Funding
$100,000 is available in 2021: $50,000 for Music and $50,000 for History & Literature. $5,000 being the minimum grant.
Music grants
History & Literature grants
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
Online applications for the 2021 funding are open from 7am on Thursday, 1 July and close at 5pm on Wednesday, 1 September 2021. Successful applicants will be notified in November 2021.
Applications must be completed online through the Public Trust website. Applicants will be required to register online before they can start their application.
Public Trust website – Earle Creativity and Development Trust online application
When an application has been successfully submitted the applicant will receive a confirmation email from Public Trust, together with a PDF copy of their application.
When the applicant receives this confirmation it is important that they forward it to the Earle Trust at info@earletrust.org.nz, so that the Trust has a record of all confirmations.
For any other queries, please contact Earle Trust at info@earletrust.org.nz.
Successful applicants will be notified in November 2021.
If you are having trouble accessing the online application form, copy and paste the below link directly into your browser:
https://publictrust.smartygrants.com.au/ECDTrust21