Partnership Scholarships

The Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Study Partnership Scholarships are available to tribal members who have met the criteria for the tertiary grant. These Partnership Scholarships are funded by partners of Waikato-Tainui and are designed to support tribal members studying priority subjects, in addition to the general tertiary grant funding, across a range of priority fields of study. Applicants can apply once per financial year.

Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated ("we" or "us" or "Waikato-Tainui")

The Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Study Partnership Scholarships are available to tribal members who have met the criteria for the tertiary grant. Funded by partners of Waikato-Tainui.

Opens Monday 5th October 2026, closes 5pm Friday 5th February 2027.

Terms and Conditions

  1. Must be a registered Waikato-Tainui tribal member

  2. Must have met the criteria for the tertiary grant

  3. Completed application form in full

Only one grant application is available per applicant in any financial year period.

Sole discretion to accept, withdraw or defer a grant application that does not meet criteria rests with us. Decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Incomplete applications will be withdrawn after 60 days and a new application form needs to be completed.

Most grant application payments take up to 8 weeks for processing, approval and payment (if approved). Payment is due on the 21st of each month.

Grant Application

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Applications open on 5 October 2026.

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