Rona Scholarship
Te Putea Whakatupu Trust
Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Scholarship for 2012
The Rona Scholarship is offered to Māori completing a degree in fisheries, aquaculture or marine sciences associated with the fisheries and aquaculture industries. There are up to 10 scholarships of $10,000 each and recipients are required to attend the Charting Pathways to Māori Industry Futures Conference to be held 26-28 August, 2012.
Launched in 2012, the Rona Scholarship is designed to help address Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust’s strategic focus on lifting the level of Māori participation in middle and senior science and management roles in the fisheries and aquaculture industries. Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is concerned to ensure the potential of the Post Treaty Settlement Era is maximised by leveraging capacity and capability building to support greater Māori control and involvement in decision making in Māori fisheries and aquaculture futures.
The celestial being, Rona (personification of the moon), or Rona-whakamau-tai (Rona who controls the tides) is the primary celestial being used from ancient times through to today to guide harvest and management activities associated with fishing and the harvest of other seafood. Similarly, it is hoped this scholarship will help ensure our rangatahi developing their fisheries, aquaculture and marine science skills eventually find their way back to a role in Māori fishing and aquaculture industries.
It is envisaged that the recipients of this scholarship will be committed to the future economic and social development of Māori, iwi, hapū and whānau and help ensure the sustainability and appropriate management of Māori fisheries and seafood stocks.
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