Workforce funding
Every open listing under Workforce. 77 in total, each one read from the funder's own page.
- BECA x Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei ScholarshipNgāti Whātua Ōrākei · Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei · 19 October 2026
- Gore District Council Tertiary Education ScholarshipsGore District Council · Gore District · 19 October 2026
- Ngātiwai Tertiary Education ScholarshipNgātiwai Trust Board · Te Tai Tokerau · 30 October 2026
- ACC Allied Health Services — Provider ApplicationsAccident Compensation Corporation · Aotearoa · 31 October 2026
- Te Āti Hau Education and Training GrantTe Āti Hau Trust · Whanganui / Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi · 31 October 2026
- Ngā Oha TertiaryNgāti Whātua Ōrākei · Aotearoa + overseas · 6 November 2026
- Māori Medium Education ScholarshipsNgāti Whātua Ōrākei · Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei · 15 November 2026
- Sensitive Claims Residential Rehabilitation Service (SCRR)Accident Compensation Corporation · Aotearoa · 30 November 2026
- Youth Development Partnership and Innovation Fund (YDPIF)Ministry of Youth Development | Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi · Aotearoa · 31 December 2026
- Raukawa Education Grant — DoctorateRaukawa Charitable Trust · Raukawa rohe · 31 January 2027
- Raukawa Education Grant — Short Courses and CertificateRaukawa Charitable Trust · Raukawa rohe · 31 January 2027
- Raukawa Education Grant — Undergraduate, Postgraduate and MastersRaukawa Charitable Trust · Raukawa rohe · 31 January 2027
- Tuku AupikiTe Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust · Taranaki · 31 March 2027
- Māori Education Trust — Undergraduate and Postgraduate ScholarshipsToitū Kaupapa Māori Mātauranga — Māori Education Trust · Aotearoa · 31 May 2027
- ACC Residential Support Services ContractAccident Compensation Corporation · Aotearoa · Open, ongoing application route for new providers — no fixed closing date (currently listed as accepting applications to 30 June 2027)
- Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer/Grower AwardAhuwhenua Trophy · Aotearoa · Annual competition, winners announced at an awards dinner (2026: 5 June, Whangārei) — check the Ahuwhenua Trophy for entry dates
- Amotai — supplier registrationAmotai · Aotearoa · Open — register any time at platform.amotai.nz
- Auahaa Innovation GrantWaikato-Tainui · Aotearoa · Open for the current financial year
- Business Mentors New ZealandBusiness Mentors New Zealand · Aotearoa · Open — register any time
- Business Training and Advice GrantWork and Income | Te Hiranga Tangata · Aotearoa · Open — ring 0800 559 009
- CPA Australia Māori ScholarshipCPA Australia · Aotearoa · Open year-round until the annual allocation is awarded
- Community and Volunteering Capability Fund — Organisational CapabilityDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · Open all year — allow up to 12 weeks for a decision
- 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
- Community and Volunteering Capability Fund — VolunteeringDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · Opens annually. The 2026 round ran 6 May to 3 June
- Community and Volunteering Capability Fund — Youth Worker TrainingDepartment of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua · Aotearoa · Open all year — allow up to 12 weeks for a decision
- Complex Educational Needs Study AwardMinistry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga · Aotearoa · Annual award. Applications close 12 September each year. The 2026 round closed 12 September 2026.
- Development Feasibility FundKawerau District Council · Kawerau District · No fixed closing date published — apply any time
- 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
- Education Grants — Pre-School to ApprenticeshipNgāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust · Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu (Te Tau Ihu) · All four tiers are now shown as “CLOSED” on the funder page, including pre-school/primary/intermediate (previously described as apply-directly/rolling). Pre-school, primary and intermediate: apply directly, email grants@ngati-tama.iwi.nz. Secondary, tertiary and apprenticeship: apply via Māori Education Trust for the next round.
