Robert Dickson Education Trust Fund

The amount available for distribution each financial year is limited to:

• Interest and income generated from the matured capital of the Robert Dickson Education Trust; and
• any unallocated funds carried forward from previous years.

The capital of the Trust will be preserved in accordance with trust requirements.

Grants will be paid directly to the organisation for which written quotations or invoices have been provided and will not be paid directly to the applicant.

Applications must be submitted through Council’s online portal.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:

• Reside within the Manawatū rating district Council’s boundary.
• Be able to demonstrate that their child or children no longer have available the support and guidance of either a mother or a father.
• Have their application endorsed by a social services organisation or other similar organization that can verify that the support of a father or mother is currently not available
• Provide quotations for costs applied for.

The Trust will not support:

• Applications that do not meet the stated purpose of the Trust.
• Retrospective funding (work already completed).
• Applications that are not endorsed by a qualifying social services organisation.
• Applications from persons residing outside the Manawatū rating district.

Applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis until funding is exhausted.

Applications will be assessed and approved in accordance with Council’s Delegations Manual and the specific purpose and eligibility requirements of the Robert Dickson Education Trust.

Funding decisions cannot exceed the amount available for distribution in that financial year.

Successful applicants may be required to provide evidence that the approved purpose for which the funding was granted has been undertaken.