Wakatū tertiary education scholarships help our owners to develop their skills for the benefit of our collective future.

Current scholarships  

Tertiary Education Scholarship
Applications for 2013 Tertiary Education Scholarships have closed.  Many thanks to those that applied.  We anticipate a response with our decision will be sent during December 2012.

Bachelor of Property Management Scholarship
This is a targeted scholarship and applicants must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Property Management at the University of Auckland. The scholarship is followed by work-based training with Wakatū that will result in membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.  To find out more, contact Iain Sheves by email or by telephoning +64 3 546 8648

How Wakatū scholarships work

Tertiary education scholarships are for studies directly related to our business, in areas such as:

Viticulture     +     Marine Biology     +     Aquaculture     +     Horticulture     +      Law     +     General Management     +     Property Development     +    Marketing      +     Finance

Each scholarship provides the successful applicant with financial support for fees and books, up to a maximum of three years. There are also bonus opportunities for studying te reo and achieving academic merit.

Study can be in New Zealand or overseas but must be through a recognised tertiary provider.

Who can apply

Applicants must be Wakatū shareholders or descendants of Wakatū shareholders and demonstrate a strong desire to get qualified. 

2013 scholarship recipients

Eduardo Miguel - Law & Arts - Victoria University
Shanell Kelly - Commerce - Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Kate Idiens - Science - Canterbury University
Nick Pacey - Commerce - Canterbury University
Kate Marumaru - Accounting & Marketing - Canterbury University

Tagan Paul - Masters of Māori Development - Victoria University

Past scholarship recipients

The scholarship programme has been supporting Wakatū whānau since 2000 and we are enormously proud of what past recipients have achieved.  See past scholarship recipients

Other Scholarship Providers

Other organisations also provide scholarships for Māori students. See the Takoa website 

For further information on Wakatu Scholarships

Please contact Ropata Taylor via email or telephone +64 3 546 8648