We are critically aware of the importance of sharing research outcomes with appropriate communities and audiences, user groups and stakeholders – our Māori communities especially – so positive change can be achieved. We also support student development and excellence and emerging researchers in the field of Indigenous research and build capacity and capability through our programmes, activities and with scholarships, awards and specific training initiatives.
All grants and awards have formal application processes and assessment criteria - check each grant or award's criteria and apply online.
Current Opportunities
2019 Seed and Scope Research Opportunities
NPM-New Horizons for Womens Trust 2019 Research Award
Applications are now closed fore 2018
Purpose
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is committed to building Māori research capability and capacity and improving Māori research career pathways, and in particular in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. A new and further NPM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) has been created that will contribute towards this goal.
One Year Te Reo Māori Doctoral Completion Scholarship
Te Taura Whiri I te Reo Māori and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga are in partnership to build capacity and capability in Māori language research and support revitalisation.
Purpose:
To provide financial assistance and incentive to doctoral candidates who are not in receipt of any other significant income to complete their doctoral study and thesis submission.
Eligibility:
NPM Publication Support Grants have closed for 2018. Please check back in early 2019.
Purpose: NPM Publication Support Grants have a long and successful history of providing support for Māori researchers to publish and/or disseminate their research findings. The grant is for books, written in the Māori language and other creations including photography and web publications that contribute to Indigenous research development and the research programme of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM).
Applications for the 2018 Fulbright-NPM Graduate Award closed 1 August 2018.
The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award is for a promising New Zealand graduate student to undertake postgraduate study or research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development.
Applications for the Fulbright-NPM Scholar Award closed on 1 October and will open again in 2019.
The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to lecture and/or conduct research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development. One award valued at up to US$37,500 is granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research.
Master Scholarship in Te Reo Māori
Purpose: To support the advancement of Māori Language Revitalisation through;
Tenure: The period of tenure is normally twelve months.
Value: The value of the award will be up to $10,000. There are two Kia Ita Scholarships available.
Award to assist students attend the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) Conference 2017.
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is offering up to 10 small scholarships to assist Māori tertiary students with costs of attending the 2017 LSAANZ conference in Dunedin.
Each scholarship is valued at up to $NZ600 and is designed to assist with conference registration costs, travel costs and/or accommodation.
To qualify, students must:
