The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust annually funds a number of awards aimed at providing women with financial assistance for re training and for undergraduate and postgraduate study.

These awards are funded through the hire of academic dress. The Trust owns and operates Academic Dress Hire and the Regalia Boutique which supply academic regalia for graduations and other events.

The Awards are administered by the members of the Auckland Branch of the NZ Federation of Graduate Women (NZFGW) . The national body also grants a number of awards.

The awards funded by the Kate Edger Educational CharitableTrust are for women resident in the Auckland area during the academic year and enrolled at The University of Auckland, the Albany Campus of Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, Manukau Institute of Technology, and Unitec.  Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents. Click on the left for details of Awards and application forms.

The KEECT Awards 2008

Certificates were presented to all of the 2008 Kate Edger Educational
Charitable Trust award winners at the Awards Evening held in Old Government
House on the evening of May 14th at The University of Auckland.

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