Training grants

Need a hand getting your club’s training off the ground? FMC Training Grants help cover costs for training courses for FMC member clubs — from outdoor first aid to navigation, to leadership and governance. Established in 2020, these grants make learning and skill-building more accessible for clubs, thanks to the support of the FMC Mountain and Forest Trust.

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Recent recipients’ stories

Keeping students safe in the backcountry

As students and outdoors enthusiasts, members of the Otago University Tramping Club dedicate their free time to more studying – this time learning Outdoor First Aid to effectively manage any backcountry emergency.

Keeping Calm Under Pressure

As recipients of the 2022 FMC Training Grant, members of the Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club shift from uncertainty to competency during their wilderness first aid weekend training.

Snow Skills Weekend

After a close call occurs during a club outing, the North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (NOTMC) recognises the need to offer winter skills training for its newer members.

How it works

Any FMC member club. The applicant should be the person in the club who is organising the training activity. The application must be endorsed by the Club Treasurer.

  • FMC Training Grants can help clubs cover courses that build skills and leadership, including: backcountry leadership, club leadership & management, like governance, administration, IT, or officer training, specific hard-skills, like technical skills needed by trip leaders, general outdoor skills – anything that strengthens your club’s capability in the outdoors. Essentially, if the training benefits your FMC club and its members, it’s eligible!
  • Grants are paid on a reimbursement basis to the club and proof of expenditure/receipts are required before payment.
  • Grant can be used for any genuine expense needed to deliver the training, but not equipment.
  • Clubs must provide FMC with a short report (400–800 words) once the course is complete.

Please fill the Training Grant application form and send it to eo@fmc.org.nz. Applications close on 15 September each year.

2024 grant round

  • Hokonui Tramping Club, to run Outdoor First Aid course
  • Otago University Tramping Club, to run Outdoor First Aid course
  • Upper Clutha Tramping Club, to run Outdoor First Aid course
  • Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, to run Intermediate Bushcraft course

2023 grant round

2022 grant round

  • North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for a snow skills course
  • New Zealand Packrafting Association (PRANZ), to support leadership training.
  • Otago Section New Zealand Alpine Club, to run a First Aid Course.
  • Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, to run a First Aid Course.

2021 grant round

2020 grant round