Lizzy Myers - of Ngā Puhi and Te Rarawa - has been studying deep-sea fishes for her PhD in marine ecology.
Her research has taken her as far north as Rangitāhua/Kermedec Islands, and to the sub-antarctic seas of the Auckland Islands.
In 2016 she was granted a $10,000 scholarship for students of Māori descent, created by the Kawharu Foundation and Auckland Museum - to go towards it.
Applications for the scholarship are open now, and close on January 31, 2020.
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