Adastra is delighted to offer Scholarships to extraordinary young athletes and performing artists (dancers and musicians), from Waikato and Bay of Plenty, striving for success on the national and international stage. Our programme includes a cash bursary and personal development workshop, specifically designed for young adults aiming to be the best they can be – on and off their stage.

Up to 80 Scholars are supported each year, meeting specific criteria and performance standards given below.

Bursaries are typically $1,000 to assist with performance-related costs. The personal development workshop is an authentic, informative, inspirational and FUN experience immersed for 2 days at the Podium Lodge and Avantidrome in Cambridge or venues at Lake Karapiro.

Adastra is grateful to be supported in this regard by Grassroots Trust, The Lion Foundation, TECT and The Brian Perry Charitable Trust.

Supplementary Scholarships

For 2022, Adastra is delighted to have 2 supplementary Scholarship funds available.

• The Tanner Adastra Scholarships are gratefully supported by Jon and Sue Tanner, outstanding patrons of Waikato and Bay of Plenty sport and performing arts, and champions of young adults’ opportunity. Hailing from Waikato, they are generous with their time, money and energy to help others develop their skills, and reach the highest level, without leaving home. Along with the personal development workshop, up to 8 Tanner Adastra Scholarships of up to $3,000 each will be awarded to young hockey players and/or performing artists (dancers and musicians).
• We are also excited to announce a new supplementary Scholarship for 2022, welcoming support from Craigs Investment Partners, 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 WAIBOP community achieve their life goals by pushing boundaries on the national and international stage.

Supplementary Scholarships will be available in 2022 and awarded by the Adastra Trustees after the standard application process (i.e. no further specific application required).

The Supplementary Scholarships come with standard Adastra reporting requirements, plus further responsibilities to the patrons, such as reasonable personal appearances and performance updates.

Athletes

Are you:

• A leading sportsperson in your discipline?
• Winning national titles in categories well above your age group?
• Demonstrating outstanding dedication and positive attitude towards achieving goals?
• Committed to your chosen sport with clear long term goals