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 

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 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

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.

Small amounts of funding support for 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.