- Flexi-wage for self-employmentWork and Income | Te Hiranga Tangata · Aotearoa · Open — ring 0800 559 009 to book an appointment
- Fonterra Massey University Māori Undergraduate ScholarshipFonterra / Massey University · Palmerston North · Opens 1 June, closes 1 September each year
- Global Fisheries ScholarshipTe Ohu Kaimoana / Nissui Corporation · Aotearoa · Opens 24 June, closes 24 July, interviews 10 August, scholar announced 24 August, each year
- Haane Manahi Memorial ScholarshipNgāti Whakaue Education Endowment Trust Board · Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe / Rotorua · Opens 20 March, closes 17 April at 4.30pm. The 2026 round has closed
- Hakaraia Tertiary Education GrantTe Kapu o Waitaha · Waitaha · The 2025-26 round ran 1 October 2025 to 24 January 2026 and has closed, or when the $30,000 pool was exhausted. Recipients must attend the Hakaraia Wānanga in February. The trust's page had not published 2026-27 dates as at 14 September 2026.
- Hauora Māori InternshipsTe Rau Ora · Aotearoa · Check Te Rau Ora for current rounds
- He Ara Mahi Hou — Māori Agribusiness Workforce programmeMinistry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua · Aotearoa · Open — talk to your regional Māori Agribusiness adviser
- He Tahaa Piri Taha Grant 2026Waikato-Tainui · Aotearoa · Open — limited 2026 grants
- Initial Teacher Education Workforce Support ProgrammeTe Tāwharau o te Whakatōhea · Whakatōhea · Not published on the page — apply via the linked form
- Innovation Services — R&D grantsMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment | Hīkina Whakatutuki · Aotearoa · Open — explore and apply through the innovation funding pages
- Kia Haere Tuu Driver Licensing GrantWaikato-Tainui · Waikato-Tainui · Open — contact aawhina@tainui.co.nz. The current financial year runs 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
- 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.
- Mazda Foundation GrantsMazda Foundation · Aotearoa · Two funding rounds a year, closing 31 March and 30 September
- Mazzetta ScholarshipMazzetta Company Scholarship Fund / Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu · Aotearoa · Opens annually 1 February, closes 1 April. Outcomes advised in May
- Muriwhenua Iwi Māori Workforce Teaching Support ScholarshipsTe Rūnanga-a-Iwi o Ngāti Kahu / Ministry of Education · Muriwhenua · Annual round, opens 3 July, closes 3 August. The 2026 round has already closed by the time this was read (8 September 2026); next round expected July 2027.
- Māori Business Growth Fund — Pakihi MāoriTe Puni Kōkiri · Aotearoa · Open for applications now
- Māori Development FundTe Puni Kōkiri · Aotearoa · No funding rounds. Contact your nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional office before writing anything
- Māori Internships and OpportunitiesDairyNZ · Aotearoa · Advertised from September each year on DairyNZ vacancies, or contact the Kaiakiaki – Māori Development Advisor directly
- Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)Tertiary Education Commission · Aotearoa · Applications for 2026 have closed at most providers — check your local provider (e.g. Whitireia/WelTec, Manukau Institute of Technology, EIT, NZMA) for the next intake
- NZMACI — the three national schools of whakairo and rarangaNew Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute / Te Puia · Rotorua · Applications open in October each year for the following year’s intake. Contact Te Puia for exact dates
- New Leaders ProgrammeCreative New Zealand | Toi Aotearoa · Aotearoa · Annual round. The 2026 round closed 9 September 2026, 1pm. No date published yet for the next round
- Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau — Forestry ScholarshipsMinistry for Primary Industries | Te Uru Rākau · Aotearoa · Discontinued — MPI states the programme "is closed and not accepting applications" (last reviewed 12 June 2024). Existing recipients continue under their existing contracts. MPI directs new students to the Southern North Island Wood Council and Wide Trust (Wood Industry Development and Education Trust) funding instead.
