GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS | Ngāti Manawa

The Ngāti Manawa Charitable Trust (NMCT) provides annual charitable grants intended to support, enable and facilitate registered tribal members and approved groups to achieve the following key charitable objectives:

Support the advancement of education
Strengthen cultural identity, health & wellbeing

The distribution of charitable grants is guided by the Ngāti Manawa Charitable Trust policy, which is reviewed annually to ensure it remains current. The policy ensures that there is a consistent criteria framework and good practice principles of fairness, clarity and transparency embedded throughout the Distributions process and procedures.

Kia Ora Koutou katoa!

I trust you and your whānau are well as we gear up for a much needed break and quality time with our whānau over the 2023 Christmas/New Year season.

I wanted to take the time to extend our thanks to our Taihonoa partners for partnering with us in providing amazing scholarship/grant and internship opportunities to our tauira Māori, studying here at Te Herenga Waka with us. The Office of DVC Māori and Taihonoa extend our appreciation and best wishes to you all for the 2023 Christmas and New Year holidays.

Before I go, I wanted to share this opportunity that has come through the Scholarship office for tauira Māori wanting to study Science or Engineering. This panui has been posted on various platforms already, but I am requesting you advertise and promote on your own Iwi/Hapu website in Facebook/Instagram so it can go wider to our tauira Māori leaving College, and looking to study with us. Any assistance you can give us is much appreciated.

The information for posting out is provided below. In anticipation, thank you very much for sharing this exciting opportunity to your Iwi and hapu for our tauira!

Noho ora mai!

https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/team-im-nz-scholarship-for-maori-school-leavers

Secondary Education Grants: - Opens: 16th January 2024 - Closes: 12th April 2024
This grant applies to all students enrolled from Year 9 to Year 13 completing a full school year and are registered to Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa.
The Charitable Trust require all documents stipulated to be uploaded. 1. Student Enrolment Profile from your schools administrator this will contain the students ID number, Current Subjects, and School Year level. 2. Verified bank account of the Secondary School.

Tertiary Grants: - Opens: 16th January 2024 - Closes: 12th April 2024
Tertiary students whom are enrolled full or part time at a New Zealand registered tertiary training institute or a NZQA approved equivalent course that provides study for vocational students. Applicants must be registered with Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa. Applicants documents/uploads required: 1)
Confirmation letter of study from a New Zealand registered tertiary training institute or a NZQA approved equivalent course for the current year 2023. 2)
A fees receipt of study from either Study Link or a New Zealand registered tertiary training institute or a NZQA approved equivalent course. 3)
Applicants bank account details (name and account number) and an IRD number is a must!

Health Grants: - Opens: 15th January 2024 - Closes: 6th December 2024
Applicants must be Ngāti Manawa and registered with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa and applies to 18 years and over.
You can only apply once during a 12-month and/or after the approval of a previous successful grant. Applications must be received by the first Wednesday of every month no later than 12-noon.

Documents/uploads required:
1) Invoice supplied from your Health Care provider/ or Service with their bank account number for payment to be made directly.
2) Reimbursement to applicant - a receipt that is no more than 3-months old from your Health Care provider/service. Applicants MUST attach proof of bank account for reimbursement to be made directly.

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