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2025 Education Grants Available

2025 Education Grants Policy

1. Persons who qualify for an education grant:
(a) Registered Owners or descendants of Registered Owners.

(b) Beneficiaries and descendants of beneficiaries in a Whanau Trust constituted in terms of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993.

Applicants must supply a clear whakapapa endorsed by a Kaumatua who is a beneficial owner of Te Whaiti Nui A Toi Trust or Trustee of Te Whaiti Nui A Toi Trust.

Applicants claiming whakapapa through a Whanau Trust must provide a schedule of the beneficiaries of the whanau Trust issued by the Maori Land Court.

2. Students must be currently attending a NZQA (or overseas equivalent) tertiary institution on a fulltime basis or an institution or training scheme approved by the Trustees. Part-time courses are not supported.

3. All students who qualify for a grant will receive an amount approved by the Trustees which varies each year depending on total sum available divided by number of approved applicants pus any top up from other providers.

4. Applications will only be considered for 2nd and subsequent years of study.

5. The Trust has partnered with the Maori Education Trust (MET) and applications must submitted online through the MET Portal by 30 April 2025.

6. Students attending free courses or where course fees are paid by employers or third parties are ineligible for a grant.

7. Incomplete or late applications will be rejected. The Trust or MET reserve the right to request further information from applicants.

8. Grants will be paid tax free from MET direct to successful students.

9. Any policy interpretation is entirely at the discretion of the Trustees.