The Ngarimu VC and 28th Māori Battallion Scholarships for 2023 were announced today in Rotorua. Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Education
The recipients of the Ngarimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Scholarships for the 2023 academic year have been announced.
The scholarships for ākonga Māori at university or in vocational education and training were given to ten people at a ceremony in Rotorua today.
Undergraduate scholarships are $10,000 per year of full-time study for up to three years, while the doctoral scholarship is valued up to $40,000 - $20,000 per year of full-time study for up to two years.
Teaching, architecture, aviation and Te Reo are among the fields of study for recipients.
Renay Jones is studying towards a diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, University of Waikato.
"This prestigious scholarship enables me to follow my dream of learning te reo Māori and strengthen my own leadership as a wahine Māori without the worry of a student loan," she said in a statement.
All of the recipients paid tribute to Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, after whom the awards are named, and to the 28th Māori Battalion.
Watch the ceremony here:
The full list of Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Scholarships follows.
Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients:
Brigham Riwai-Couch (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairau, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō).
Varron Armstrong (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Pōrou).
Maia Aroha Clark (Ngāti Hāua ki Taumarunui, Ngāti Maniapoto).
Masters Scholarship Recipients:
Anaru Palmer (Ngāi Te Rangi ki Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Tamaterā ki Pare Hauraki, Ngāti Mahuta ki Waikato, Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Maniapoto).
Victoria Carran (Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Pūkeko), Waikato Tainui (Ngāti Mahuta)).
Tenaya Brown (Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Uawa).
Doctoral Scholarship Recipient:
Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa).
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship Recipients:
Logan Speight (Ngāti Porou).
Renay Jones (Te Whakatōhea).
Stuart Savage (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga).
