Our Grants
Grants made by the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation support artists and individual projects and will contribute to the ongoing costs of nurturing and staging world-class ballet in New Zealand, including through its support of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Grants are made at the discretion of the Trustees, and in accordance with the Trust’s objective of supporting, promoting, and advancing classical ballet.
Interested individuals and organisations with queries, or anyone looking to support a particular project or artist through a donation to the Ballet Foundation, should email trustees@balletfoundation.org.nz
Until our sustainable fund reaches $1 million, we are not accepting direct applications for grants. Please see our granting policy for more information.
Grant Recipients
2023 RNZB Foundation Scholarship
Ema Takahashi announced as recipient of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation Scholarship.
2022 RNZB Foundation Scholarship
Monet Galea-Hewitt announced as recipient of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation Scholarship.
2021 Ballet Foundation Scholarship
Jemima Scott announced as inaugural recipient of the Ballet Foundation Scholarship
2020 Mt Eden Ballet Awards
An anonymous donation helps the MEBA Awards in a year affected by Covid-19
2020 En Pointe Patrons
The Auckland En Pointe Patrons have supported new work and community projects at the RNZB
2020 Harry Haythorne Award
Nadia Yanowsky receives the Harry Haythorne Award
2019 Harry Haythorne Award
Loughlan Prior acknowledged with the Harry Haythorne Award
2019 Choreographic Research
Loughlan Prior heads overseas on an International Choreographic research grant
New Zealand School of Dance
Associates programme and scholarship funded for NZSD students in 2017 and 2018
Low Decile Schools subsidy
Students from low decile schools attended the ballet thanks to a travel and ticket subsidy
Barbara Webster Memorial Scholarship
2017 bequest allows five years of scholarships for the New Zealand School of Dance
2017 Harry Haythorne Award
Sarah Knox receives the Harry Haythorne Award
Partner a Dancer
The Ballet Foundation partnered RNZB dancer Harry Skinner in 2016 and 2017
2016 Harry Haythorne Award
Shaun James Kelly receives the Harry Haythorne Award
2015 Harry Haythorne Award
Loughlan Prior receives the Harry Haythorne Award
Partner a Dancer
The Ballet Foundation partnered RNZB dancer Hayley Donnison in 2014 and 2015
2014 dance film DAVID
The Ballet Foundation supports Loughlan Prior short film DAVID
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Principal Sara Garbowski (centre) as the Lilac Fairy, with fellow RNZB dancers, in The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Sleeping Beauty, 2020. Photo: Stephen A’Court.
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PO Box 10731
Wellington 6143
New Zealand
Phone: 021 662 532
Email: trustees@balletfoundation.org.nz
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