Scholarships
The Adastra Foundation has been providing scholarships to extraordinary young New Zealanders since 2007. In that time, the Foundation has supported hundreds of athletes and performing artists with more than $2m and dozens of customised mentoring programmes.
In mid-2022, the Board completed a strategic review of its vision and purpose and agreed to refine its priorities. It wanted to ensure that it provided support where it was most needed and to those exceptional young people who might otherwise struggle to achieve their dreams. As such, priority is given to exceptional young people who face financial or personal hardship.
Adastra offers scholarships to extraordinary young athletes and performing artists (dancers and musicians), from Waikato and Bay of Plenty, who are facing hardship in their pursuit of excellence. Our programme includes a cash scholarship and personal development workshops, specifically designed for young adults aiming to be the best they can be – on and off their stage. A key part of the Adastra ethos is the personal development programme guided by leading professionals in their field.
Adastra is grateful to be supported by Grassroots Trust, The Lion Foundation, TECT, The Brian Perry Charitable Trust, Craigs Investment Partners, the Merito & Hill Families, BDO Tauranga and Construction Advantage Limited.
Sponsored Scholarships
Adastra is delighted to offer sponsored scholarships where recipients are “tagged” with a sponsor.
We are excited to be able to offer Craigs Investment Partners scholarships. Craigs is one of New Zealand’s leading investment advisory firms. Their network of investment advisers are supported by an award winning research team to help clients achieve their investment goals. Achieving goals is important to the team at Craigs Investment Partners and they share that same passion for achieving investment goals with seeing young adults in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty communities achieve their life goals by pushing boundaries on the national and international stage.
We also offer sponsored scholarships with Brian Perry Charitable Trust, BDO, Construction Advantage and the Merito & Hill Families.
The Brian Perry Charitable Trust is part of the Perry Group headed by Simon Perry. It is an integral cog in the Adastra wheel and has supported the programme since it’s inception.
The “Merito & Hill Family” scholarships are offered by Codi Merito, previous NZ representative BMX athlete and one of our Adastra alumni and Britt Hill. These scholarships are offered to 2 recipients who embody the values of Codi and Britt and show promise and drive in their endeavours.
Construction Advantage Limited is a Cambridge based construction company that delivers innovative construction projects, design and build, feasibility studies and management of commercial projects. The director and staff have a keen interest in sport and providing opportunity for a Cambridge recipient through their support of the Adastra programme.
BDO delivers leading accountancy, advisory, tax and assurance services to leading businesses and has offices nationwide. The Tauranga branch of BDO selects and supports a local recipient that aligns with the company values and brand.
Sponsored Scholarships are awarded after the standard application process (i.e. no further specific application is required).
The Sponsored Scholarships come with standard Adastra reporting requirements, plus further responsibilities to the sponsor, such as reasonable personal appearances and performance updates.
Sponsors
The Adastra Foundation acknowledges the support of:
Our Supporters
Construction Advantage - another awesome partnership for Adastra. Based in Cambridge, these guys are supporting local with these two outstanding young women!
From brief to build - their experienced team manage every aspect of construction. They value honesty, sustainability and innovation and love to work with good people to achieve standout builds 🔨 ... See MoreSee Less
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The Merito and Hill partnership is another important one for Adastra. It’s awesome that these guys share our values and can support us in the way that they do!! Here’s what they had to share about the year ahead ☺️
Cole and Rubi embody everything Adastra is about in everything they do, always reaching ‘to the Stars’.
We love supporting the Adastra Programme as it’s not easy to find an amazing group of people who inspire everyone around them to be a little bit better, each and every day, ultimately making our families, our communities, and our world a better place.
A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes and the positive impact that both Cole and Rubi have made so far makes us excited for what lies ahead in all areas of their lives.
We consider ourselves very lucky to be inspired by all of the amazing humans on the Adastra programme and are excited to follow the journey of all the Adastra Scholars and will be cheering them on every step of the way! ... See MoreSee Less
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A huge thank you to Callum and Lindy Malcolm for their support of one of our aspiring young people for 2025 🏊🏼
When asked why they were so passionate about being involved they said “Having young kids ourselves we realise how important it is to have fantastic local role models inspiring the younger ones coming through. Swimming is a really accessible and important sport for so many New Zealand kids, like many sports, it requires discipline, dedication and sacrifice - all amazing qualities for our kids to strive for. To inspire the next generation of kiwi swimmers, we need talented young people like Pippa to reach their full potential and inspire so many more! Go Pippa we are rooting for you!” ... See MoreSee Less
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Welcome back to Craig’s Investment Partners for 2025. We are so grateful to have their support again this year 🙏🏽
Their continued efforts to support young people is a reflection of their values around relationship building and how involved they are at the community level.
Craig’s have years of experience and a real personal approach to investing. Reach out to see how they might be able to support your investment journey 💰
Craig’s Tauranga - Sophie Lane, Tania Ellis
Craig’s Hamilton - Linmari Le Roux, Theresa Biladi
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Welcome back to Craig’s Investment Partners for 2025. We are so grateful to have their support again this year 🙏🏽
Their continued efforts to support young people is a reflection of their values around relationship building and how involved they are at the community level.
Craig’s have years of experience and a real personal approach to investing. Reach out to see how they might be able to support your investment journey 💰
Craig’s Tauranga - Sophie Lane, Tania Ellis
Craig’s Hamilton - Linmari Le Roux, Theresa Biladi
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Great results coming in from
Texas.
👏👏NZ team with Lulu Miller 👏👏 ... See MoreSee Less
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A huge thank you to BDO and their continued partnership with us for 2025🙏🏽
Here’s what the legends at @bdotauranga had to say about their involvement this year…
“At BDO, people are at the heart of everything we do. Connecting with our recipients and following their journey has been incredibly exciting for us. We’ve witnessed the exceptional mentoring and opportunities Adastra’s scholarships provide to our talented rangatahi, and we’re excited to back BDO’s recipient @david_moraaaaaa all the way this year!”
Head to the team at BDO for all your tax, audit, advisory and accounting services. They can help you achieve your personal and business goals 📝 ... See MoreSee Less
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Adastra is excited to announce the @acornfoundationnz as a partner on behalf of the Bill & Eaddy Trust for 2025.
Acorn Foundation is the community foundation for the Western Bay of Plenty and recently took over the Bill & Doris Eaddy Trust, the purpose of which was to support both junior rowers and their coaches.
“After a lot of research, we were connected to Adastra Foundation and were really impressed with the professional nature and wraparound support and guidance that the Adastra scholarships provide to young athletes. “
“We felt the Adastra ethos aligned perfectly with what Bill & Doris Eaddy would have intended to provide funds to committed junior rowers, and we are excited to see how these rowers progress” says the Acorn Foundation.
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Cheering on Adastra alumni Matt Reutsch and Brad Rothwell this afternoon. Go Kiwis!!Your NZ U21 Men’s starting lineup for today’s game against AUS at 2pm 🙌🏻
It’s shaping up to be a warm day here at Lloyd Elsmore and we hope to see as many of you here with your best supporting signs! It’s free to come and watch so get here to watch what’s set to be another close match! 👀
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