A one- off scholarship that allows Māori students currently enrolled at a University to undertake a short-term project of research. The scholarship is aimed at supporting the student’s academic journey, providing Māori students with new research skills, while exposing them to the workings of a Kaupapa Māori research centre. 

The Whakauae Research Internships are intended to provide a Māori or Indigenous student with experience of working in a Māori research organisation. The student will be supported to gain new skills in either Kaupapa Māori health research (eg: Health Services, Health Policy, Public Health) or Indigenous design.  

Whakauae was established in 2005 by Ngāti Hauiti, an iwi located in central Rangitīkei. The aim of establishing Whakauae was twofold: to develop the research capacity of Ngāti Hauiti and to undertake high quality Māori-centred health research to inform, and contribute to, improved outcomes for Māori.   

To further progress Whakauae’s aims of developing Māori health research capacity, Whakauae will offer post-graduate research scholarships to support Māori students interested in pursuing a career in health research; where health is understood in its broadest sense. 

The scholarships are available to Masters candidates in their thesis year and to PhD candidates, through an application and assessment process. Applicants for the scholarships should be enrolled in a Masters (by thesis) or PhD programme, which will contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of Māori whānau, hapū and iwi.  

‍