Grants are awarded to projects which meet the Trust’s objectives of funding projects demonstrating creativity and innovation, and of practical relevance and benefit to the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region.
Funding
$100,000 is available in 2018: $50,000 for Visual Arts and $50,000 for Science & Technology, $5,000 being the minimum grant.
Eligibility
Applicants must be residents of or closely connected to the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region.
Tertiary students are eligible to apply for grants, however, the grants are not available to secondary school students.
A person or group can make more than one application. Each is treated as an independent application.
How to apply
Applications for the 2018 funding opens on Monday 2 July 2018 and closes on Monday 3 September 2018. Successful applicants will be notified in November 2018. More information on the application process will be posted here soon.
For further information, please contact Earle Trust at info@earletrust.org.nz.