Dame Malvina Major Foundation

The foundation fundraises as a charitable trust and offers a range of support and scholarships and prizes to emerging New Zealanders in performing arts.

In 2022, the recipients of this studio programme were: Katherine Winiata, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono and Hannah Ashford-Beck.

A $50,000 award that started in 2020 and is funded by Hamilton thoroughbred horse breeder Joan Egan.

[7] The scholarship is a legacy of Alice Cole for piano students between the ages of 14 and 21 in the Auckland and Waikato regions.

A scholarship to attend Italian for NZ Opera Singers Masterclasses in Italy run by Patricia Hurley.