Scholarships and Awards

Te Pou Hiranga - $2,000 - For general queries about scholarships - email our scholarships team
For help completing a scholarship application - book an appointment with our careers team - Unitec -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their study goals. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities.

2025 applications will open

Round 2: Opens 04th June 2025 | Closes 6th August 2025

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a Māori student;
• have completed and passed a minimum of 60 credits within your current undergraduate diploma or bachelor level programme at Unitec;
• be continuing in your current programme of study as a full-time (or pre-approved part-time) student; and
• have a GPA of 6.0 (which equates to a B+ average) or above, in your most recent semester of study for graded courses, or all PASS grades for Pass/Fail courses.

Please read the 2025 Te Pou Hiranga Scholarships Regulations for more information.

Selection Bases

The Selection Committee will review all eligible applications and will make award recommendations based on a combination of:

• responses to the scholarship questions; and
• may give preference to learners who demonstrate that financial support will have an impact on their ability to continue their studies.

Apply now