The MG Trust meets in June and November each year to consider funding applications. The Trustees invite applications for the next funding round. You can download the application form and supporting FAQs by clicking the links below.
Deadline for applications: 31 May 2024
Trustee meeting: June 2024
Download the contestable fund application form (pdf) >>
MG Trust Application FAQs (pdf) >>
The Trustees are particularly interested in initiatives in the areas of education and enhancing the profile of the horticulture industry. Since launching in 2021, the Trustees have narrowed their focus, with a greater emphasis on areas where funding can make the most impact in the horticulture industry, including:
- Supporting applications with a focus on education.
- Providing educational opportunities for individuals or groups which are directly linked to the industry or for people about to enter the industry, with less weight put towards funding junior school programmes.
- Supporting applications for projects which aim to enhance the profile of the horticulture industry.
- Katikati Hort Trust - Horticulture innovation centre development (2 rounds of funding)
- Maara Fresh - Horticulture equipment
- Ohakune Growers Group - Maintenance and repair to Carrot Park
- Perfectly Imperfect Trust - Development of digital platform
- Hort NZ - Voice of the Pacific video production
- Passionfruit NZ - Development of research framework
- Kai Rotorua - Horticulture equipment
- Onions NZ - Robotic weeder research
- Hastings Art & Culture - Event delivery
- NZAPI - Post cyclone grower field walks
- Onions NZ - Business case development
- Summerfruit NZ - Online grower portal development
- NZ Avocado - Cross-industry conference registration
- Te Koromiko School - Seeds of learning programme
- Women in Horticulture - Regional workshops (2 rounds of funding)
- Women in Kiwifruit - Mentoring programme
- Katikati Hort Trust - Digital tech for learning centre
- Citrus NZ - Six grower funded Australian conference registrations
- Agribusiness in Schools - Funding partner, enhancing course focus on Horticulture