Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship - statistics of the 2025 round
Summary information on the 2025 Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship selection round
Applicants’ declared ethnicity
| Applicants (#) | Fellows (#) | |
| European | 102 | 11 |
| Māori | 18 | 3 |
| Pacific Peoples (incl. Fijian Indian) ‡ | 3 | 2 |
| Asian (excl. Fijian Indian) | 28 | 0 |
| MELA | 15 | 0-3 |
| Other | 15 | 0 |
| Blank | 12 | 0 |
NB: Please note that applicants can identify with more than one ethnicity.
‡Ethnicity is classified as per Ethnicity New Zealand Standard Classification 2005 V2.1.0. with the exception of Pacific Peoples which for the purposes of the Tawhia te Mana Fellowships includes Indigenous Pacific Peoples and those of Fijian Indian ethnicity as per the Application Guidelines.
Applicants’ declared gender
| Declared Gender | Applicants (#) | Fellows (#) |
| Female | 93 | 5 |
| Total | 167 | 12 |
Type of organisation
| Type | Applicants (#) | Fellows (#) |
| Public Research Organisation | 11 | 1 |
| Other NZ research organisation | 5 | 1 |
| Private/Non-profit NZ organisation | 7 | 0 |
| Tertiary Education Organisation | 142 | 10 |
| Grand Total | 167 | 12 |