Sports Knowledge Exchange (New Zealand)

The fund is aimed at sports administrators, national sports organisation representatives, event organisers, coaches, umpires and officials to grow a deeper understanding of the delivery of sport in the region.

Asia is growing in global importance for sports. To make the most of the opportunities this brings, New Zealand sporting representatives and bodies should do more to connect with and learn from their equivalents in Asia. This was one of the findings from a research report the Foundation released in 2022, The Rising Impact of Asia on New Zealand Sport, which looks at New Zealand sportspeople’s experiences and learnings from their time spent in the region.

The report offers four key recommendations encompassing preparedness, relationship-building, long-term strategic planning, and the need for additional research.

The relationship-building recommendation highlights the importance of identifying and growing a range of opportunities for mutually productive knowledge exchanges between New Zealand and sports organisation’s across Asia. The Foundation is pleased to offer the Sports Knowledge Exchange to assist with this recommendation.

Funding Information

• Applicants can apply for a maximum of $6000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must:
  • be working in the New Zealand sports sector
  • have support from their NSO (National Sporting Organisation) or equivalent
  • be able to articulate how their planned visit will help develop new connections or strengthen existing sporting professional connections in Asia
  • have pre-established contacts in Asia they wish to meet with
  • be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
• You will need to:
  • know the details of your planned trip (dates, location, contacts etc)
  • outline how your planned visit will help you develop new connections or strengthen existing sporting professional connections in Asia
  • describe how these new or strengthened connections will impact your future work
  • have a budget plan
  • upload your professional CV
  • upload a letter of support from your sport’s national sports organisation (or equivalent).

For more information, visit Asia New Zealand Foundation.