The He Whenua Taurikura Master’s Scholarship was created to encourage and support postgraduate research on countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism.
The scholarship was established through a new government-funded research institution, He Whenua Taurikura, New Zealand's National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism.
The scholarship intended to support research carried out at a New Zealand university or tertiary institute that contributed to developing and maintaining breadth, depth and diversity of expertise in preventing and countering violent extremism.
Applications were considered from a broad range of disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary backgrounds related to preventing and countering violent extremism, to ensure a holistic approach to these topics.
Applications were encouraged from members of under-represented groups within the research community.
The first round of applications closed late 2021. Visit our Master's Scholarship 2021/2022 page to read about the scholarship recipients.