Organisation Application

Before proceeding, please read the information about the Trust’s purposes and definition of the music.

Supporting the growth and development of traditional and traditional style folk
music in New Zealand.

The purposes of the Trust are:
A. To support young musicians up to and including 25 years old to learn and
enjoy traditional style folk music.

B. To raise the profile of Traditional Style Folk Music in New Zealand.

The definition of traditional folk music for the purposes of the Walker Trust is:

“Songs, tunes, and instrumental accompaniments written in any era in the
traditional style folk music genre which has its roots in England, Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, and New Zealand.”
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If applicable: organisation's registration details:

E.g. to establish a new entity or a family member(s)?
Walker Trust’s purposes and definition of the music.
Please note due to the demand for our funds, we may not be able to meet your request in part or in full. Therefore, we encourage you to also explore other sources of funding.

The Walker Trust will require successful applicants to provide receipts or other requested documentation as evidence that all funds provided as a grant have been spent in accordance with the application.


The applicant will be expected to repay any unspent funds.

Thank you for your application.

Thank you for your application. The Walker Trust will give due consideration to the information you have provided, and will contact you once a decision has been reached.
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