Applying for Funding for Commemorations
The Purpose of the Fund
This fund has been established in recognition of the value attending commemorative events have for the servicemen and servicewomen who have served New Zealand.
The fund is designed to:
- Assist individual veterans of the New Zealand Forces who wish to attend overseas commemorations and, or revisit battlefield sites.
- Support veterans groups who have projects of enduring quality commemorating the contribution veterans have made.
Criteria for Funding
Applications to the fund can be made by:
- Veterans groups planning New Zealand based projects to commemorate the contribution made by veterans. This might include exhibitions, oral histories, memorials, booklets etc.
- Veterans groups planning national reunions to commemorate significant military anniversaries.
- Veterans who wish to attend official commemorations overseas or to revisit battlefield sites. The applicant must be a veteran of the New Zealand Forces and a veteran of the battle or campaign being commemorated or revisited.
Funding Levels
The maximum amount funded for New Zealand reunions and other similar events is $10 per veteran involved in the event, up to a maximum of $5000.
Funding for other projects such as exhibitions, oral histories, memorials, or booklets is to a maximum of $5000. The amount funded is dependent on the total cost of the project.
The amount funded for attendance at events overseas, or revisits of battlefield sites is decided dependent on the location being travelled to. The maximum individual grant is $2,000.
To ensure that as many veterans as possible are able to access the Commemorations Fund, the $2,000 funding is only made available once. Individuals who have received the maximum $2,000 grant from the Commemorations Fund to undertake a commemorative journey will not be eligible for a second grant. If their first grant was less than $2,000, they will only be eligible to receive the remaining balance up to the $2,000 maximum.
Making an Application
Applications are available from Veterans' Affairs New Zealand by phoning freephone 0800 483 8372 or from this website. application form
To make application complete the relevant parts of the application form and send it to:
Minister of Veterans' Affairs Commemorations Fund
Veterans' Affairs New Zealand
P O Box 5146
Wellington 6145
Freephone 0800 483 8372
Fax 04 495 2080
E-mail to veterans@xtra.co.nz
Application Forms
application forms in (microsoft word format) are available here for you to download.