Whare wānanga funding
Every open listing under Whare wānanga. 54 in total, each one read from the funder's own page.
- University of Waikato Academic Pathway Doctoral ScholarshipUniversity of Waikato · Kirikiriroa / Tauranga · 31 January 2027
- 360 International Award for Māori StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Twice yearly: 20 May–1 July and 7 October–18 November 2026
- AUT Accommodation Scholarship — Office of Māori AdvancementAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Closes 30 September; opens in July for the following year's intake
- AUT Postgraduate Scholarships — Māori AdvancementAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Two rounds a year: closing 15 June and 15 November
- AUT Te Aronui Postgraduate Research ScholarshipsAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Awarded on eligible postgraduate research admission — apply through the AUT scholarships portal after gaining an offer of place
- AUT Undergraduate Scholarships — Māori AdvancementAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens in October each year
- AUT Vice-Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship — Māori and Pacific pathwayAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Applications accepted year-round except 1 December to 15 January
- Ann Ali AUT Māori or Pacific Nursing ScholarshipAuckland University of Technology | AUT · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Closes 7 December
- Bachelor of Design Award for Māori StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 28 January, closed 11 March 2026
- Business School Māori and Pacific Tautoko GrantUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Two rounds a year: 12 March–23 April and 2 July–13 August 2026
- Craig Memorial AwardUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 11 June, closed 23 July 2026
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Māori PhD ScholarshipTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington · Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington · Closes 1 November each year
- Dilshika Weerasekera Memorial PrizeUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Education GrantTe Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust · Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui (Picton, Nelson, Motueka, Takaka) · Four quarterly Grant Rounds per year (see the Trust's grant round calendar); one grant per member per grant type, per financial year (July–June)
- Education GrantNgāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Trust · Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō (Blenheim, Te Tau Ihu) · Runs in rounds through the year (mid-year round closed as of Sept 2026) — apply via the MaoriMe online portal
- Faculty of Arts and Education Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Twice yearly: 13 May–24 June and 16 September–28 October 2026
- Faculty of Engineering and Design Kick Start Māori and Pacific AwardUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 18 February, closed 1 April 2026
- Frances Barkley ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round; opening and closing dates listed as TBC on the funder's page
- Gina Rudland Memorial Prize for Māori MootingUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Go Waitaha CanterburyUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Closes 6 August
- He Maunga Teitei Prize for Academic AchievementUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Hiwinui Heke ScholarshipPharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga / Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa (Māori Pharmacists' Association) · Aotearoa · Applications open until 31 October 2026
- Judge Karina Williams Award in LawUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 1 July, closed 21 July 2026
- Michael Synnott ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Dates not currently published — offered irregularly, roughly every 3–4 years
- Mokaraka Wāhine Māori in Business ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 11 February, closed 25 March 2026
- Māori and Pasifika Accommodation ScholarshipLincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki · Waikirikiri / Lincoln · Closes 15 August
- 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
- NZAO Award for the Top Māori or Pacific Student entering BOptom Part IIUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Ngā Taonga Mātauranga o Ngā Pou Mana AwardsNgā Pou Mana (Tangata Whenua Allied Health) / Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga · Aotearoa · Runs annually, presented at the Ngā Pou Mana Hui-ā-Tau; the 2025 round has closed — check Ngā Pou Mana for the next round
- Ngāti Awa ScholarshipTe Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi · Whakatāne · Closes 20 March each year
- Pokaia Nepia ScholarshipUniversity of Waikato · Kirikiriroa / Tauranga · Closes 30 June each year
- ProCare Annual Prize in General PracticeUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Professor Michael Walker Award for Māori and Pacific StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 27 May, closed 8 July 2026
- RTA Studio Scholarship for Māori Architecture StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 14 May, closed 25 June 2026
- Rewi Thompson Undergraduate Scholarship in ArchitectureUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 14 May, closed 25 June 2026
- School of Environment Masters Thesis Scholarship for Māori StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination annually — no application required
- Sociology and Criminology Korowai PrizeUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination, twice a year — no application required
- Taki Turner ScholarshipUniversity of Waikato · Kirikiriroa / Tauranga · Closes 30 June each year
- Te Herenga Mātai Pūkaha Doctoral Scholarship in EngineeringUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination annually — no application required
- Te Herenga Waka Māori Doctoral ScholarshipTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington · Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington · Three rounds a year: 1 March, 1 July and 1 November, 4.30pm
- Te Ihorei ScholarshipPūhoro STEMM Academy / Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa · Aotearoa · Runs in annual rounds — most recently 12–23 May 2025; check Pūhoro for the current round's dates
- Te Wānanga o Waipapa Postgraduate AwardUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 11 February, closed 25 March 2026
- Te Ākonga Matua (Head of School) Distinguished MAPAS Student PrizeUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination — no application required
- Tertiary Grant (Tahua Tuari Tauira)Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia · Ngāti Kuia (Havelock, Pelorus, Te Tau Ihu) · Applications open 1 February, close 27 February; paid in March
- Tihi Kahuraki ScholarshipLincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki · Waikirikiri / Lincoln · Closes 15 August
- Toi Uru Roa: The Paul Kelly Māori Undergraduate ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 30 April, closed 11 June 2026
- Tuihono UC | UC Online Māori ScholarshipUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Advertised when available — no fixed annual date
- University of Auckland Bioengineering Masters Scholarship for Māori and Pacific StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination each semester — no application required
- University of Auckland Māori Academic Excellence ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens annually for Year 13 applicants; outcomes notified in early October
- University of Auckland Māori Postgraduate ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · By nomination each semester on eligible postgraduate admission — no application required
- University of Auckland Waka Moana ScholarshipUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Opens annually for Year 13 applicants; outcomes notified in early October
- University of Otago Māori Doctoral ScholarshipUniversity of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka · Ōtepoti / Dunedin · Applications accepted year-round — check the current regulations for any round dates
- University of Otago Māori Entrance ScholarshipUniversity of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka · Ōtepoti / Dunedin · Established annually — check the current year's dates on the funder's scholarships database
- Vicki St John Postgraduate Award for Māori and Pacific Island StudentsUniversity of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau · Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland · Annual round: opened 1 April, closed 13 May 2026