There are a variety of ways that the Eastern Bay Community Foundation provides funding for our community.

At present we have one funding round  and one scholarship round each year. 

 

We have an annual funding round and funding applications open on May 1st and close on May 31st each year.

 

Eastern Bay Womens Impact Fund applications open on Monday 3rd June and close Friday 28th June. 

 

Successful applicants will be notified in August. 

 

Scholarship applications open on August 1st and close on August 30th (for study in the following year / semester.) Jean Smithson Nursing Scholarship & Rod McPherson Memorial Rural Scholarship.

 

The Distribution and Grants panel consider all applications for funds and scholarships, then make a recommendation to the full board, following site visits and undertaking due diligence and personal interviews. 

 

Successful grant applicants will be advised late July- early August and if successful will be expected to attend the presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Eastern Bay Community Foundation. 

All grants are paid out in September. 

 

Scholarship applicants will be notified mid-September and presentations to successful recipients will be made at the Foundation Annual Dinner (September 20th 2024). All funds will be paid directly to the tertiary provider, unless otherwise arranged.

 

 

To apply for a scholarship please download our Scholarship Application Form, complete it and return it to us via email by Friday 30th of August.

 

 

To apply for funding please download our Grant Application Form, complete it and return it to us via email by midday May 31st.

 

Funding criteria: 

Typically, a community foundations available funding is 'donor driven' with named beneficiaries. At times, there are other funds that are available to registered charities, incorporated societies, other organisations with donor status, and individuals applying for scholarships.

Requests may include: salaries, operating costs, equipment, resources, programme costs, travel and accomodation. Grants made for these purposes are unlikely to be more than $5,000.

Request exclusions : political parties, diverse religious activities, activities outside the Eastern Bay of Plenty regional boundaries and emergency relief ( except where a major crisis affects all or part of the communities within the region ), retrospective projects. 

Applications may be accepted outside the grant / scholarship round if they are proven to be time critical or urgent. 

A set of audited accounts should be included with each application. 

 

 

Grant and scholarship recipients are requested to recognise the source of all funding from EBCF or a Named Donor Fund in their external communications, including social media, newsletters, press releases, websites etc )  A copy of our logo should be requested. 

Grant & scholarship recipients  will provide a receipt and updates / photos of their funded project or activity throughout the year for marketing and PR purposes. 

Successful grant recipients will be required to physically attend a 'round table reporting' meeting in Opotiki or Whakatane, in February or March each year to update  the Eastern Bay Community Foundation on the progress made with the funds granted.