We will call for Scholarship applications (for study in 2009) in early September 2008

Are you or any of your whānau thinking
about developing new skills?

We encourage shareholders and their whānau to apply for our tertiary education scholarships

As our economic future grows, we need confident and educated people to guide our development. We are a Maori organisation and proactively seek to build competence in our whānau to ensure we will be capable of managing our own assets going into the future.

Our tertiary education scholarships are for studies directly related to our business activities and can cover fields such as viticulture, marine biology, horticulture, law, general management, property development and management, marketing, finance, accounting, forestry etc. Study may take place in New Zealand or overseas, but must be through recognised tertiary providers.

These scholarships of up to $5,000 per annum are to cover fees and books, and may be renewed for a further two years if the applicant’s studies are successful, as assessed by our committee ie. up to a total of $15,000 over three years.

Applicants must be shareholders, or descendants of shareholders, or members of a whānau trust holding Wakatū shares, and demonstrate a strong desire to obtain qualifications, so that they could possibly take a leading role in our economic welfare.

We fully appreciate the need to encourage the development of wider skills and talents, so applications should include evidence of other achievements and contributions to Māori society. Also included in this statement should be the applicant’s educational and life aspirations, their involvement with whānau, hapū and iwi and how the applicant as an individual might contribute in future.

To apply for a scholarship, applicants must:

• Whakapapa to a Wakatu shareholder or whanau trust holding Wakatu shares.
• Ensure that their studies are relevant to Wakatu Incorporation and its future i.e. relating to - Law, General Management, Property, Marketing, Finance / Accounting, Horticulture, Viticulture, Forestry, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Marine Biology, Sciences or Tourism.

Within their application applicants should:

• Communicate a strong desire to obtain qualifications.
• Provide a history of academic progress to date and full details of the course to which the scholarship applies.
• Supply a copy of their whakapapa.
• Include evidence of other achievements and contributions to maoridom to date.
• Include a statement setting out their educational and life aspirations, their involvement with whanau, hapu and iwi and how they as individuals might contribute in the future.

Applicants should be aware that if successful they would be required to:

• Provide regular end of semester reports on progress and achievements of stated goals including copies of your academic record and result notifications.
• Present to our shareholders at one Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting at some stage during their scholarship. This is to provide information on general process and the benefits of the scheme so our shareholders can understand the value of their contributions.
• Complete a project identifying how they descend from an original owner of Wakatu Incorporation. 
• If at any stage during the time of the scholarship you receive another scholarship/award you must declare this to Wakatu Incorporation. Wakatu Incorporation reserves the right to reassess any scholarship granted.
• Wakatu Incorporation is sponsoring the course and papers you outline on your application form. Any changes you decide to make during your scholarship must be declared to Wakatu Incorporation. Wakatu Incorporation reserves the right to reassess any scholarship granted.
• If your application is successful and at any time during your scholarship your income changes to benefit you, this must be declared to Wakatu Incorporation. Wakatu Incorporation reserves the right to reassess any scholarship granted.

Renewal of scholarships will be at the discretion of the Wakatu Incorporation Board. Recipients must:

• Pass all papers.
• Update the Board regularly each year on their progress.
• Ensure Wakatu Incorporation has their up to date contact details.

Other organisations also provide scholarships for Maori students. To find a listing of other scholarships available, go to www.takoa.co.nz

• To view 2008 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here. 
   
• To view 2007 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here. 
   
• To view 2006 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.  
   
• To view 2005 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.  
   
• To view 2004 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here. 
     
• To view 2003 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.  
   
• To view 2002 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.
   
• To view 2001 Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.
   
• To view 2000 Inaugural Wakatu Education scholarship recipients, click here.