Ngā Pou Mana Scholarship Awards

Background

Ngā Pou Mana have established yearly scholarships in collaboration with PHARMAC that are provided to kaimahi and/or tauira Māori who are in study, and/or those who have had a positive impact on their whānau, hapū, iwi or communities.

The awards are to support Māori allied health workforce development so that people can continue to study and to grow professional and cultural practice. The awards will provide much-needed tautoko and manaaki for Māori kaimahi and students to continue their ongoing development.

Eligibility

• You must have been a registered member of Ngā Pou Mana in the last 12 months.
• You must be of Māori descent and be able to provide some details of your whakapapa.
• Student Award. This award is open to those studying at any level (certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate, masters, PhD or doctorate) in an allied health pathway.   Nursing students and professionals cannot apply for the Ngā Pou Mana awards.
•  Mātauranga Māori. This award is open to any Māori Ngā Pou Mana members, who are entering into study or are in study to build their understanding of Te Ao Māori. Students do not have to be studying in an allied health pathway.*

*It is at the discretion of the Ngā Pou Mana award panel to determine what kaimahi or roles can be considered for the Category Three: Mātauranga Māori award, which can include, but is not limited to: cultural advisors, therapy assistants, whānau ora navigators, rongoā Māori practitioners and technician assistants.

Applications

Applications are open to members of Ngā Pou Mana who have been registered with us over the last 12 months. We recognise that the health workforce is changing with new roles within Whānau Ora, the revitalisation of rongoā Māori practices, iwi, and kaupapa Māori services. Additionally, we have a community category, allowing grassroots mahi to be recognised and honoured that exists and remains outside of institutions and organisations.

• Ngā Pou Mana Kete Aronui $1,500 - Two student recipients.
• Ngā Pou Mana Mātauranga Māori $2,000 - Te Ao Māori/Kaupapa Māori sector, two recipients.
• Ngā Pou Mana Kete Tuauri $1,000 - Community and whānau sector, three recipients.

You can apply online here.

More information

For more information, please visit Ngā Pou Mana.