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 will now be given to exceptional young people who face financial or personal hardship.
Adastra will offer 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 a mentoring programme that includes personal development workshops with 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 and the Merito & Hill Families.
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:
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Over the coming weeks we will be highlighting our epic 2024 recipients starting with @elisee_carr ✨
Born and raised is Cambridge, Elise can best describe herself as creative, artistic and trustworthy!! A special place that fills her cup and keeps her ticking is none other than a stage to dance on💃🏼
She’s currently attending Cambridge High School whilst continuously pushing the boundaries with her dancing!
Her proudest achievements were placing 3rd as a national soloist and being awarded the junior arts person of the year award at her school!!
In five years time Elise hopes to have gone to Sydney to study the art of dancing and then continue to dance all around the world whilst showcasing her skills!
We are super stoked to be supporting this incredibly talented young lady! Proudly sponsored by construction advantage limited! ... See MoreSee Less
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Elliot Pugh and George Wyllie on the start line tonight. Let’s go lads!!The first ever 😲 Novotel Lakefront Mile takes place in Rotorua later today with the national road mile championship titles up for grabs 🤩
The men’s race starts at 8pm followed by a mouthwatering clash in the women’s race from 8.10pm.
Follow the results here - www.sportsplits.com/races/novotel-lakefront-mile-2024
Entries here - athletics.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Championship-entries-Mile.pdf
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Adastra is thrilled to also have on board as a new sponsor in 2024, Construction Advantage Limited.
Construction Advantage is a Cambridge based construction firm that delivers innovative construction projects, design and build, feasibility studies and management of commercial projects.
Their interest in providing opportunity for Cambridge recipients through their support of the Adastra programme means Elise Carr and Rosie Davis have a connection with a sponsor for the year.
We hugely appreciate this sponsorship. Thank you Construction Advantage!!🙏 ... See MoreSee Less
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New to our Adastra partnerships for 2024 is BDO, Tauranga.
BDO has offices throughout New Zealand and delivers leading accounting, advisory, tax and assurance services to it’s clients.
The local Tauranga office has selected Erin Wyllie as their Adastra recipient to support for 2024.
We welcome BDO to our family of sponsors and look forward to our relationship throughout the year.
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Another of our programme sponsors, Craigs Investment Partners, selects Adastra recipients representing each of the 3 offices in Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua.
This provides an opportunity for the recipients to connect with Craigs, offer something back to the sponsor and develop a relationship with their funder.
Craigs Investment Partners has this year selected the following recipients to benefit from this professional relationship.
Craigs Hamilton - Caitlin Nabb and Dominic Pearce
Craigs Rotorua - Sami Conrad and Will Skipper
Craigs Tauranga - Ben Pilbrow and Medea Jones
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Our first workshop for 2024 is all done for the day.
We are incredibly privileged to have had the input from some epic individuals with immense knowledge and experience.
⭐️Julian Dean
⭐️Dom Vettise with Erik Panzer
⭐️Niwa Milroy
⭐️Jessie Smith
… you are all awesome!!!
Thank you to all our programme sponsors including special drop-in visits from past recipient, Sarah Young at TECT and Michael Lim of BDO.
Finally a huge thank you to Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club for a magic venue!
The Lion Foundation
Grassroots Trust
Craigs Investment Partners
Brian Perry Charitable Trust
Codi Merito
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A bit of recipient action from the workshop. Some awesome interaction and sharing of experiences.
The room was bursting with talent!!
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Congratulations Honey - hugely deserving of this award and so incredibly humble! ... See MoreSee Less
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🙏 🙏 A HUGE WELCOME!! 🙏 🙏
This year we launch our 2024 programme with the support of two new trustees on our Board!
Fresh with enthusiasm, amazing experiences and a broad range of skills, we are delighted to welcome Honey Hireme-Smiler and Jenna Keane to our passionate Board of Trustees.
Honey and Jenna both have first-hand experience in competitive sport and support of developing rangatahi.
They will be influential in the design and delivery of our education, mentoring and workshop programme bringing a new perspective to the possibilities for personal development of our recipients.
Check out their bios on our website:
adastra.org.nz/about-us/
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