The Hiwinui Heke Scholarships are jointly sponsored by Te Pātaka Whaioranga – PHARMAC and the MPA. We acknowledge PHARMAC for helping us realise the dream of having scholarships for pharmacy students of Māori descent.
These scholarships are named after our Te Arawa kaumatua, Matua Hiwinui Heke, who was the first Māori Pharmacist graduating in 1955 and contributing significantly to Māori and the Rotorua rohe as an influential leader and advocate. Tēnei te mihi aroha e te rangatira.
Scholarship applicants must be:
Applications generally open in September each year. Closing date: 31 October.
If you are a member of our rōpū, you can find more scholarship information and an application form in our members home section.
Te Pitomata grants support an inclusive workforce and encourage Māori into health and disability careers. The grants are designed to empower eligible students of Māori descent by providing financial support for their education in health and disability services.
These awards are organised by Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga in partnership with Te Poari o Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa/ New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) to recognise the positive impact of Māori nurses as key influencers on health outcomes.
These awards support Māori nurses to continue their studies and develop their clinical practice. Each year the Tapuhi Kaitiaki recipients are announced at the Indigenous Nurses Conference.
Ngā Pou Mana Tangata Whenua Allied Health (NPM) in association with Te Pātaka Whaioranga (Pharmac) established the “Ngā Taonga Mātauranga o Ngā Pou Mana Awards” in recognition of the positive impact kaimahi Māori have on whānau, hapū and Iwi.
The awards are to support Māori allied health workforce development, to continue studies and to grow professional and cultural practice. The awards will provide tautoko and manaaki for kaimahi to continue their ongoing development. The awards will be run annually and will be presented at the Ngā Pou Mana Hui-ā-Tau each year.
In 2016, Te ORA, in association with Pharmac, launched two new annual Medical Student Awards.
Hauora Māori Scholarships provide financial assistance to students and health care workers who are undertaking a New Zealand Qualifications Authority accredited degree course or training in health and disability studies.
The scholarship programme’s purpose is to achieve greater participation by Māori in the health and disability workforce and to help ensure the delivery of quality health services for Māori.
Scholarship categories include: community health workers, dentistry, dieticians, health management, medicine, midwifery, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy for post-graduate and undergraduate tauira (students).
Scholarship applicants must be:
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