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Te Hōtaka Karahipi mō ngā Rangatahi o Papakura Papakura Youth Scholarship Programme
About the Papakura Youth Scholarship Programme
We provide funds to help young people in Papakura connect, thrive and achieve their aspirations.
If you are aged between 12 and 24 years old, you can apply for a grant to help fund:
- your move into further education, a trade or vocational training
- youth or leadership development.
Types of projects funded by the grant
- Community
Grant value
$0 - $1500
Outcomes
Our grants programme supports projects that:
- help build a strong local economy
- provide opportunities for young people to connect with each other and lead active healthy lives.
Funding priorities
We encourage applications from youth seeking support to:
- achieve good health and well-being
- access technology resources
- access learning and development opportunities to build leadership experience within their community
- develop social enterprise or community projects
- attend conferences, programmes or training for personal development
- run events or programmes to cater for community interest and need
- pay education and tertiary related fees.
More about the Papakura Youth Scholarship Programme
You can apply for funding for a project or activity once in each financial year.
Criteria
To be eligible to apply for the grant, you must:
- be aged between 12 and 24 years old
- live in and have a meaningful connection to the Papakura Local Board area
- be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
- include a letter from your school principal, teacher, tutor, community leader or employer in support of your application.
Find out more about the grant
We recommend you read the Papakura Youth Grants Programme before you apply.