Contact Energy Taiao Scholarship

$3,000/yr for up to 3 years, for up to two Rangitāne o Wairau members per year studying an undergraduate taiao-related field.

Closes

Opens 1 November, closes 20 January

Who can apply

Registered members enrolled full-time or part-time in undergraduate tertiary study, majoring in an area related to te taiao (e.g. avifauna ecology, ecological engineering, energy studies, environmental/resource management planning, environmental law, freshwater ecology, geospatial data, marine conservation, pest management, urban and regional planning). Up to two recipients per year.

Whakapapa

Registered member of Rangitāne o Wairau.

Study level

Undergraduate

Subjects

Environmental studies

Amount

$3,000 per year, for up to 3 years

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Page also refers to it as the "Manawa Energy Taiao Scholarship" — Contact Energy has since rebranded its generation arm as Manawa Energy, and both names appear on the current page.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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