Apply for a Scholarship

Need support for higher learning?

The Eastern Bay Community Foundation currently holds two scholarships:

Jean Smithson Nursing Scholarship
Rod McPherson Memorial Rural Scholarship

Scholarship applications open on August 1st and close on August 30th (for study in the following year / semester.)

Grant and Fund Recipients 2023

House of Hope Kawerau Foodbank
Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust Opotiki Food Bank
Opotiki College Music Department
Opotiki Museum
Alzheimers EBOP
Look Good Feel Better
EBOP Riding for the Disabled
East Bay Reap literacy workshop
Zoe Botha – Representing NZ overseas, Inner Wheel Opotiki
Thornton Park
Ashbrook School Library
Sustainability Options

Scholarships Funds

Rod McPherson Rural Scholarship Fund - Emma Rose Black
Jean Smithson Nursing Scholarship recipient – Moana Wilson

Opotiki Kiwifruit Growers Community Fund

East Bay Reap House of Science Kits
St Johns AED
Outward Bound sponsorship – Opotiki College Student
Spirit of Adventure sponsorship – Opotiki College Student
Opotiki Blue Light
Junior Rugby BBQ
Opotiki Sports
Defibrillator in Te Kaha