Applying for Whatua Tū Aka funding
Whakakīa tēnei wāhanga mehemea e tono ana koe mō Whatua Tū Aka, arā te huarahi kaupapa Māori.
Puka Tono mō te ara o Whatua Tū Aka | Application forms for Whatua Tū Aka pathway are available in the sidebar.
Please note that Puka Whakaatu Hiahia | Expressions Of Interest (EOI) and Puka Tono | Full Proposals are now closed for 2024, with announcement of recipients expected in December 2024. Applications will reopen in early 2025.
Ngā Mātāpono | Principles
E rima ngā mātāpono e whakaruruhau ana i Whatua Tū Aka: Ko te Kaupapa Māori, Rangatiratanga, Whanaungatanga, Ako me te Mana. Kia kitea nuitia ēnei ariā tūhonohono me te taupuhipuhi puta noa i tō tono.
There are five principles underpinning Whatua Tū Aka research: Kaupapa Māori, Rangatiratanga, Whanaungatanga, Ako, and Mana. These connected and interdependent concepts should be evident throughout your proposal.
Te whiringa wāhanga-rua me te hātepe urupare | Two-stage selection and feedback process
For Whatua Tū Aka, applicants can choose between a one OR two stage process for submitting proposals. Stage 1 is optional and involves submitting and receiving feedback about an Expression of Interest proposal. Stage 2 is a Full Proposal. An open call will be made for Whatua Tū Aka Full Proposals after the closing date for Expression of Interest proposals. To be considered for funding, all Whatua Tū Aka applicants must submit a Full Proposal.
At the Full Proposal stage, applicants to both pathways will be required to demonstrate that there is a partnership agreement in place between researchers and practitioners.
Tētahi Puka Whakaatu Hiahia | Expression of Interest (EOI)
Mō tō Puka Whakaatu Hiahia me whakamahi i tēnei tauira mō Whatua Tū Aka, arā, e tāpaetia atu nei.
Pānuitia ngā tohutohu e whai ake nei, e hāngai ana ki ngā mōhiohio kei tōna tauira.
Expressions of Interest must use the template for Whatua Tū Aka available here:
Please read the EOI guidance in conjunction with the information in the template.
Ngā paearu mō te whiriwhiri
Ngā paearu mō te whiriwhiri Ko tā ngā paearu he aromatawai mehemea kua tutuki i te tono:
- ki te aro ki tētahi wāhanga nui e pā ana ki te mātauranga Māori me te tino whakamārama i te pūtake o te rangahau
- ki te tūtohu pātai rangahau kia puta ai he mātauranga hou e hāngai tika ana ki te hōkai me te hoahoa e whakaarotia ana mō te kaupapa rangahau
- ki te whakamārama mai i ngā hua o te kaupapa hei whāngai i te kaupapa o te ako e whakaritorito ai te tipu o ngā tamariki Māori, ākonga Māori, kaiako, kura, hapori, ngā hapū me te iwi Māori
- ki te whakamārama mai me pēhea tō kaupapa e hāpai ai i te rangatiratanga
- ki te whakaatu mai he aukaha nō te kaupapa rangahau Māori ki te whakautu i ngā pātai rangahau e puta ai ētahi whakakitenga nui whakaharahara
- ki te whakaatu i ngā hononga pūmau o te whakawhanaungatanga (i roto i te tīma, ki te hapori whai pānga ki tētahi rōpū tohutohu, hoa arohaehae rānei)
- ki te whakaatu mai he tīma e aratakina ana e te kaiwherawhera matua kei a ia ngā pūkenga e tika ana mō te whakahaere i ngā momo kaupapa rangahau pēnei i tēnei, ā, e whai mana ana e hāngai ana ki te kaupapa
- ki te whakamārama me pēhea te kaupapa nei e whakapakari ai i ngā tāngata katoa
- ki te whakamārama mai me pēhea te kaupapa e hāpai ai i te mana tangata, te mana o te reo me ngā tikanga me te mātauranga Māori hoki
- ka takutaku i tētahi mahere tohatoha ki te ao e tiria ai ngā kitenga ki te iwi nui tonu, me tana whai pānga ki tua atu i te kaupapa ake.
Criteria for selection
The criteria assess the extent to which the proposal:
- addresses an area of critical importance to Māori education and provides a clear rationale for the project
- poses a research question(s) that will build new knowledge and is (are) appropriate for the proposed scope and design of the project
- describes a project that has the potential to have a positive impact on learning and lead to outcomes of significance for tamariki Māori, ākonga Māori, whānau Māori, kaiako, kura, hapori, hapū, iwi
- explains how the project will uphold rangatiratanga
- has a strong kaupapa Māori research design that will address the research question(s) and enable substantive and robust findings
- demonstrates the existence of meaningful and reciprocal relationships (within the team, with the community of interest, and with an advisory group or critical friend)
- has a project team led by a principal investigator(s) with relevant experience in leading similar research projects, and a team that brings mana relevant to the project
- explains how the project will build the capability of all involved
- explains how the project will uphold mana tangata, and the mana of te reo, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori
- outlines a dissemination plan that will enable the project findings to be shared and have an impact beyond the project.
Key Funding Dates 2024
| Monday 4 March | Expressions of interest open |
| 1 May, 5pm | Expressions of interest close |
| 3 May | Full proposals open – Whatua Tū Aka pathway |
| 21 June | Panel feedback provided to all applicants AND Open pathway applicants notified of shortlisting decision |
| 22 August 2024, 5pm | Closing date for Full Proposals: Both pathways |
