About

At the Eureka! Trust, we want to realise Sir Paul Callaghan's vision of making “New Zealand, the most beautiful, stimulating and exciting place in the world in which to live”. To make this vision a reality we work to increase young New Zealanders interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In addition to this the Eureka! Trust seeks to foster young leaders who will help to bring about Sir Paul’s vision.

The Eureka! Trust’s key strategies are

to run a national Eureka! programme that will engage students in STEM communication,
to run events and activities that showcase young people’s communication skills around STEM and its value to New Zealand and
to develop continuing networks among participants from the Eureka! programme.

History

The first EUREKA! Symposium was organised by the Rotary Club of Wellington in 2012.

The Rotary Club of Wellington established the Rotary EUREKA! Trust to own, develop and manage the national and regional events which showcase the talents of hundreds of young students who speak inspirationally and with great passion about the future opportunities for New Zealand from the application of science, technology, engineering and maths innovations.

These students hold the future of New Zealand in their hands. They will be the exemplars of science, technology, engineering and maths communication.

The EUREKA! National Finals feature students who have been selected as finalists through a competitive evaluation process.

They compete for the Sir Paul Callaghan Premier Award and the right to be known as the Sir Paul Callaghan Young Science Communicator of the Year.

Since 2014 The EUREKA programme has also featured a growing number of Scholarships awarded for the best presentations across a range of specified subjects – mainly based on the 11 National Science Challenges but also including specific Scholarships for Maori and Pasifika students in an effort to encourage more students from these communities into science, technology and engineering based careers.

In 2019 internships were introduced as a new opportunity available to the Eureka! contestants.

Team

Debbie Chin
Chair, RCW Eureka! Trust

Joy Tracey
National Manager

Trust Board Members

Staff

Margaret Hyland

Anthony Scott

Jennifer Palmer

David Johnston

Alex Hare

Kelvin Tapuke

Jack Wynne
Digital Manager & Eureka Alumni

Patron

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy.

Governance

Trust Deed and Board Charter

The Rotary Club of Wellington EUREKA! Trust was established in September 2013 to ensure a suitable governance and organisational platform was developed to take the legacy of Sir Paul forward into future years.

Rotary Club of Wellington Eureka! Trust (Inc) Trust Deed

Board Charter

Charities Services

Registration Number CC49703

Charity Name: Rotary Club of Wellington Eureka! Trust

Privacy Statement

We collect personal information from you, including information about your:

name
contact information
computer or network

We collect your personal information in order to:

record who has entered for our competitions, or sought our scholarships, or will be involved in volunteering to help run our events; and to maintain contact in future

We share this information only with:

event organisers for the purpose of organising those events, and
scholarship sponsors where the sponsor wishes to maintain contact in future
and the Eureka! Alumni Trust

Providing some information is optional. However, if you choose not to enter details pertinent to entry criteria for our competitions or for selection as a scholarship recipient we will not be able to consider/accept your entry or request for selection as a scholarship recipient.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you and ask for it to be corrected if you think it is incorrect.

If you would like to request a copy of your information or have it corrected please contact us at nationalmanager@eureka.org.nz or at P.O. Box 10-243, Wellington