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2026 Ngati Tahu Scholarships are now open.
Ngati Tahu Scholarships
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SECTION ONE - APPLICANT’S DETAILS
(Parent/Guardian must complete for applicants who are under 18 years of age)
Name
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First
Last
Date of Birth
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Gender
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Male
Email
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Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
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India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
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Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Country
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Mailing Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Country
(If different from above)
Daytime Phone
Alternative Phone
SECTION TWO - NGATI TAHU WHAKAPAPA
There are two options for completing this section. Please complete Option A if you are Whakapapa or Ngāti Tahu descent. Please complete Option B if you do not know your Whakapapa but have a Kaumatua or Kuia who will endorse your link as Ngāti Tahu descent.
Whakapapa that links applicant back to Ngāti Tahu Please tick the relevant box to indicate whether the generation representative is Tane or Wahine.
Tupuna 6th Generation
Tane
Wahine
5th Generation
Tane
Wahine
4th Generation
Tane
Wahine
3rd Generation
(Required)
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Tane
Wahine
2nd Generation
(Required)
(Required)
Tane
Wahine
Applicant
(Required)
(Required)
Tane
Wahine
Applicants may be eligible for a Tertiary Scholarship as a “Special Case”. This is when the applicant does not know their whakapapa but are able to provide certification from a Kaumatua or Kuia that they whakapapa to Ngāti Tahu. The certifier may not be the applicants’ sibling, spouse, parent or grandparent. Please complete the following section to apply as a “Special Case”.
Certifier's Name
First
Last
Certifier's Phone
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Supporting documents
SECTION THREE - EDUCATION DETAILS
Have you received your acceptance letter?
(Required)
Yes
No
If no, please retrieve your acceptance letter before submitting.
Full Qualification Name:
(Required)
Level of Study
(Required)
Undergraduate
Post-graduate
Years of Study
(Required)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Name of Tertiary Provider:
(Required)
Tertiary Provider Details:
Are tuition fees charged to undertake this Qualification?
Yes
No
If yes, how much are fees for the upcoming academic year?
(Required)
If no, CLL Directors have the discretion to make payment to other study-related costs identified by the applicant. Payment will be made direct to the provider in the first instance; or to the student, in the second instance.
SECTION FOUR - ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS
Please outline below the Academic Transcripts you will be providing with your application. (Please note, High School NCEA results are accepted.)
Comment
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Academic Transcript
SECTION FIVE - ESSAY/VIDEO
Essay Attached:
(Required)
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No
Video Provided:
(Required)
Yes
No
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Provide Video Link
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SECTION SIX - ENDORSEMENT/WRITTEN REFERENCE
The endorser is asked to write and tell CCL why they believe the applicant should be awarded a scholarship. Please provide endorsement on separate piece of paper. This must be completed by a Kaumatua or Kuia, Tutor or Teacher who is Māori, leader of a Māori community group or Iwi Representative of a Māori Authority. The endorser must know the applicant and may not be the applicants sibling, spouse, parent or grandparent.
Endorser's Name
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First
Last
Endorser's Phone
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Endorser's letter
SECTION SEVEN - BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
Payment details for payment of any scholarship funds remaining after tuition fees are paid directly to the provider or used to repay Student Loan for tuition fees.
Amount payable to:
NZ Bank Name:
Branch Name:
Account Name:
Account Number:
*Please provide a bank verified account number, deposit slip or internet banking print out if Charitable Company Ltd does not already have this.
SECTION EIGHT - DECLARATION
(Parent/Guardian must complete for applicants who are under 18 years of age)
Consent
(Required)
I agree to the terms and conditions.
a. I authorise a Director or staff of CCL to discuss my circumstances with the writer of any supporting documentation or any other organisation relevant to my application.
b. I understand that, should my application be successful, it remains provisional until such time as my enrolment is completed with the tertiary education provider and an invoice issued.
c. If I am successful in receiving a ONE year scholarship, I agree to provide a written report on my academic year to the CCL Directors no later than 31 March in the year following that which the scholarship was awarded.
d. If I am successful in receiving a THREE year scholarship, I agree to present or provide a report on my progress at or for the Trust/CCL AGM held each year on the third weekend of February, for the duration of the Scholarship period.
e. I understand that, for three year scholarships, after the first year, previous year grades and re-confirmation of continuation in the academic programme for which the scholarship was awarded is required.
f. I agree to advise the CCL Directors of any change in circumstances including change of address or course of study from that which the scholarships was granted for.
g. I agree that, in the event I withdraw2 from the enrolled course within a timeframe that the provider will issue refunds, all funds are to be returned to CCL.
h. I understand that scholarships will be used to pay tuition fees direct to the provider or to repay Student Loan coverage of tuition fees in the first instance.
i. I understand that if tuition fees have already been paid by another funding source (excluding Student Loan – see above), CCL Directors have the discretion to make payment for other study-related costs identified by myself. Payment will be made direct to the provider in the first instance; or to myself, the student, in the second instance.
j. I confirm that any remaining scholarship funds received will be used to cover costs associated with full-time tertiary study3.
k. I confirm that all the information supplied in support of this application for a scholarship is accurate at the date of signing.
2 A copy of the official withdrawal form from the provider is required.
3 Costs include the likes of accommodation; computer products; transport; text books; stationery.
Compulsory Give Back Program
(Required)
I agree participate in the compulsory "Give Back"
This Scholarship has a 'Give Back' requirement where you can contribute to the future aspirations of Ngati Tahu whanau and the wider hapu in the near future. If your application is successful, we will work with you to specify how this may be accomplished.