Ngāti Toa Education Grant

Tertiary fees grant for registered Ngāti Toa members, with te reo Māori study treated as a high priority.

Closes

Opens annually. Recent rounds have closed at the end of May

Who can apply

Registered Ngāti Toa members in post-secondary study — polytechnic, university, college of education, whare wānanga or another recognised tertiary institution.

Whakapapa

Registered Ngāti Toa Rangatira member with an iwi registration number. Registration requires whakapapa showing three to four generations of connection to Toa Rangatira and a Tupuna Heke, checked by the Whakapapa Committee.

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Vocational

Amount

A subsidy toward course fees only

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Two things decide this one. The committee only subsidises course fees, so books, living costs and travel are out. And te reo Māori has been named a priority for the rūnanga, so tauira in Māori language study are considered a high priority. You need your iwi registration number, enrolment confirmation from your provider, an academic transcript from your previous year of study, and a bank deposit slip or bank verification. Incomplete or late applications are not considered.

The hidden one: Ngāti Toa also runs grants through the Māori Education Trust portal, and the application only appears on your MET homepage if you have listed Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira as one of your six iwi affiliations. Get that wrong and you will never see it. Every one of these needs an iwi registration number, and getting one is not instant — you submit whakapapa over three to four generations back to a Tupuna Heke and the Whakapapa Committee confirms it. Start that before a deadline, not at one. Lost your number? iwiregistrationadmin@ngatitoa.iwi.nz.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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