Scholarships and Awards

Te Pou Aupiki - $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 Institute of Technology -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their next steps. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities in the first year of the new programme of study.

Scholarship recipients are expected to be involved in the Unitec Māori Community. 

2025 applications will open

Round 1: Opens 23rd August 2024 | Closes 13th January 2025

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e., a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a Māori student;
• have completed a Level 3-8 programme at Unitec and are beginning a new programme of study at Unitec in semester 1, 2025;
• be enrolled in a Level 4-8 programme (diploma, undergraduate degree, postgraduate certificate or diploma) that takes at least one semester of full-time study to complete; and
• have a GPA of 3.5 (which is a B minus average) or above, in your most recent semester of study.

Please read the 2025 Te Pou Aupiki Scholarship Regulations for more information on requirements, the application questions and selection processes.

A section for ākonga to include their Whakapapa is included in the scholarship application. It follows this Pepehā Template.

Selection Bases

A selection committee will review all eligible applications and make award recommendations based on:

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

Apply now