Tūwharetoa Education Grants

One application covering early childhood through to trade training, for registered Tūwharetoa uri.

Closes

Opens annually around February and has closed at the end of March and the end of May in different years

Who can apply

Registered uri at any stage of learning. There are five streams: Early Childhood or Kōhanga Reo; Secondary NCEA for years 11 to 13 studying two or more NCEA subjects; Tertiary at a university, wānanga, polytechnic or apprenticeship; Special Needs for whānau with disabilities at a registered school or in an approved education or training programme; and Trade Training.

Whakapapa

Registered with the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust or the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust. Registration with one of the three is what makes you eligible, not descent alone.

Study level

Primary, Secondary, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Vocational

Amount

Not published on the funder page for the Early Childhood/Kōhanga Reo, Secondary NCEA, Tertiary or Special Needs streams. The Trade Training stream within this same application does state an amount — 20 scholarships of $1,000 each (see the separate Trade Training Scholarship listing).

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

The breadth is the point — a kōhanga reo tamaiti and an apprentice apply to the same scheme, so one whānau can claim across several stages in a year. Applications for scholarships, trade training and tertiary are online only; no hard copy forms. You need verified bank details, confirmation of enrolment, fees and course information from your provider, and last year’s academic results if you had a grant from them previously. The special needs stream also needs a letter from a doctor or teacher confirming the disability. Three entities fund these jointly — the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust. Being registered with any one of them can be enough, so check all three before deciding you are not eligible. Office (07) 386 8832, education@tuwharetoa.co.nz.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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