Scholarships and Awards

Whai Ake Māori Mentoring Opportunity - Tuakana - Paid Employment $26/hr - Jonyne Mariu-Komene jkomene@unitec.ac.nz - Unitec Māia Centre -

Applications for 2024 employment are now closed.

Purpose

The Whai Ake Māori mentoring programme aims to provide a strong support system for tauira Māori in tertiary education. The programme is designed to support tauira to engage with their culture throughout their journey at Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka and to enhance their leadership capabilities.  

We want all tauira Māori who meet the eligiblity criteria and who can demonstrate a commitment to the Whai Ake programme to consider applying. 

 

Eligibility for Whai Ake Maori Mentoring Opportunity - Tuakana (Mentors)

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e. New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be a current full-time tauira Māori enrolled in a diploma, degree or postgrad level Unitec programme
• have completed at least two semesters of study at Unitec in a certificate, diploma or degree
• be enrolled as a New Zealand Māori student

Please read the Whai Ake Tuakana Job Description for more information

Selection Criteria

As part of our shortlisting process we might give preference to applicants who:

• are aged between 18-25 years
• have previously completed Whai Ake as a Teina
• have been a Whai Ake Tuakana in previous years

All shorlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview. 

Need help or have more questions? Email the Whai ake i te Ara Tika Academic Co-ordinator Jonyne Mariu-Komene jkomene@unitec.ac.nz.

Still want more info? Find out more at Whai Ake.

Unitec Pacific Academic Excellence Scholarships - $2,000 - For general queries about scholarships - email our scholarships team
For help completing a scholarship application - book an appointment with our careers team - Unitec -

Unitec recognises that financial support is an important consideration for our ākonga in managing their study goals. The scholarship provides both financial support and mentoring opportunities.

2025 applications will open

Round 1: Opens 23 August 2024 | Closed 13th January 2025

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

• be a domestic student, i.e. a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident;
• be enrolled as a Pacific student;
• have completed and passed a minimum of 60 credits within your current undergraduate diploma or bachelor level programme at Unitec;     
• be continuing in your current programme of study as a full-time (or pre-approved part-time) student;
• have at least one semester of study left to complete your current programme; and
• have a GPA of 6.0 (which equates to a B+ average) or above in your most recent semester of study for graded courses, or all PASS grades for Pass/Fail courses.

Please read the 2025 Unitec Pacific Academic Excellence Scholarship Regulations for more information.

Selection Bases

The Selection Committee will review all eligible applications and will make award recommendations based on a combination of:

• GPA scores;
• responses to the scholarship questions; and
• may give preference to learners who demonstrate that financial support will have an impact on their ability to continue their studies.

Apply now