About
Te Rau Ora Scholarships & Bursaries provide financial assistance to students who are undertaking or completing a New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) accredited qualification in health and wellbeing.
2024 Funding Opportunities
2024 APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
2024 Applications are closed
The Māori Community Action Fund is a one-off contestable fund established to support Māori-led solution to reduce Alcohol and Drug Harm.
Whare Tukutuku is the National Māori Addiction Centre that sits within the korowai of Te Rau Ora. Our vision is to eliminate alcohol and other drug (AOD) harm for Māori. The approach is to elevate and AOD workforce that is whānau-centred and community-focused, and awhi whānau to improve equity of care. The kaupapa aims to create opportunities that supports an AOD workforce that is culturally capable, willing to innovate, and improve Māori health outcomes.
Ki te Ara Whakamua: Māori Community Action Fund will help to support Māori solutions to reducing AOD harm within Aotearoa. The fund will be administered by national Māori Workforce Development organisation Te Rau Ora in partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora.
The overall vision for the fund is:
“Kia tika te wā; kia tika te wāhi, kia tika te tangata; kia ora te whānau
Whānau will thrive and flourish, with the right people, in the right place, at the right time.”
2024 Funding that is now closed for further applications
Te Pae Tawhiti | Vision
He whakawhanake i te tūāpapa o nāianei, he whakakaha hoki i te ahumahi. Building on the foundations of today to grow and strengthen the workforce.
He Kaupapa | Mission
A key priority within the 2023-24 Health Workforce Plan is to streamline pathways for tauira Māori into health careers.
This includes actions to extend opportunities for rangatahi and tauira Māori to have paid work experience opportunities in the health system that are within their own rohe with primary and community hauora Māori partners.
Internships are an excellent way for our tauira Māori studying health to gain exposure, learn how to work in various work settings, strengthen skills and make important contributions to their own hapori and whānau with their newly developed skills and knowledge. This is a co-commissioning initiative between Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora administered by Te Rau Ora.
Kōwhiringa | Opportunity
Community Hauora Māori Partners are invited to apply for funding to supports rangatahi and tauira Māori to gain paid work experience opportunities in the health system that are within their own rohe.
Pūtea | Funding
A fixed rate of $10,000 per internship for tauira Māori completing health or health related studies.
Heipūtanga | Conditions
Host organisations will be required to:
- Recruit tauira Māori who are studying health or health related studies, who are committed to completing 200 hours of paid work experience.
- The provision of supervision, pastoral care and support and cultural supervision throughout an intern’s employment.
- Host providers will meet all contractual and reporting requirements.
- Host provider and interns agree to complete an exit survey at the completion of employment.
- Funding supports the implementation of the internship programme from February 2024 to 30 June 2024.
Whakatapoko | Applications
The attached PDF is a guide for the questions within the application form. To view click here
Angawā | Timeframes
- Monday 18 December 2023: Applications Open
- 4pm Wednesday 7 February 2024. Applications Close
- Monday 12 February 2024: Assessment Panel
- Wednesday 13 February 2024: Notifications to Host Providers
- Sunday 30 June 2024: Agreements End
Pātaitai | Contact
The aim of Te Rau Ora Māori Health Leadership Scholarships is to increase and develop the Māori health workforce and to foster confidence in Te Ao Māori, Māori leadership and excellence in health.
These scholarships are for Māori already working in the health sector and/or who have significant experience in the health sector and are interested in completing an undergraduate or postgraduate health qualification.
Applicants can apply for between $1,000 and $5,000 NZD.
Applications Open:
Friday 3rd November 2023.
Applications Close:
Friday 22nd December 2023.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- Of Māori descent
- A New Zealand citizen or New Zealand permanent resident
- Studying in New Zealand and at a recognised New Zealand tertiary institution
- A current leader in the health sector or potential leader aspiring to work in Māori health leadership roles across the health, mental health and or the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector.
This includes kaumātua and kuia, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, recruitment of doctors into psychiatry or medical students who are committed to the mental health and AOD sector.
Application Process
| Scholarships Open | Friday 3rd November, 2023 |
| Scholarships Close | Friday 22nd December 2023 |
| Assessment Panel | Early February 2024 |
| Notifications | Mid-February 2024 |
| Contracting | Early March 2024 |
Please note:
- Applicants can only apply for one scholarship for the 2024 scholarships funding round, not both. (i.e The Hoe Tahi Scholarship or the Māori Health Leadership Scholarship).
- Notifications will be sent to your registered email address in our scholarship system.
- For online application support and information click here – Help guide
- Late, incomplete or unsubmitted applications will not be accepted. Please ensure you submit your online application whānau.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with scholarships@terauora.com
The Hoe Tahi Scholarships are for those intending to undertake study in a qualification which contributes to reducing alcohol and other Drug (AOD) harms. This scholarship aims to strengthen the existing and emerging AOD workforce by growing the capacity and capability of those working with whānau who have AOD challenges.
You can apply for between $1,000 and $5,000 NZD.Applications Open: Friday 3rd November 2023.
Applications Close: Friday 22nd December 2023.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
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- A New Zealand citizen or New Zealand permanent resident.
- Currently working in the AOD sector who are committed to ongoing professional development.
- Study must be relevant to those already working in the AOD sector to enhance their understanding and knowledge of working with people who experience addiction-related harm.
Application Process
| Scholarships Open | Friday 3rd November, 2023 |
| Scholarships Close | Friday 22nd December 2023 |
| Assessment Panel | Early February 2024 |
| Notifications | Mid-February 2024 |
| Contracting | Early March 2024 |
Please note:
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- Priority will be given to applicants of Māori descent.
- Applicants can only apply for one scholarship for the 2024 scholarships funding round, not both. (i.e The Hoe Tahi Scholarship or the Māori Health Leadership Scholarship).
- Notifications will be sent to your registered email address in our scholarship system.
- For online application support and information click here – Help guide
- Late, incomplete or unsubmitted applications will not be accepted. Please ensure you submit your online application.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with scholarships@terauora.com
2024 Rangatahi Development Funds
Kōwhiringa | Opportunity:
- Support Māori Mental Wellbeing and Resilience focused providers and Community Based Organisations to implement development projects that enable Rangatahi to lead or influence the design, development, or delivery of services.
Pūtea | Funding:
- Applications up to $10,000
Heipūtanga | Conditions:
- A community hauora Māori partner delivering services to rangatahi Māori that improve mental wellbeing and resilience. A completed online application form is required.
Whakatapoko | Application Process:
- Online Application and Video Submission
Kōwhiringa | Opportunity:
- Support the development and implementation of by rangatahi for rangatahi initiatives that positively improve Rangatahi Ora and Mental Well-being.
Pūtea | Funding:
- Applications up to $25,000
Heipūtanga | Conditions:
- Be a rangatahi-led project or initiative submitted by a legal entity. Must have a registered bank account in the name of the group or be a registered legal entity or charity.
Whakatapoko | Application Process :
- Online Application and Video Submission