Innovative Education Projects

Get the support you need to make an impact in education  

Getting a transformational project off the ground can be hard going. You need access to the right resources, people and funding and you need time to make it all happen. At EPIT we support you with all of these aspects to make a positive change for all Kiwi learners.

We're all about transformative partnerships in education. When you join our community you are part of a supportive environment that will set you up for success.

Note: We have fully committed our funding grants for 2024. We will advise here, later in the year, when funding applications for 2025 open.

See how it works
01
Tell us about your project

Submit an expression of interest so we can understand what impact you want to make in education. We'll review your submission and get in touch to discuss it.

Submit your idea
02
Join our community

If your submission is successful you'll be invited to join the EPIT community.

03
Get the support you need

As part of the community, you'll get access to funding partners, specialist expertise and a free space to work from. We'll also implement a robust evaluation process and give you access to our online community forum so you can collaborate with others.

04
Launch your project

With all the wrap-around support you need, you'll be able to launch your project with confidence.

05
Measure the impact

EPIT will support you with the evaluation process your project will need to determine its success. Once we know you're making an impact we can help you scale the project

06
Share your learnings

Sharing insights, failures and learnings from your project with the EPIT community will enable the success of future projects.

Ready to share your idea?

Submit your idea

What our partners are saying

The Te Whiriwhiringa space allows us to bring networks and stakeholders together in a way that we have not done before. As a national organisation, a lot of our engagement work is online but our in-person engagement, which is always more meaningful, has extensively increased since we moved in.

Amanda Kelly
Policy & Practice Lead - Homelessness
Community Housing Aotearoa

EPIT are a brilliant team - one of the best I have had the chance to collaborate with. Critically thoughtful by nature and active do-ers/connectors/problem solvers.

Angela Clemens
Operations Manager
Tātai Aho Rau CORE Education

Thank you EPIT for providing the vehicle and chance to learn about the amazing collaborative mahi of other organisations you support!

Chris Sullivan
Business Development Manager
Springboard Trust

The deep mahi that is being done thanks to EPIT bringing these people together, coaching, supporting, challenging and enabling 1+1=3

Debby Bell
Head of Philanthropy
Cure Kids

The EPIT team constructively challenged our thinking in putting together the application so that it was coherent and impactful.

Judy Newcombe
CEO
Te Kete Hono

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