Te Tira Whakaari Trust Scholarship

Undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship for descendants of Te Kooti Rikirangi's line, or of Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Rongowhakaata or Ngāi Tamanuhiri, applied for through the Māori Education Trust.

Closes

Follows the Māori Education Trust's general round, closing 31 May each year

Who can apply

Read on the Māori Education Trust's page, quoted verbatim: available to descendants of "the union between Te Kooti Rikirangi and Irihāpeti Puakanga," "a sibling of Te Kooti Rikirangi," or "an uri (descendant) of Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, or Ngāi Tamanuhiri."

Whakapapa

A descendant of the union between Te Kooti Rikirangi and Irihāpeti Puakanga, a sibling of Te Kooti Rikirangi, or an uri of Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, or Ngāi Tamanuhiri.

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Amount

Not published — set by the trust

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

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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