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2027 Rangatahi-Led Rōpū Application Form

2027 Rangatahi-Led Fund Rōpu Application Form

Make Your Mark: Join The Rangatahi-Led Fund Rōpū: A Youth-Led Funding Team

Are you ready to shape the future of your community? The Otago Community Trust is seeking passionate young leaders aged 16-24 to join our Rangatahi-Led Fund Rōpū for 2027. This is your chance to make real decisions about real funding that impacts young people across our region.


What is the Rangatahi-Led Fund?

This for youth, by youth fund puts decision-making power directly in the hands of young people. With up to $5,000 available for each youth-led project, you'll get to decide how to distribute real funding to youth-led projects across Otago.


Your Role as a Decision-Maker 

As part of the rōpū, you will:

  • Design the fund's criteria and application process
  • Connect with your community to spread the word about funding opportunities
  • Review applications and decide which projects receive funding
  • Attend in person and online hui between February and June 2027
  • Collaborate and engage with diverse perspectives and work alongside other passionate young leaders


Commitment to the rōpū:
We will hold hui between February and June 2027. We will have three in person hui, on the following dates:

Central Otago:
o Saturday 20th February
o Saturday 3rd April
o Saturday 15th May

Coastal Otago:
o Saturday 27th February
o Sunday 4th April
o Saturday 15th May

In addition, there will be four online hui held on a Tuesday evening for one hour.

The Expressions of Interest will be open until 30th November 2026. We will be in touch after this date to let you know your outcome and outline the next steps in the recruitment process.

 
The information you provide in this form is collected for the purpose of recruiting for the Rangatahi Led Fund rōpū and will not be used for anything else.

If you are under 18 in February 2027, you will need permission from a parent or guardian to join the rōpū.

If you don't have a phone, you can write someone else's number who is happy to get a call for you (e.g. parent, youth worker etc)
e.g. ethnicities, LGBTQIA+, sports clubs, church etc

Emergency Contact Information:

You will be expected to attend all hui and help advertise the Rangatahi-Led Fund to the community. In return, you will receive a koha for your time.

Kā mihi nui for your interest in the Rangatahi-Led Fund! We will be in touch.