- 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 Rangitihi Tertiary Education GrantTe Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Charitable Trust / Māori Education Trust · Aotearoa · Opens annually. The 2026 round ran 1 April to 30 April
- Ngāti Ruanui Education GrantTe Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui · Ngāti Ruanui · Quarterly deadlines: 14 March, 13 June, 12 September and 5 December each year, 5pm
- Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Tertiary Scholarship and Education GrantsNgāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust · Nelson / Te Tau Ihu · The page covers the 2026 round: scholarships opened 3 November 2025 and other grants opened 1 December 2025. No closing dates are stated and no 2027 round is published yet
- Poutama Development InvestmentPoutama Trust · Aotearoa · Open — apply online any time
- Poutama sector collectives — fashion, kai, wine, hempPoutama Trust · Aotearoa · Open — contact Poutama about the collective for your sector
- Ringa RautiaNgāti Whakaue Assets Trust / Toi Ohomai / RotoruaNZ · Rotorua · Runs in cohorts — contact Ngāti Whakaue Assets Trust for the next intake
- Self-employment start up paymentWork and Income | Te Hiranga Tangata · Aotearoa · Open — ring 0800 559 009
- Tapuhi Kaitiaki AwardsPHARMAC / New Zealand Nursing Organisation (NZNO) · Aotearoa · The stored URL is PHARMAC's original 2018 launch announcement (original closing date 10 July 2018); PHARMAC's own page now carries the disclaimer 'The information on this page may no longer be accurate' — whether the awards still run annually cannot be confirmed from this source
- Tatua East 3B Trust — Education GrantTatua East 3B Trust / Deloitte Rotorua · Te Arawa / Rotorua · Closes 30 June. Deloitte describes this one as open all year
- Te Pae Tawhiti Kaimoana Enhancement ScholarshipMoana New Zealand · Aotearoa · Closed for the 2026 academic year. The funder's page says to check moana.co.nz/scholarship for each year's dates rather than naming a fixed annual pattern
- Te Pōkaitahi i te Pakihi iti | Certificate in Small BusinessTe Wānanga o Aotearoa · Aotearoa · Applications for 2027 open 28 September 2026
- Te Rau Ora Kaimahi Māori GrantsTe Rau Ora · Aotearoa · 2025/2026 round closes 5pm 19 November; approved kaupapa must be completed by 31 March 2026
- Te Rau Puawai — Māori Mental Health Workforce Development ProgrammeMassey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa · Aotearoa · 2026 academic year round opened 1 September and closed 1 November 2025; opens annually
- Te Tomokanga Tool GrantWaikato-Tainui · Aotearoa · Open — apply online. The current financial year runs 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
- Te Āti Hau Trust Education ScholarshipsTe Āti Hau Trust · Whanganui / Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi · Closes 31 August each year
- Technical Grant and ApprenticeshipsTe 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)
- Tertiary GrantTe Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa · Ngāti Manawa (Murupara) · Opens annually 2 February, closes end of 30 April — exact 2027 dates not yet published
- Trades Training GrantNgāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Trust · Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō (Blenheim, Te Tau Ihu) · Open all year round — apply via the MaoriMe online portal
- Tupu AcceleratorTapuwae Roa / Sprout Agritech · Aotearoa · Opens late February, closes 5pm late March each year. The 2026 round opened 24 February and closed 23 March
- Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Education GrantWaikato-Tainui · Waikato-Tainui · Opens 1 June, closes 5pm 11 December
- Waitaha Driver's Licence GrantTe Kapu o Waitaha · Waitaha · Annual round, funded until expended. The 2025-26 round ran 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026 and has closed, or when the $10,000 pool was exhausted. The trust's page had not published 2026-27 dates as at 14 September 2026.
- 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.”
- Wynn Williams Law Scholarship for Ākonga MāoriUniversity of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha · Ōtautahi / Christchurch · Closes 31 March