Internship | Scholarship

Beca Scholarship, Internship and Graduate Opportunities


Opens Mar 4, 2024. Closes May 17, 2024.

As a Ngāi Tahu tertiary student, you have more support available to you than you may realise.

We are now taking applications for the 2024 Beca Scholarship.  This opportunity has been available to Ngāi Tahu whānau for 9 years with major success!    

Following this experience, scholarship recipients may progress to a Beca Graduate role or opportunities within the Ngāi Tahu offices. They will have gained valuable experience which could also be used to assist whānau in their marae development projects, infrastructure projects, and environmental-related outcomes.

What can we offer you?

  • One off Scholarship payment of $4000
  • Paid summer Internship for 2024/2025 with Beca
  • Professional and Cultural development opportunities
  • Networking opportunities
  • Support from other Ngāi Tahu scholarship students to help you through your journey!

What do I need to be eligible?

  • Be in your penultimate year a relevant tertiary qualification
  • Have a genuine desire to connect with your iwi
  • Show us your community engagement or leadership skills
  • Be a registered Ngāi Tahu iwi member

If you're a registered member of Ngāi Tahu and you are in at least your second year of tertiary study or beyond in the following disciplines, then we would love to hear from you!

  • engineering
  • planning
  • resource management
  • computer science
  • surveying
  • environmental management / sciences

How to apply

Need assistance?

We can help connect you with a mentor to prepare you to apply for this opportunity and even prepare you for an interview should you be successful!   Visit:   www.ngāitahu.iwi.nz/pureirei

To apply: 

To apply for this Scholarship opportunity, you must be enrolled with Pureirei, our Ngāi Tahu Iwi Talent database. 

Please email a cover letter and CV, including your transcript to Nicole Bowden at [email protected]. Please reference your email with the opportunity you are interested in. 

Applications close Friday, 17th May 2024.

Not sure if you are eligible? That’s ok. Let’s talk.

Connecting is easy – Just email [email protected]. We can answer all your questions and help you apply. 

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