Matakitenga Contestable Research Round
Each year we will announce a call for proposals aligned to our Pae and Pātai. These calls will be listed below on this Manaaki · Support page. View or Download the Matakitenga framework.
Post Graduate and Doctoral Research
We have a comprehensive programme of grants and awards and support by way of our Te Kupenga o MAI network generating a spectrum of research that contributes to the achievement of our CoRE outcomes and impacts.
New Horizons Summer Internships
Part of the NPM Māori Futures programme, the summer internships provide an opportunity for Māori tertiary students to work alongside an NPM researcher to gain research experience and to expand their professional development network.
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29 Jun 2026 - 20 Jul 2026The Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Māori (NPM) Futures Programme supports promising Māori students as a means to growing an expert and capable Māori researcher workforce for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Internship applications are now closed for 2025
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15 Jul 2026 - 01 Aug 2026The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award is for a promising New Zealand Māori graduate student to undertake post-graduate study or research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development.
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05 May 2026 - 01 Oct 2026This award is offered in partnership with Fulbright New Zealand and is available for senior NPM researchers employed at a New Zealand partner entity tertiary institution.
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25 May 2026 - 19 Jun 2026CALL FOR INTERNSHIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM SUPERVISING NPM RESEARCHERS
Project applications open 25 May 2026
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13 Jul 2026 - 10 Aug 2026NPM Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grants support Māori researchers employed at a NPM partner entity to achieve research outcomes and knowledge sharing pathways that harness connections and promote research uptake and impact.
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06 Oct 2025 - 10 Nov 2025The Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Māori (NPM) Futures Programme supports promising Māori senior undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral students as a means to growing an expert and capable Māori researcher workforce for Aotearoa New Zealand.
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24 Mar 2026 - 28 Apr 2026This is a Request for Proposals for Māori led research projects that contribute to specific outcomes within the overall NPM mission as expressed through the NPM Matakitenga Research Framework.
Applications open 24 March 2026
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10 Nov 2026 - 04 Dec 20262027 PhD Completion Scholarship
Applications open Tuesday 10 November 2026
Applications close 5.00pm Friday 4 December 2026
Supporting Māori doctoral candidates to complete
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is pleased to invite applications for the 2027 PhD Completion Scholarships.
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12 Aug 2024 - 09 Sep 2024The Borrin Foundation wishes to contribute to increasing Māori postgraduate scholarship in law.
CLOSED - REOPENING IN 2025
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This co-funded research award between Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) and New Horizons for Women Trust: Hine Kahukura (NHWT: HK) is for Wāhine Māori researchers. The award aims to support research that benefits Māori women, girls and/or whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand. This award is made annually and is a one-off grant to assist this research and/or living expenses while conducting the research.