AJ Scott Fund - 2021 Grant Round

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 17 September 2021 (NZST).

The A J Scott Fund 2021

IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to assist you in completing your application online. Applicants should carefully consider the criteria, which may be varied from time to time.

The Trust was established to provide for the benefit of charitable organisations within New Zealand. The Settlor’s intention was to support a range of charitable causes predominantly in the North Shore City region of Auckland (broadly the regions of Glenfield, Takapuna and Albany). To be eligible, organisations must benefit people within the North Shore City area by:

  • Improving the quality of life for our older people in our community.
  • Providing assistance and care for aged and infirm people in our community.

Applications are open until 5:00pm on 17 September 2021.

Who is eligible? Applications are open to organisations that are incorporated and / or registered with Charities Services that are based in or supporting people within the North Shore City region of Auckland.

  • Organisations may apply for full or partial funding. Of those who apply for partial funding, preference will be given to those applicants who can show a plan to secure remaining funding.
  • Preference will be given to applications for 'specific projects' as opposed to 'general' running costs of the organisation.
  • Applications must relate directly to one or more of the two objects described above.

Individuals, sports organisations and service clubs are not eligible to apply to the Trust and the Trust does not fund overseas projects.

The Trustee will inform applicants of the outcome of their full application by 19 November 2021. 

How much funding is available? The Trust has $20,000 available for funding in 2021. The minimum Grant awarded will be $3,000 and the maximum grant will be $10,000.

How are decisions made? All grant applications are considered by the Trustee or the Trustee makes recommendations, and the Advisory Board advise which applications to approve. The Trustee’s decision is final. No further communications will be entered into. This includes providing applicants with the reason why they have been unsuccessful, justifying why an application was successful or reconsidering an application.

A grant may be approved subject to certain conditions, in such circumstances the funds will normally be held by the Trustee until the conditions have been met. It is important that all details on the application form are concise and easy to read. Decisions relating to grant applications are made on the information provided in the application and other general enquiries. 

In what circumstances will an application not be considered?

  • Incomplete or late applications.
  • Retrospective funding.
  • Applications from individuals, sports organisations and service clubs.
  • Applications requesting funding for overseas projects.
  • Applications not based in or supporting aged and infirm persons within the Trust funding region.

Important dates:

  • Applications are open from 7am on 19 July to 5pm on 17 September 2021.
  • Applicants will be advised of the outcome by 19 November 2021.

Contact us: Any questions should be directed to Public Trust Charities by email to funding@publictrust.co.nz or by phone on 0800 371 471

How to apply

Step 1: Determine eligibility

  • Please ensure you have read the Trust’s funding eligibility criteria on the Public Trust website.
  • If you are unsure if your organisation is eligible to apply or of the suitability of your funding request contact Public Trust Charities on 0800 371 471 or funding@publictrust.co.nz.

Step 2: Register or login to apply online

First time users will need to register.

Hint: you will need an email address to register. If your organisation has a ‘generic’ email (e.g. info@organisation.org) using this may allow other staff members to use the same login in future (as long as they know the password).

Your login can be used for any trust managed by Public Trust granting via SmartyGrants and can be used in future grant rounds.

Note: Please store your login details in a safe place for future reference.

Once registered, you can login to the system and start your application.

Step 3: Complete your application

The application is best viewed/completed on a non-mobile device.

Complete all of the required questions – mandatory questions are marked with an*

Attach all required supporting documents

Note: Our preferred format for attachments is PDF, Excel, Word or JPG.  Supporting materials cannot exceed 25MB in size, as files exceeding this will not upload.

Hint: Save your work regularly so it is not lost if you time out or lose your connection.

You can save your application at any stage and return to it later.

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Step 4: Review and submit your application

When you are satisfied with your application press the review button to ensure that all required sections of the application have been completed (you must do this before the submit button is enabled).

Submit your application.

Note: Once you have submitted your application no further editing or uploading of supporting documents is possible.

Step 5: What happens next?

You will receive an automated email confirming your submission with a copy of your application attached and information about how/when your application will be assessed.  This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation email then your application has not been successfully submitted (don’t forget to check your spam email folder when looking for the email).

We will contact you if we require any further information to consider your application.

We will contact you after the board meeting has been held to consider the applications either successful/unsuccessful.

If you need more help using this form, download the help guide for applicants or check out applicant frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

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