Spark Curiosity Explore Science Shape Futures
You are ready to get young minds EXSCITED about hands-on science
Now you need the funding to get it off the ground
This funding is all about projects that get school-age students actively involved in science. Experimenting, exploring, asking questions, and figuring things out for themselves.
This could include workshops, events, equipment, or initiatives that bring science to life in a practical, hands-on way.
Exscite Trust supports projects that:
spark curiosity and engagement in science
create meaningful, hands-on science experiences
encourage ongoing interest in science, beyond the activity
Ideas we're EXSCITED to get behind
Exscite Trust was established to promote science education in the Waikato, with a focus on interactive, hands-on experiences for school-aged students.
We are driven to support initiatives that get young people actively involved in science; from experimenting, exploring, to asking questions and figuring things out.
We support a range of initiatives that bring science to life in practical, engaging ways. From workshops and classroom programmes to science events, community initiatives, and equipment that enables hands-on learning. We also support teacher-led initiatives, projects that can be reused or scaled, and those that connect students with real-world science.
Science in Action
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Bankwood Primary School
Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum
Fieldtrip to experience hands-on exhibits
98 Tamariki engaged in with the Exscite, Whakahokia exhibit, the Tainui waka and wharenui exhibits, as well as looking at the giant insect exhibit.
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Fun Palaces
Hamilton
Community science for all ages
A free community event blending science and creativity through hands-on activities, showing that science is for everyone, from extracting DNA to building circuits.
Science Spinners
The Kudos Science Trust
Real-world STEM experiences
An interactive programme connecting students with scientists and industry experts through problem-based learning, helping build interest in science pathways.
House of Science
Central Waikato
Science kits for schools
Helping House of Science Waikato grow, to provide curriculum-aligned science kits that make learning practical, engaging, and accessible for thousands of students.
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Successful Recipients of 2026
Stanley Ave School, Te Aroha
Build, create, solve. Epro 8 equipment
St Paul's Catholic School, Ngaruawahia
Sphero Education Kit and Robots
Matamata Christian School, Matamata
Hands-on STEM programme
Karapiro School, Karapiro
Inspiring science. Science equipment
The Home Educators Network, Waikato
Tiny science lab kits
Bankwood Primary School, Hamilton
Exscite Museum Visit
Woodstock School, Hamilton
Epro 8 funding
Go Eco (Waikato Environment Centre), Waikato
Waikato Wetland Restoration Education Programme