The Mātātuhi Foundation project grants

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Literary projects that grow awareness and readership of NZ books and writers
• Projects engaging young readers with NZ children's literature
• Projects preserving NZ's literary heritage

What it will not fund

• Creation, publication or promotion of individual books or anthologies
• Screenwriting or performance-based projects
• Existing business as usual projects or events
• Catering or international travel

Good to know

It funds literature projects only and not individual books, anthologies or performance work.

An annual funding round; the page says to watch the site or social media for the next round and gives no dates.

Checklist

What Mātātuhi Foundation says you need:

• Apply through the online form with a full project budget
• Project owner a NZ resident or citizen with a track record of delivering projects
• Funder attribution, case study and post-project reporting

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• Each year, the Foundation aims to distribute a discrete number of project grants, ranging between $5,000 and $20,000, to projects that have the potential to deliver against one or more of the following priority areas:matatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• Keep an eye out here or on social media for our next funding roundmatatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The Foundation does NOT fund the creation, publication or promotion of individual books or anthologies.matatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• Projects which relate to screenwriting (for plays, films or TV) or are performance-based in naturematatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• Ancillary project costs, including catering expenses or international travelmatatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• Be a New Zealand resident or citizen and be resident in New Zealand for the duration of the projectmatatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026
• Each application must be accompanied by a full project budget.matatuhifoundation.co.nz/apply · read 17 October 2026

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Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.