Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Scholarship

Undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship for tauira registered on the Whanganui Iwi Register, applied for through the Māori Education Trust.

WhanganuiMātaurangaWhenuaTaiaoRangatahi

Closes: Follows the Māori Education Trust's general round, closing 31 May each year. The trust's own page still shows a 30 May 2025 date — treat that as stale rather than current
Who can apply: Read on the Māori Education Trust's page, quoted verbatim: "open [to] undergraduate and postgraduate tauira who whakapapa to a hapū or marae of the Whanganui Rohe and are registered on the Whanganui Iwi Registrar."
Whakapapa: Whakapapa to a hapū or marae of the Whanganui Rohe and registered on the Whanganui Iwi Register.
Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Amount: Not published — set by the trust
Funding route: Scholarship
Applicants: Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Administered by Te Whawhaki Trust, the charitable arm of Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui, "established to utilise funds that benefit Whanganui Iwi and Te Awa Tupua." Recipients are intended to contribute to the health and wellbeing of both the Whanganui River and Whanganui Iwi. 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.

Official source →

Checked 16 September 2026

Applied for this one? Tell us how it went. Reported outcomes are the only way to know whether this directory actually helps whānau get funded.

Something wrong here?

Before you apply

Others worth a look