Papa Pounamu Whakatutukitanga Scholarship

$2,000 plus a 10-week WSP internship for a planning student excelling in Māori planning within an environmental framework.

Closes

No longer described on the funder's page as of September 2026 — the page has been redesigned around the Papa Pounamu special interest group generally, with no scholarship or internship content visible. Last confirmed round closed 23 January 2026. Status of the WSP-sponsored scholarship itself is unclear; contact NZPI (admin@planning.org.nz) to check whether it is continuing.

Who can apply

A student on an NZPI-accredited planning degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) recognised for excellence and attainment in Māori planning within an environmental framework, sponsored by WSP.

Whakapapa

No explicit Māori-descent requirement — recognises excellence and attainment in Māori planning specifically, the same pattern as other subject-based prizes already on file (e.g. the University of Waikato's Te Ara Whānui Scholarship)

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Subjects

Planning

Amount

$2,000, plus a 10-week paid internship at any WSP office in Aotearoa

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Previously a $2,000 award plus a 10-week paid WSP internship, sponsored by WSP. The funder page no longer mentions the scholarship at all (last checked 17 September 2026) — kept on the directory since the underlying programme may simply be between updates to the page, but this should be reconfirmed before being presented as currently open.

Official source →

Checked 17 September 2026

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