Leadership funding
Every open listing under Leadership. 51 in total, each one read from the funder's own page.
- Te Māhuri o te TaiaoFoundation North · Northern and Central Kaipara · 21 October 2026
- Youth Empowerment FundHorowhenua District Council · Horowhenua · 31 October 2026
- Taiawatea | Rangatahi Cultural Leadership FundTe Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu · Ngāi Tahu whānau · 31 December 2026
- Youth Development Partnership and Innovation Fund (YDPIF)Ministry of Youth Development | Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi · Aotearoa · 31 December 2026
- University of Waikato Academic Pathway Doctoral ScholarshipUniversity of Waikato · Kirikiriroa / Tauranga · 31 January 2027
- AUT Knowledge That Works Scholarship | KiwaAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens 1 June, closes 1 September each year
- Borrin Foundation — Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Postgraduate ScholarshipBorrin Foundation / Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga · Aotearoa · Applications open once a year in August
- Business Mentors New ZealandBusiness Mentors New Zealand · Aotearoa · Open — register any time
- Charities Register — file your annual return or lose registrationCharities Services | Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai · Aotearoa · Within six months of your balance date, every year
- Community Capability Development GrantsWhaikaha | Ministry of Disabled People · Aotearoa · 2026/27 round expected to open later in 2026 — exact dates not yet announced
- Community Development Match FundTauranga City Council · Tauranga Moana · Open through 2026–27 in quarterly allocations
- Community and Volunteering Capability Fund — Sector LeadershipDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · Opens annually. The 2026 round ran 6 May to 3 June
- Development Fund for Arts Organisations and GroupsCreative New Zealand · Aotearoa · Annual round. The 2026 round opened 2 March, closed 16 April 2026 1pm, for activities between 25 June 2026 and 25 September 2027. The next round isn't yet confirmed — subscribe to Creative New Zealand's newsletter for updates
- Fulbright–Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate AwardFulbright New Zealand / Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga · Aotearoa · Opens 15 July, closes 1 August each year. The 2026 round has closed
- Fund for GoodManawanui · Aotearoa · Fund For Good 2026 is open. The cutoff is announced each year and was not yet published as at 16 September — ring to confirm
- Hapū E Tū GrantsTe Kāhui o Taranaki Trust · Taranaki Iwi (Taranaki) · No open or close dates published
- He Ara Mahi Hou — Māori Agribusiness Workforce programmeMinistry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · Open — talk to your regional Māori Agribusiness adviser
- He Ara Taituarā Fund — Māori Initiatives FundBay of Plenty Regional Council · Bay of Plenty · Applications for the current round are closed. Runs annually
- He Oha Puiaki | Massey University Māori First Year ScholarshipMassey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa · Aotearoa · Opens 1 June, closes 1 September each year
- He Oranga Poutama — ManawatūTe Pae Oranga o Ruahine o Tararua / Sport Manawatū / Sport NZ · Manawatū · Contact Sport Manawatū or Te Pae Oranga o Ruahine o Tararua for current funding rounds
- He Rau ArohaWellington Community Fund · Te Whanganui-a-Tara · No closing dates — talk to the Kaitakawaenga Māori first
- Incorporated Societies Act 2022 — check your society still existsCompanies Office | Te Tari Tautohu Kamupene · Aotearoa · Restoration applications can be made until 6 April 2032
- Kahurangi Māori Student ScholarshipTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington · Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington · Closes 1 September each year, 4.30pm. Applications open about three months before
- Management Capability Fund — Capability VouchersRegional Business Partner Network · Aotearoa · Open — register any time
- Manurewa Rangatahi Youth GrantsAuckland Council — Manurewa Local Board · Manurewa, Tāmaki Makaurau · Round one (22 June – 31 July 2026) has closed; decision due 17 September 2026. Round two opens 11 January – 19 February 2027, with a decision due 15 April 2027.
- Multi-Year GrantsWhakatāne District Council · Whakatāne · Opens once every three years. The next round is late 2027
- Māori Outcomes Fund — Tahua Huanga OraAuckland Council · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Applications open all year; funding decisions made in August and March each year
- Māori and Pasifika Master of Public Policy AwardUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 17 June, closed 29 July 2026
- Ngā hononga pakihi Māori — regional Māori business networksTe Puni Kōkiri (network directory) · Aotearoa · Open — contact your local network any time
- Ngārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial ScholarshipsNgārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board · Aotearoa · Opens annually mid-year. Applications for 2027 study closed 19 July 2026, with outcomes late November. Applications for 2028 open mid-2027
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Baradene College of the Sacred Heart ScholarshipNgāti Whātua Ōrākei · Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei · Special application process — contact the funder for the current round
- Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts Leadership and Personal Development ScholarshipPapawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts · Wairarapa · “Applications are available from 1 July to 30 June annually within the budgeted allocation set by the Board.”
- Ringa RautiaNgāti Whakaue Assets Trust / Toi Ohomai / RotoruaNZ · Rotorua · Runs in cohorts — contact Ngāti Whakaue Assets Trust for the next intake
- Rohenga Tipuna GrantToitū Ngāti Porou · Te Tairāwhiti · “Grant is open all year.”
- Sir Turi Carroll Centennial ScholarshipLincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki · Waikirikiri / Lincoln · Closes 31 March
- SkyCity Auckland Community Trust — He Hua GrantSkyCity Auckland Community Trust · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Open for the financial year (1 July–30 June), applications considered at the end of each month
- Te Ara Whānui ScholarshipUniversity of Waikato · Waikato · Closes 31 August each year
- Te Pou MāoriJ R McKenzie Trust · Aotearoa · No closing dates — apply anytime by Expression of Interest, response within 6 weeks
- Te Wānanga o Raukawa Foundation ScholarshipTe Wānanga o Raukawa Foundation / Māori Education Trust · Ōtaki / Aotearoa · Opens annually mid-February, closes 30 April
- The Tindall Foundation GrantsThe Tindall Foundation · Aotearoa · No application deadline — apply anytime via a flexible format (video, slides, one-pager) for early feedback, or a structured online form available in English or te reo Māori
- Tihi Kahuraki ScholarshipLincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki · Waikirikiri / Lincoln · Closes 15 August
- Tuia Mentoring ProgrammeWaikato Regional Council · Waikato Region · 2026 cohort applications closed 10 December 2025. Runs annually
- Tumate Mahuta Memorial GrantWaikato-Tainui · Waikato-Tainui · Annual round — check the iwi for current dates
- UC Kaitoko Māori ScholarshipUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Closes 6 August
- UC Tūāpapa Māori ScholarshipUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Closes 6 August
- Waikato-Tainui Doctoral GrantWaikato-Tainui · Aotearoa · Open for the current financial year
- Whiria Ngā HuaNgā Waihua o Paerangi Trust (Ngāti Rangi) · Ngāti Rangi (Ruapehu) · Round 5 ran from 31 August to 27 September 2026 and has closed. The funder’s page does not announce a later round, so ask the trust.
- Whātua WhitawhitaTe Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua / Revved · Ngāti Whātua · Dates not published in advance — “Applications are currently closed, but will be advertised when applications are open on facebook, instagram and on our website.”
- Youth Development GrantWaimakariri District Council · Waimakariri District · The council's page still shows 2024 dates and has not been updated for a current round — contact the council to confirm whether this is still running
- Youth Development Sports GrantTe Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira · Ngāti Toa Rangatira · Open — apply at least one month ahead
- Youth Leadership GrantTasman District Council · Tasman District · Open all year; apply at least four weeks before the programme starts