Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust Scholarships

Secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for registered beneficiaries of the Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust, applied for through the Māori Education Trust.

Closes

Secondary applications have historically closed 31 March, undergraduate and postgraduate 30 May. The trust's own page still shows 2025 dates — treat the pattern as indicative rather than confirmed for 2026

Who can apply

Read on the Māori Education Trust's page, quoted verbatim: open "to those who whakapapa to a hapū or marae of the Wairarapa Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua Rohe and are registered to the Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust." The secondary scholarship is named the Edward Carlton Holmes Memorial Scholarship; the undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship is named the Edward Holmes Tertiary Scholarship.

Whakapapa

Whakapapa to a hapū or marae of the Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Rohe and registered with the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust.

Study level

Secondary, Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Amount

Not published — set by the trust

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

The Settlement Trust was established in December 2010 following consultation with iwi, hapū and marae, with trustees elected by Ngā Hapū Karanga, to negotiate and then administer the iwi's Treaty settlement. Their office is in Masterton. 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 — Secondary Scholarships and Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships listings for the other eight and the general scheme.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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