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Ministry of Education New Zealand
Scholarships recipients

The Tulī Takes Flight scholarship, valued at over $30,000, is intended to attract and support Pacific students to reach their potential by removing financial barriers. The funding assists them in pursuing qualifications in either vocational training, undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate study.

The Pacific Education Foundation scholarship, valued at up to $10,000, encourages Pacific students into tertiary education in any area of study at undergraduate or graduate level.

The new scholars will be celebrated at an awards ceremony hosted by the Pacific Education Foundation Board, at Fale O Samoa (Samoa House), Auckland on Friday 4 July.

Congratulations to all our 2025 Scholars. A full list of this year’s scholars is below.

Tulī Takes Flight scholarsPacific Education Foundation scholars
Sinclair McGaffinTe Ropere Tipene
Seinivivi LousialeSean Reece-Hamley
Rebecca Sa’uVictoria Nofoaiga
Tuaine UnuiaLucy Keung
Marcy TimoteoLouisa Westerlund
Kolopaapoiliu BrownTaiarahia Moata'ane-Mika
Kayla WhitcherSiniva Ma'u
Jalisa AionoNeha Kumar
Ingrid CampbellMeyuti Poutu
Fa'e LaumeEstelle Short
Kereta FuafivaAdrienne Hekau
Frances ‘Asena VehikiteMepa Vuni
Michael LeeLoata Tiapapa
Valerie Setefano‘Ilaisaane Falevai
Taua’ituli To’oala 
Marema Johnson 
Maletina Gaualofa 

Mōhiohio anō

More information

For information on applying for the next round of Tulī Takes Flight or Pacific Education Scholarships, visit our website.

Pacific scholarships