GRANTING TIMETABLE & APPLICATION FORM
Grant Applications are open June - July each year for funding of initiatives, interventions and projects to be undertaken the following year.
Applications that align with one or more of the strategic priorities, as below, are welcomed from across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Application Dates in 2026 for 2027 Funding:
Tuesday 2 June 2026 - Applications Open
Friday 24 July 2026 - Applications Close
Early November 2026 - Applicants Notified of Granting Decisions
Late 2026 - Funds Distributed
To apply please complete the Application Form in Word and email to: exec@teraupuawaieducationtrust.co.nz
by 5pm Friday 24 July 2026
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust’s three strategic priorities are:
1. Building learning capabilities from birth. There is compelling evidence of the importance of early years, the influence of parents, caregivers, family and whānau as first teachers, and that early emotional connectedness and language confidence are critical to engagement in learning.
2. School or community initiatives that disrupt the ongoing impacts of poverty on children and young people’s learning.
3. Addressing inequity, in particular to enhance learning outcomes for Māori, Pasifika, neurodiverse and children and young people who are underserved or require learning support.
Learning outcomes are defined as both the social and cognitive skills and capabilities that enhance life outcomes.
The definition of 'teacher' embraces a broad range of people who impact on a student’s learning outcomes, and includes members of the teaching profession, related professions, support staff, parents, family and whānau, hapū/iwi and the wider community.
Areas of Interest
Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust is interested in innovative locally led, community centric and school based initiatives, interventions and projects that:
Increase teacher effectiveness to respond to inequality, inequity and diverse learning needs
Integrate research, practice and evaluation
Support creative and innovative solutions that are specific to schools and communities
Support purposeful collaboration, for example:
Among teachers
Among parents/families/whanau
Among schools
Among organisations
Among hapū/iwi
Between schools and academic researchers
Between schools and stakeholders
Please note:
We are not looking to replicate initiatives that are funded elsewhere (e.g. Breakfast in Schools) unless there is a specific and local reason for trying to do it differently.
All monies granted need to be spent within one calendar year.
Funds Available for 2027 Grants
For 2027 Granting there is $425,000 available for distribution.
Individual grants range from $5,000 to $50,000 with most grants being in the range of $5,000 to $25,000.
Stewart Germann Grant
The Stewart Germann Grant of $15,000 each year, was established in recognition of the long service of former Cognition Education Trust Chair, Stewart Germann.
The Stewart Germann Grant will be awarded to a suitable project from amongst the general applications.
Address
Private Bag 92617
Symonds Street
Auckland 1150
New Zealand
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