This apprenticeship supports Māori to build data capability through a tirohanga Māori (Māori perspective). Delivered in partnership with Auraki Group, the programme helps participants understand the data lifecycle from a Māori perspective and apply learning to a live data project. 

Format: Three, two-day wānanga, held in Tāmaki Makaurau, per month over three months.

Support: We will cover the apprenticeship course fee, your accommodation if necessary, and kai at the wānanga.

How to apply: Applicants must be Pūtahi Manawa members. Once you are a member, submit your application via the Member Portal - Funding Opportunities section. 

Note for non-members: Your Pūtahi Manawa membership must be confirmed before you can access the portal to submit your application. Please ensure you allow enough time for your membership to be processed and to submit your application.

These scholarships provide direct support for Māori students pursuing a Master's, Bachelor's with Honours degree, or Postgraduate Diploma that includes heart health research in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Duration: Up to two years full-time (if you are studying part-time, please contact us to discuss)

Support: A stipend of $24,000 per year, tuition fees, and $7,000 for research expenses.

How to Apply: You must be a Pūtahi Manawa member to apply for funding. Applications are submitted through the Funding Opportunities section of the Member Portal by selecting the fund you are applying for.

These scholarships provide direct support for students of Indigenous Pacific Island descent pursuing a Master's, Bachelor's with Honours degree, or Postgraduate Diploma that includes heart health research in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Duration: Up to two years full-time (if you are studying part-time, please contact us to discuss)

Support: A stipend of $24,000 per year, tuition fees and $7,000 for research expenses.

How to Apply: You must be a Pūtahi Manawa member to apply for funding. Applications are submitted through the Funding Opportunities section of the Member Portal by selecting the fund you are applying for.

This fund is designed to support strategic, equitable, and accountable investment in community engagement activities that advance heart health equity for Māori and Pacific Peoples.  

Funding is intended for active participation and meaningful engagement and does not apply to attendance only. 

Small amounts of funding support for research-related activities not covered by the existing awards may be available to Pūtahi Manawa members.  

Pūtahi Manawa travel grants are designed to support Pūtahi Manawa researchers, collaborators and community partners to travel for purposes such as building relationships, gaining new research skills, forging research collaborations, and presenting their research. 

We welcome joint applications from NZ-based Pūtahi Manawa members and international indigenous affiliate members to host or visit each other to develop international indigenous collaborations aimed at improving heart health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.