Te Kōpuretanga Scholarships

Scholarships for tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, the largest Māori tertiary provider in the country with over 80 campuses and around 35,000 tauira.

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Closes: Opens 16 March, closes 29 May. The 2026 round has closed
Who can apply: Current tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. You need a student ID number to apply, which comes on your confirmation of enrolment. Individual scholarships add their own criteria — some are tied to a programme, some to a field of study.
Study level: Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Subjects: All disciplines
Amount: Varies by scholarship
Funding route: Scholarship
Applicants: Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Enrolment and a scholarship application are two separate processes -- enrolling does not put you up for a scholarship, and you need your student ID from the confirmation of enrolment before you can start the scholarship form. Free application-training sessions run beforehand and are worth attending. Several named scholarships within this round carry the names of the wānanga's founders and leaders and are listed as their own records: Dr Rongo Wetere, Boy Mangu Mātauranga Māori Waharoa, Dr Buck Nin, Te Matatini and Te Pou. Others exist beyond those five under names including Rewi Panapa, Dr Diggeress Te Kanawa, Tane Taylor, Mike Watson and Aunty Ma, not yet individually verified. Preference is often given to tauira Māori who are first in their whānau to study at tertiary level -- say so if it applies. Full terms are in Te Matakā. Recipients are announced at an award ceremony in Kirikiriroa in August.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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