Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau — Forestry Scholarships

$7,000-$8,000 a year plus paid summer internships, for Māori or female students studying forestry.

Closes

Discontinued — MPI states the programme "is closed and not accepting applications" (last reviewed 12 June 2024). Existing recipients continue under their existing contracts. MPI directs new students to the Southern North Island Wood Council and Wide Trust (Wood Industry Development and Education Trust) funding instead.

Who can apply

NZ citizens or permanent residents of Māori descent, or who identify as female, enrolled in the Bachelor of Forestry Science at the University of Canterbury or the Diploma in Forest Management at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.

Whakapapa

Māori descent, or identifying as female

Residency

NZ Citizen or permanent resident enrolled in the Bachelor of Forestry Science (University of Canterbury) or Diploma in Forest Management (Toi Ohomai)

Study level

Undergraduate, Diploma

Subjects

Forestry

Amount

$8,000 a year for 4 years (Bachelor of Forestry Science) or $7,000 a year for 2 years (Diploma), plus 4-10 week paid summer internships with Te Uru Rākau or a forestry-sector employer

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

This scholarship scheme ran 2018-2023 intake (40 awarded) and was discontinued afterward — not a pause between annual rounds. Kept on the directory for visibility but no longer accepting new applicants; see the closes field for MPI-suggested alternatives.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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