Te Pae Tawhiti Kaimoana Enhancement Scholarship

Up to $5,000 toward tertiary fees or equipment for Māori enrolled in a kaimoana-related tertiary programme.

Closes

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

Who can apply

Read on Moana New Zealand's page, quoted verbatim: applicants "must be of Māori descent and be accepted into and enrolled in a kaimoana enhancement related tertiary programme at a tertiary institution." Examples given: policy or political studies supporting fisheries policy development; indigenous studies covering ahumoana ahutāngata and aquaculture development; sustainable or regenerative kaimoana production such as fisheries or aquaculture business studies; and environmental studies covering climate change, marine ecosystems or marine science. May apply at any stage of the programme.

Whakapapa

Of Māori descent, self-declared — no iwi registration required.

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Vocational

Amount

Up to $5,000 total, put towards tertiary fees or specialised equipment, used in the year it is awarded. This figure is from a 2021 information booklet still linked from the funder's current scholarship page — the page itself does not restate a value

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Named for Whaimutu Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangatahi), honouring his service to the Māori fishing industry from the Crown settlement and the establishment of Aotearoa Fisheries, through directorships and chairmanship of both Moana New Zealand and Sealord. Apply online at moana.co.nz/scholarship, or by posting the paper form to Moana New Zealand, PO Box 445, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140. Contact comms@moana.co.nz.

Moana New Zealand trades as Aotearoa Fisheries Limited, one of the three entities established under the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 that Te Ohu Kaimoana appoints directors to — the other two are Te Wai Māori Trust and Tapuwae Roa (formerly Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust), both listed separately, as is Te Ohu Kaimoana's own Global Fisheries Scholarship.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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