Māori and Pacific scholarships and awards
As a Māori or Pacific student, you can access a range of scholarships, awards and grants through the University or external organisations.
For more information about scholarships and awards please visit your nearest Student Hubs.
Undergraduate scholarships
Scholarships administered by the University of Auckland
As a University of Auckland student, you can apply for a wide range of scholarships and awards, based on your area of study, personal characteristics like Māori or Pacific ancestry, or study level.
To search all of our available scholarships, visit Find a scholarship or award.
To help you find suitable scholarships, you can visit filtered lists of scholarships for particular groups:
- All University of Auckland undergraduate scholarships for study in the Business School
- Undergraduate scholarships for Māori students studying in the Business School
- Undergraduate scholarships for Pacific students studying in the Business School
Scholarships, awards and grants administered by external providers
Scholarships and grants available from organisations and groups outside of the University.
- Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Education Grant
Tertiary education grants are available to tribal members pursuing higher education.
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand Māori and Pacific Islands Scholarship in Economics, Finance and Banking
Open to Māori and Pacific Island university students who are studying Economics, Finance or Banking studies.
- Ngāpuhi Education Scholarship
Open to students who are registered on the Ngāpuhi Iwi Register who are studying full-time at a tertiary education institution.
- Māori Education Trust Scholarships
Available to full-time Māori undergraduate students
- Tertiary education grants on behalf of several Maori Trusts & Incorporations in the Te Arawa/Rotorua region
Applicants must be able to whakapapa to a shareholder or descendant of the respective Trust or Incorporation (or as otherwise stated) and must be enrolled at an accredited tertiary education institution.
- Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Scholarships
Tertiary education grants are available to Ngāi Tahu whānau pursuing higher education.
- Chartered Accountants ANZ Ngā Raumanako Māori Scholarship and the NKMoA –Suzanne Spencer Memorial Māori Scholarship
Open to Māori students studying accountancy at a CA ANZ accredited tertiary institution, who are also CAANZ Student Affiliate members.
- Ngāti Kahungunu General Scholarship
For Ngāti Kahungunu students who are currently enrolled at a tertiary institution as a full time tauira in the third or final year of completing a degree or doing post graduate study.
- Te Runanga o Ngāti Whātua Tertiary Education Grant
Tertiary education grants are available to tribal members pursuing higher education.
- Te Waiu O Aotearoa Trust Scholarship
Open to applicants in their final year of school, who are of Māori descent and iwi registered, preferably fluent in te reo Māori, and intending to enrol in a general business-related degree appropriate for a banking career at a tertiary institution in the following year.
- Tarutaru me Ruapounamu Memorial Tertiary Scholarships
Scholarships are for students who descend from Te Rarawa. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate active participation in their Te Rarawa marae/hapu, and who are willing to contribute to the ongoing development of the Iwi at some level.
- GHA Scholarships (Rotorua accountancy firm)
For Māori students who are committed to becoming Chartered Accountants.
Postgraduate students
Scholarships administered by the University of Auckland
As a University of Auckland student, you can apply for a wide range of scholarships and awards, based on your area of study, personal characteristics like Māori or Pacific ancestry, or study level.
To search all of our available scholarships, visit Find a scholarship or award.
To help you find suitable scholarships, you can visit filtered lists of scholarships for particular groups:
Māori students
Pacific students
Scholarships, awards and grants administered by external providers
Scholarships and grants available from organisations and groups outside of the University.
- Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Education Grant
Tertiary education grants are available to tribal members pursuing higher education.
- Ngāpuhi Education Scholarship
Open to students who are registered on the Ngāpuhi Iwi Register who are studying full-time at a tertiary education institution.
- Māori Education Trust Scholarships
Available to full-time Māori postgraduate students
- Tertiary education grants on behalf of several Maori Trusts & Incorporations in the Te Arawa/Rotorua region
Applicants must be able to whakapapa to a shareholder or descendant of the respective Trust or Incorporation (or as otherwise stated) and must be enrolled at an accredited tertiary education institution.
- Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Scholarships
Tertiary education grants are available to Ngāi Tahu whānau pursuing higher education.
- Ngāti Kahungunu General Scholarship
For Ngāti Kahungunu students who are currently enrolled at a tertiary institution as a full time tauira in the third or final year of completing a degree or doing post graduate study.
- Te Runanga o Ngāti Whātua Tertiary Education Grant
Tertiary education grants are available to tribal members pursuing higher education.
- Tarutaru me Ruapounamu Memorial Tertiary Scholarships
Scholarships are for students who descend from Te Rarawa. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate active participation in their Te Rarawa marae/hapu, and who are willing to contribute to the ongoing development of the Iwi at some level.
- GHA Scholarships (Rotorua accountancy firm)
For Māori students who are committed to becoming Chartered Accountants.
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei He Taumata Rau Scholarships
Tertiary education grants are available to tribal members pursuing higher education.