Taki Turner Scholarship

Up to $10,000 shared among Waikato-Tainui uri studying at the University of Waikato, in memory of kaumātua Takiri mai te ata Turner.

Closes

Closes 30 June each year

Who can apply

Registered Waikato-Tainui tribal members enrolled full-time in any programme up to and including a Master's by Research, selected on academic merit and alignment with Waikato-Tainui's strategic priorities (Kīngitanga knowledge, community involvement, preference to environmental studies). Includes support from Māori ki Waikato and potential for a paid internship with the Department of Conservation or Waikato-Tainui.

Whakapapa

Registered Waikato-Tainui tribal member, of Māori descent

Residency

Full-time study (120 points) at the University of Waikato, up to and including Masters by Research — doctoral and MPhil excluded

Study level

Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Masters

Amount

Each scholarship is worth at least $2,500; the total pool across all scholarships offered each year is capped at $10,000

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Established 2024 in memory of kaumātua Takiri mai te ata Turner (University of Waikato kaumātua from 2015, posthumous University Medal 2024), jointly funded by Waikato-Tainui and Department of Conservation settlement funds. Same eligibility and pool structure as the sibling Pokaia Nepia Scholarship, in the same regulations document. Cannot be held alongside another University of Waikato scholarship worth more than three times its value.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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