Kokako Māori Land Trust Scholarship

Undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship for registered beneficiaries of the Kokako Māori Land Trust, applied for through the Māori Education Trust.

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Closes: Undergraduate and postgraduate applications close 30 April each year. The 2026 round closed 30 April 2026
Who can apply: Read on the Māori Education Trust's page, quoted verbatim: "The Kokako Māori Land Trust scholarships are available to those who are registered beneficiaries of the Kokako Māori Land Trust."
Whakapapa: Registered beneficiary of the Kokako Māori Land Trust. Eligibility runs through ownership of the land block — five blocks in the Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere Raukawa rohe, South Waikato — rather than iwi registration.
Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Amount: Not published — set by the trust
Funding route: Scholarship
Applicants: Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Kokako Manaaki Charitable Trust was established in 1982 after the land was released from the Māori Affairs Act 1953. "Kokako has had a long-held interest in funding the education of its people," per MET's page. Applied for through the Māori Education Trust's application portal, not directly through the trust — select this partner when you register so the form is made visible. You may apply for every MET scholarship you qualify for in the same application, but only one is awarded, so tick everything. One of nine iwi and land-trust scholarships found on the Māori Education Trust's 2026 application forms that are not reachable by searching an iwi name alone — see the Māori Education Trust — Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships listing for the other eight and the general scheme.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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