MCom Scholarship for Research on Knowledge Governance and Mātauranga Māori

This scholarship is attached to a Te Apārangi Royal Society Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (RDF) project titled 'Patents and Power: A Critical Analysis of Knowledge Governance'. The project explores how the patent system reinforces existing power structures, particularly in terms of race and gender. The research aims to create a constructive space to discuss alternatives to the patent system, bringing Māori aspirations and interests to the fore, and to develop a less biased means for driving innovation. The vision of this project is a re-imagined knowledge governance system that is fairer for all peoples of Aotearoa. The scholarship supports Master of Commerce (MCom) students with Māori whakapapa who have an interest in mātauranga Māori and how this is regulated in te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā. The scholarship provides a $22,000 stipend per annum for one year, plus tuition fees for the 90-point thesis component of the MCom degree.