māori business and industry skills back to a role in Māori industry and economic development with whānau, hapū and iwi.

Tāwera is also the brightest celestial being in the night sky after the moon. Similarly it is hoped that the scholarship recipients will shine brightly as stars in the future success of Māori in the management of key Māori entities.

It is envisaged that the recipients of this scholarship will be committed to the future economic and social development of Māori, iwi, hapū and whānau.

Value: 
Up to 30 receipients of $10,000 each
Eligibility: 

These scholarships are available to Māori undergraduate students enrolled fulltime in a commerce, business, or management degree. Preference will be given to those students who:

  • are in their last year or second to last year of study towards their bachelor degree
  • have proven academic merit
  • demonstrate a commitment to tikanga Māori and te reo Māori
  • demonstrate a commitment to Māori, iwi, and hapū economic development
  • are interested in building personal skills and expertise to support Māori economic and social development

It is a requirement of the Tāwera Scholarship that recipients attend the Charting Māori Industry Futures Conference. Travel and accommodation costs will be met by Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust.

Application: 

Application process:

  1. Download a copy of the application form from the tpwt.maori.nz website
  2. Fill in all of the information requested
  3. Submit the application in one or both formats:
    1. as a scanned document with your photo, academic transcript and personal statement/essay as separate attachments (scanned PDFs or other format)
    2. as a hard copy in the mail with hard copy attachments
  4. If you face delays gaining whakapapa certification or tertiary institution confirmation, please feel free to scan and email through the incomplete application in the meantime, and then provide the full application once available.

Applications normally close in April but check the website for confirmation.

Closing Date: 
Monday, 30 April 2012