Onuku Māori Lands Trust — Education Grant

Tertiary education grant for owners of the Onuku Māori Lands Trust and their descendants, near Lake Rotomahana.

Closes

Closed for 2026. Opens annually — Perpetual Guardian's schedule lists the round opening in February

Who can apply

Read on the trust's own page, quoted verbatim: "Education grants are available to those studying at a tertiary institute or university who whakapapa directly to an owner in Onuku Maori Lands Trust."

Whakapapa

Whakapapa directly to an owner in Onuku Māori Lands Trust. Perpetual Guardian's schedule adds that a direct descendant of a current owner, or a beneficiary of a whānau trust, also qualifies.

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Vocational

Amount

Not published — set by the trust each year. Perpetual Guardian's schedule gives a recent range of $500 to $750

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Onuku Māori Lands Trust farms 2,440 hectares at the base of Ruawahia Maunga, from the shores of Lake Rotomahana to State Highway 38 — land that dates from the 1886 Tarawera eruption — held by more than 4,800 owners. Perpetual Guardian lists this alongside its other legacy trusts, though the trust runs its own website and grant forms directly.

Other grants the trust runs, not education-specific: a Kaumātua Grant of up to $200 a year for owners 65 and over, applied for between the AGM and 15 June and paid in December; discretionary Sporting and Cultural Grants for owners or descendants representing Aotearoa overseas; and an annual Owners Grant paid to every registered owner with current contact and bank details on file, share-based with a $50 minimum, that does not accumulate if missed.

Official source →

Checked 16 September 2026

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