MITO, in partnership with the Inspiring Futures Foundation, is thrilled to announce 74 recipients of our 2023 scholarships.

MITO’s annual scholarship programme supports aspiring and graduate learners to further their education and training for the betterment of industry.

This year saw the first recipient of the newly-offered Janet Lane MNZM scholarship created to appreciate the 22-year tenure of former MITO Chief Executive, Janet Lane. This scholarship for a future leader pays the programme fee for either a Bachelor of Applied Management with a Te Pūkenga subsidiary, a university Graduate Diploma or a management, leadership, governance and strategy course at Harvard University (or similar).

The significant partnership with the Inspiring Futures Foundation supports the talent pipeline by investing in workforce skill development.

“It was heartening to see so many talented applicants for our 2023 scholarships. Each year we see more diversity in our applicants and we are excited to support them to build their careers in industry,” says MITO Executive Director Verna Niao.

“People are the future of industry. Like MITO – Te Pukenga, the Inspiring Futures Foundation believes in giving everyone an opportunity to grow and shine. We want all New Zealanders to have the opportunity to follow their dreams and build their careers,” says Inspiring Futures Foundation Chair Sturrock Saunders.

“For that reason, we are very proud to invest in the future of the country with these scholarships, which go to a range of worthy recipients across Aotearoa. The Inspiring Futures Foundation looks forward to seeing the significant contributions that these recipients will make in coming years.

“We congratulate all the recipients on their scholarships and would like to acknowledge Matthew Clark, the inaugural recipient of the Janet Lane MNZM Scholarship – a very worthy recipient.”

You can see the full list of winners at https://www.mito.org.nz/news/2023-mitoinspiring-futures-foundation-scholarship-recipients-announced/.