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Te Waiu O Aotearoa Trust Scholarships.
Applications for 2025 are now open.
About the Trust.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust, which was established in 1994 in partnership with Māori and Iwi entities to promote, develop and provide for the education and advancement of Māori in the general business, banking, and finance industries.
Each year, at the trustees’ discretion, Māori recipients throughout Aotearoa are each awarded a $5,000 scholarship towards their tertiary study costs.
The Trust is administered by Westpac New Zealand Limited and applications for 2025 are now open.
How to apply for 2025 scholarships.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be of Māori descent and Iwi registered
- Be enrolled at a New Zealand tertiary institution in 2025
- Be studying a general business-related or banking and finance-related degree
- Be in at least their second year of their study programme
- Be studying full-time
- Preferably be fluent in te Reo Māori
- Submit their application and supporting documentation by 11:59pm Friday 13 October 2024.
Key dates
- 24 June 2024 – Applications open.
- 13 October 2024 – Applications close.
- 14 October 2024 to 11 November 2024 – Applications reviewed by Trustees panel, interviews held (if applicable) and selections made.
- November 2024 – Applicants notified of application outcome.
- December 2024 – Scholarship funds paid directly to educational institute on receipt by the Trust of an appropriate GST invoice for relevant study related costs.
Apply now
To apply, applicants can submit their application and supporting documents by email to careers@westpac.co.nz
Applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday 13 October 2024.
2024 scholarship recipients.
The 2024 Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust tertiary scholarships recipients were:
Bree Davis
Ngāpuhi ki Whaingaroa, Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
Executive Master of Business Administration, Massey University.
Breigh Lawson-Stanley
Ngāi Tahu
Master of Laws, majoring in biosecurity, The University of Canterbury.
Caleb Brothers
Waikato
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws conjoint, majoring in employment relations and organisation studies, The University of Auckland.
Cody Anderson
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
Bachelor of Business Studies, majoring in business management and marketing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga.
2023 scholarship recipients.
The 2023 Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust tertiary scholarships recipients were:
Gladys Ihuwai Henderson
Te Arawa
Doctor of Māori Development and Advancement, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
Alexander Hill
Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Conjoint Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Honours) majoring in Economics and Māori Studies, University of Auckland.
Michelle Austin
Ngāi Tahu
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Accounting, Massey University.
Te Iwitoa Kruger-Taylor
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto
Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance and Marketing, University of Auckland.
Dallin Lawrence
Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Otago.
Atakura Hunia
Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Awa
Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, minoring in Management and Marketing, University of Auckland.