Manawhenua ki Waitaha are pleased to offer in 2017, on behalf of the CDHB, Scholarships for Māori and Pacific Students undertaking health studies in the Canterbury DHB area. In 2016, 28 students studying medicine & surgery, nursing & midwifery and allied health received money towards their costs from these scholarships.
The Scholarships are focused on assisting students enrolled at a Christchurch based tertiary institution, studying a health-related, NZQA accredited course, of at least 12 weeks duration who have whakapapa and cultural links with Māori communities and/ or have genealogical and cultural links with Pacific communities and be planning to work in the Canterbury district in the future. Applications close on
Friday 31 March 2017.
Please see the application form below.
Maori and Pacific Scholarship Form 2017 (PDF, 1MB)
If you have any questions please contact:
Wendy Dallas-Katoa (Chair Manawhenua ki Waitaha) at
dallaskatoa@gmail.com or on 027 940 0829
Or Jane Cartwright on 027 434 1697