DiscoveryCamp 2025 - Te Tohu Huraina

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DiscoveryCamp 2025 - Te Tohu Huraina

Start:
Jan 19, 2025
End:
Jan 23, 2025
Venue:
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (Ōtautahi Christchurch)
Price:
It's free!

Event details

DiscoveryCamp 2025

E tuwhera ana ināianei ngā tono mō tā mātou PuniTūhura (DiscoveryCamp) ā-tau!

Ko PuniTūhura (DiscoveryCamp) tahi puni noho utukore e whā rā te roa, mā ngā tauira Māori me ngā tauira Pasefika i tetau ā-kura 12, tau 13 hoki. Ka whai wāhi ki te hōtaka ko te wheako o te taiwhanga pūtaiao me ngā mahi whakawhanaunga, ā, e tuwhera ana ki te hunga e aro nui ana ki te mahi pūtaiao. Ka whakahaerehia te puni i te 19 ki te 23 o Hānuere 2025, ki TeWhare Wānanga o Waitaha i Ōtautahi. He kaupapa utukore! Ko te utu mō te haere (pēnei i te utu mō te tereina, te pahi me ngā rererangi), te noho, ngā kai me ngā mahi whakawhanaunga, mā mātou anō e utu.

Experience science in a fun, hands-on environment and work with some of New Zealand's top researchers! Hosted by the MacDiarmid Institute, DiscoveryCamp is a four day science camp for current year 12 and 13 Māori and Pacific Island students with a genuine passion for the sciences.

Applications

Before starting your DiscoveryCamp application, please make sure you have all information to hand. This is important because you cannot return later to add missing information. You will need:

  1. Contact details (phone and email) for your nominated parent or guardian
  2. Contact details (phone and email) for your nominated referee (teacher or member of your community)
  3. Your school address (physical address, not postal)
  4. A copy of your formal NCEA results (or equivalent). Please include copies of any awards, scholarships or prizes. Please name your file as follows: SURNAME-FirstName-Date-DISCOVERY-DocumentType, eg BROWN-Kate-30072023-DISCOVERY-NCEA
  5. Your statement of motivation. We require a short paragraph outlining your reasons for applying for DiscoveryCamp, as well as what you hope to achieve (150 to 300 words max.)

Applications for DiscoveryCamp 2025 are now closed. We will be in touch with all applicants for 2025 by the end of October to let them know the outcomes to their applications.

If you have any questions about DiscoveryCamp or the application process, please contact us at macdiarmidnano-discoverycamp@vuw.ac.nz

I feel like this trip has definitely made me feel more confident as a Māori female wanting to gain science based degrees. This trip made me realise I wasn’t alone, and Māori/Pasifika students that are interested in science are more common than one might think!

Attendee Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington DiscoveryCamp, 2024

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