Deadline: 31 October 2024
Applications are now open for the Matatuhi Foundation Grant to support projects catering to children’s literature and writers from Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Focus Areas
- Each year, the Foundation aims to distribute a discreet number of project grants to projects that have the potential to deliver against one or more of the following priority areas:
- Developing a sustainable platform that grows awareness and readership of books and writers from Aotearoa New Zealand
- Increasing engagement with children’s literature from Aotearoa New Zealand
- Building access to and knowledge of Aotearoa New Zealand’s literary legacy
Funding Information
- Grants ranging between $5,000 and $20,000 will be awarded to projects.
Eligible Projects
- Successful projects will:
- Deliver to at least one of our funding priorities (i.e. sustainable platform, children’s literature, or legacy projects) and relate to NZ fiction, non-fiction, or poetry.
- Directly benefit readers, writers or practitioners from Aotearoa New Zealand
- Have sufficient scale to impact the growth and development of Aotearoa New Zealand’s literary landscape
- Be a new initiative or expand an existing programme
- Have clearly identified, achievable and measurable outcomes
Ineligible Projects
- The creation, publication, or promotion of individual books or anthologies
- Projects which relate to screenwriting (for plays, films or TV) or are performance-based in nature
- An existing (i.e. business as usual) project, or event
- Ancillary project costs, including catering expenses or international travel
Eligibility Criteria
- The project owner must:
- Be a New Zealand resident or citizen and be resident in New Zealand for the duration of the project
- Have a track record of experience and capability in delivering projects (as demonstrated by peer or expert recognition, practical experience, and measurable outcomes)
For more information, visit Matatuhi Foundation.
