The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) is now accepting Full Proposal applications for kaupapa Māori research projects!
These applications come under Whatua Tū Aka, the funding pathway for kaupapa Māori educational research. Projects funded through the Whatua Tū Aka pathway are partnerships between researchers and communities in the education sector, that align with the Whatua Tū Aka principles and the TLRI’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi purpose statement.
The deadline for Full Proposals is 5pm on August 21. Applications are invited in reo Māori or English.
I tēnei tau, e arotau ana te huarahi pūtea ko TLRI Whatua Tū Aka ki ngā rangahau e:
- āwhina ai i ngā whakaarotau mātauranga o te Kāwanatanga
- arotahi ai ki ngā kaupapa whai hiranga rautaki i roto i ngā rāngai akoranga kōhungahunga, kura tuatahi, kura tuarua, mātauranga mātua hoki/rānei
- arotahi ai ki te angitu mō ngā ākonga Māori hei Māori.
This year, the TLRI Whatua Tū Aka pathway is prioritising research that:
- contributes to the Government’s education priorities
- focuses on topics of critical importance to Māori education within the early childhood, primary, secondary, and/or tertiary education sectors
- focuses on success for Māori learners as Māori.
The Government’s education priorities are:
- Establishing a knowledge rich curriculum grounded in the science of learning
- Implementing evidence-based instruction in early literacy and mathematics
- Implementing consistent modes of monitoring student progression and achievement
- Developing the workforce of the future, including leadership development pathways
- Targeting effective learning support interventions for students with additional needs
- Using high-performing data and evidence to inform decision-making.
The Government has also set targets for attendance, and achievement for Year 8 students in reading, writing, and mathematics. The Government’s Māori Education Plan is available here.
The deadline for Full Proposals is 5pm, Thursday 21 August 2025. Full information and relevant documentation can be found here.
