Raukawa Education Grant — Doctorate

Contribution towards course-related costs for registered Raukawa uri undertaking doctoral study, up to three years full-time or six years part-time.

Closes

Two rounds a year — Round 1 (opens 1 February, closes 30 June) and Round 2 (opens 1 July, closes 31 January).

Who can apply

“Must be a registered Raukawa tribal member.” “You must be studying at a tertiary education institution or recognised provider.” “Applicants must have attained a minimum pass mark of 50% for the overall course of study completed.” “Applicants are only eligible for the doctoral education grants for three years at full time doctoral level (or six years at part time doctoral level).”

Whakapapa

Registered uri of Raukawa (Waikato). Registration with the Raukawa Charitable Trust is separate from descent and has to come first.

Study level

Postgraduate

Amount

Not published as a fixed figure — “The doctoral education grant is available as a contribution towards course related costs.”

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

This is Raukawa in the Waikato, not Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga. The Raukawa Charitable Trust is based in Tokoroa and serves registered Raukawa uri. Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, based at Ōtaki, is a separate iwi with its own organisations.

Eligibility quoted from the application form (https://www.raukawa.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Education-Grant-_-Doctorate-2026.pdf). First-year applicants attach a research proposal; second-year-plus applicants attach a progress report instead. “As a condition of any final year funding, successful applicants will be required to submit a copy of their final thesis to RCT and may be asked to present their thesis to the Board of Trustees.” Applicants can optionally consent to Raukawa sharing their application with the Māori Education Trust for a possible funding top-up.

Worth checking at the same time: the other three Raukawa education grants (short course/certificate, degree/masters, secondary school), the Kuia and Koroua Wellbeing Grant, and the Raukawa Sports Grant, all listed here.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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