Wai Māori Scholarship Application 2023
The Wai Māori scholarship is fund of $30,000 aimed at supporting Māori in the pursuit of freshwater fisheries study or research. Please make sure you have read the guidelines before applying. Applications close 5pm, 8 September 2023.
Eligibility
Date of birth
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Please ensure that you are at least 18 years old at the time of application
Iwi affiliations
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Kāti Māmoe
Moriori
Muaūpoko
Ngā Rauru
Ngāi Tahu / Kāi Tahu
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
Ngāi Tai (Tauranga Moana/Mātaatua)
Ngāi Takoto
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri
Ngāi Te Rangi
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
Ngāruahine
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Ngāti Apa (Rangitīkei)
Ngāti Awa
Ngāti Hako
Ngāti Hāua (Taumarunui)
Ngāti Hauā (Waikato)
Ngāti Hauiti
Ngāti Hei
Ngāti Hinerangi
Ngāti Kahu
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamakinui a Rua
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamatea
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Whanganui-a-Orotu
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa
Ngāti Kauwhata
Ngāti Koata
Ngāti Kuia
Ngāti Kurī
Ngāti Manawa
Ngāti Maniapoto
Ngāti Maru (Hauraki)
Ngāti Maru (Taranaki)
Ngāti Mutunga (Taranaki)
Ngāti Mutunga (Wharekauri/Chatham Islands)
Ngāti Pāhauwera
Ngāti Pāoa
Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki
Ngāti Pūkenga
Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau
Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu
Ngāti Rākaipaaka
Ngāti Rangi
Ngāti Ranginui
Ngāti Rangiteaorere (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Rangitihi (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Rangiwewehi (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Rārua
Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua/Manawatū)
Ngāti Raukawa (Waikato)
Ngāti Ruanui
Ngāti Tahu – Ngāti Whaoa (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Tama ki Te Upoko o Te Ika
Ngāti Tama Kopiri (Taihape)
Ngāti Tama (Taranaki)
Ngāti Tama (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Tara Tokanui
Ngāti Toarangatira (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Ngāti Toarangatira (Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)
Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri
Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Ngāti Wai
Ngāti Whakaue (Te Arawa)
Ngāti Whanaunga
Ngāti Whare
Ngāti Whātua
Pakakohi
Rangitāne (Manawatū)
Rangitāne (Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa)
Rangitāne (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Rongomaiwahine
Rongowhakaata
Tangāhoe
Tapuika (Te Arawa)
Taranaki
Tarāwhai (Te Arawa)
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi
Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai
Te Atiawa (Taranaki)
Te Atiawa (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Te Atiawa (Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)
Te Aupōuri
Te Kawerau ā Maki
Te Patukirikiri
Te Rarawa
Te Roroa
Te Uri-o-Hau
Te Whānau-a-Apanui
Tūhoe
Tūhourangi (Te Arawa)
Uenuku-Kōpako (Te Arawa)
Waikato
Waitaha (Te Arawa)
Waitaha (Te Waipounamu/South Island)
Whakatōhea
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Contact information
Name
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Last Name
Email
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Phone Number
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Address
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Street Address
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Postal Code
Experience and achievements
Please upload a short bio that details your experience, education, and achievements to date.
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Have you received any scholarships before?
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Please list all scholarships that you have received
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Year received
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Use of scholarship funding
What is your desired use for this scholarship?
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Study or education
Academic research
Programme of study
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Please provide details of your intended programme of study (e.g Masters in Environmental Science).
Education provider
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Please enter which education provider you intend to study with.
Research title or topic
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Please provide details of your intended research topic or thesis.
Is your research postgraduate and does it require an academic supervisor?
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Academic supervisor details
First Name
Last Name
Study/research costs
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Please detail your total study or research costs for one year.
Academic supervisor letter of confirmation
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Use of scholarship funding
Please detail below how your research or study will align with the scholarship's purpose and the long-term outcomes that Te Wai Māori Trust work towards. Please also detail your ongoing commitment to freshwater/freshwater fisheries and to advancing tikanga, mātauranga and Te Ao Māori within it (particularly post-grant and at the completion of your proposed course study).
Summary of how you'll use this scholarship
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Video link
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Please submit a short 'cover video' (120 seconds) outlining to us your vision for the use of our funding via video link. Please make sure this is a public link that can be accessed without logging in. For example, an unlisted youtube, vimeo, dropbox, icloud, or google drive link.
Confirmation of enrolment
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Endorsement
Endorsement for your application must be provided by two character references. This must someone who has sufficient knowledge of you but is not a whānau member.
#1 Endorser
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First Name
Last Name
#2 Endorser
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First Name
Last Name
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Declaration
By ticking the boxes below I agree to the following terms and conditions:
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I agree that the information provided in this application and the supporting document is correct in all respect and represents the true nature of this application
I agree that my selected course of study or research must begin within a calendar year of the confirmation of your award, and the grant cannot be deferred to subsequent academic years.
I acknowledge that this scholarship may be awarded to a single recipient or split between a number of recipients, at the discretion of the selection panel.
I acknowledge that acceptance of this scholarship is conditional to the acceptance to an approved institution for the purpose of study or research.
I agree that Te Wai Māori Trust may publish my name publicly as a recipient if successful and may report on and publish content of my use of the scholarship
I am willing to present any research funded by this scholarship at a Māori Freshwater Fisheries conference or other forum such as a seminar or webinar.
I consent to Te Wai Māori Trust – and / or the selection panel contacting me and/or anyone named in this application to verify or obtain further information if this is required, or to seek clarification on any information provided.
I agree to reimburse in full any monies paid by the Te Wai Māori Trust if I have not used the funds for the express purposes as outlined in this application or withdraw from a specified course of study for which the scholarship was awarded.
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