Puutea Aawhina Scholarships & Grants 

There are a range of ways we aim to support your success by providing grants, scholarships and support for personal development opportunities. Explore the range of grants, subsidies, scholarship and health assistance opportunities currently available to tribal members. 

Tainui Scholarships 

Link to WRC Scholarships here 

FMG Agriculture Scholarship

Each year we help two promising agriculture students starting their first year at university. FMG's agriculture scholarship provides:

• $5,000 towards your Halls of Residence or Living Costs in your first year of uni

• $5,000 towards your course fees for the remaining years of your undergraduate degree (up to a maximum of three years).

If you're passionate about starting your career in the agriculture industry, can maintain a B- average, and are looking to study one of the following areas (or something similar) with an agriculture focus, apply now.

• A Carded Athlete within a HPSNZ Targeted Sport or within a HPSNZ Campaign Investment Sport

• An athlete within a Targeted Sport who is likely to become carded within the next 6 months or

• At the discretion of HPSNZ, an athlete in a non-Carded Campaign Investment Sport.

• The scholarship helps emerging athletes to pursue tertiary study and elite-level sport development at the same time.

• Each scholarship offers a maximum of up to $10,000 per year towards fees and financial contribution towards other study costs (up to a maximum of $5,000 per year)

• Closing: November

We invest in your potential, so you can shape what’s next.

Our scholarships

We have two types of scholarships to offer talented, driven students in New Zealand.

• The PwC Scholarship. We support New Zealand students who are experiencing financial and/or personal hardship, so they can achieve their future goals.

• The Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu Scholarship. For talented Māori rangatahi.

• Apply for a scholarship and unlock more than financial support—gain mentoring, networks and real-world insights to help shape your future. It's your first step towards building a career with impact.

Scholarships to help you fund your future

We have gathered information about a wide range of scholarships to help you fund your study or training in areas relevant to our food & fibre sectors. 

Scholarships for the Creative Arts

Jan Medlicott Creative Arts Scholarship: $5000 for creative arts of any type. BoP only.

Coker Classical Arts: $3000 for a student studying Fine Arts at Elam in Auckland

Christine Tustain Classical Music Scholarship: $2000 for a student studying Classical Music  

Port of Tauranga is committed to improving the lives of young Maori through education and provides tertiary scholarships under two schemes. Both offer support of $1,500 per year with recipients eligible for up to three years of support (dependent on academic performance).

Applicants must have an affiliation to Tauranga Moana iwi (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga). Check the application forms for other criteria. You cannot receive both scholarships at once.