Pūhoro and New Zealand Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) have partnered on the new Te Pae Tata scholarship to support three tauira who are passionate about te taiao and are studying in environmental, climate change or mātauranga Māori related fields.

The NZAGRC has shaped and managed science and research programmes that have taken mitigation research forward globally. The NZAGRC provides funding to core research programmes and, via dedicated programmes to support high-quality students and early-career researchers, in reducing New Zealand’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

The scholarship will provide support to tauira Māori who aspire to contribute to Mātauranga and research in the fields of agricultural greenhouse gas research and environmental and climate studies.

Pūhoro is proud to partner with an organisation that is committed to building and maintaining mātauranga Māori expertise across their business priorities.

The name Te Pae Tata was inspired by the whakatauki - Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina. Seek out the distant horizons, while cherishing those achievements at hand.

Details:

Number of scholarships available: 3

Value of each scholarship: $10,000 cash, $10,000 towards accommodation and pastoral care, and a paid internship

Tenure: Semester 2 2024 - end of Semester 1 2025

Application Criteria:

Study institutes: Applicants must be studying at one of the below tertiary institutes

• University of Otago
• Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
• Massey University
• Te Wānanga o Raukawa
• Lincoln University

Study level: Tauira must be studying at an undergraduate level.

Area/s of study:

NZAGRC encourages applications from tauira Māori studying subjects relating to Mātauranga Māori and agricultural greenhouse gas research. These include but are not limited to:

• Mātauranga Māori
  
• Agriculture
  
• Environmental studies
  
• Land use management
  

Applications from tauira who are studying subjects not listed above are encouraged, as long as the applicant has an interest in contributing to New Zealand’s Mātauranga Māori and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions research and development effort

Conditions:

• Registered with Pūhoro's Te Urunga Pae programme, or willing to register with Pūhoro upon acceptance of scholarship.
• Whakapapa Māori.

Pūhoro participation conditions:

• Attend Pūhoro Wānanga (3 per year) and Wānanga Pūrau (1 per year) events as a volunteer.
• Submit academic grades at the end of each semester.
• Partake in interviews, media stories, and communications regarding you and your study. ‍

Applications open: July 22, 2024

Applications close: August 19, 2024

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Selection Process:

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an online interview.

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