Funding | Overview | Step 2

This step helps you to work out which funding bodies you are able to apply to.

Creative New Zealand's funding programmes are managed by our three funding bodies:

• Arts Board
• Te Waka Toi (the Māori arts board)
• Pacific Arts Committee

Who can apply to the Arts Board?

The Arts Board supports arts practitioners across all cultures and artforms. Any individual, organisation or group can apply for funding for clearly defined, one-off projects. However, there is a lot of competition for a limited amount of money and your project is unlikely to be funded if you have little or no record of achievement in your artform/area of expertise.

Who can apply to Te Waka Toi?

Te Waka Toi, the Māori arts board, supports the arts of Māori. Individuals, groups and organisations can apply for funding for clearly defined, one-off projects.

To apply under Te Waka Toi's funding programmes, the following "for Māori by Māori" criteria must be met:

• The applicant/s must be of Māori descent.
• The project must be managed and directed by Māori.
• The project must benefit Māori
• If the applicant is a legal entity, as opposed to an individual or group of individuals, that entity must be owned and managed by people of Māori descent. In addition, if that entity is applying for funding on behalf of another person that person must also be of Māori descent.
• In all cases (except under the Indigenous Links funding programme), the individuals creating the artform or undertaking the work must be of Māori descent.

Please note: Māori arts practitioners, groups and organisations meeting the criteria above may apply to either the Arts Board or Te Waka Toi. It's your choice. Use the flow chart in Step 3 to help you decide.

Who can apply to the Pacific Arts Committee?

The Pacific Arts Committee supports the Pacific Islands arts of New Zealand. Individuals, groups and organisations can apply for funding for projects that meet the aims of the Pacific Arts Committee funding programmes.

Projects funded by the Pacific Arts Committee must:

• meet the aim of the relevant Pacific Arts Committee funding programme
• meet one or more of the specific programme criteria listed under the relevant Pacific Arts Committee funding programme
• be a national project or of major significance
• have Pacific Islands community support and endorsement.

Please note: applicants of Pacific Islands descent may apply to either the Pacific Arts Committee or the Arts Board. It's your choice. Use the flow chart in Step 3 to help you decide.

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