Funding for tertiary education

 Applications are invited for the allocation of funds from the Waipawa Building Society Scholarship Trust. 

 The funds can only be used for the tertiary education in New Zealand of any person whose place of residence is within the Central Hawke's Bay District.  Tertiary education includes education in universities, technological institutes/colleges, trade schools and any other form of post secondary school education or training. 

 Please note all applications must be on the Trust Application Form.

 Funding criteria is contained in the application form which is available here.

You can also pick up a form from the Council offices in Ruataniwha Street, Waipawa and Kitchener Street, Waipukurau or by contacting the Trust Secretary, Heather Kitson, phone (06) 857 8060 or email: heather.kitson@chbdc.govt.nz

APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2009

The Waipawa Building Society Scholarship Trust was established in 1990 by the Waipawa County Permanent Building and Investment Society and is administered by the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council as ‘Custodian Trustee’.

The scholarship is awarded for tertiary education in New Zealand of any person or persons whose place of residence is within the Central Hawke’s Bay District.

Criteria

The following criteria are taken into consideration when allocating funds to applicants:

1. The applicant must be a resident of Central Hawke’s Bay
2. The applicant must be intending to attend, or actually attending a course of tertiary education
3. The extent to which the applicant will sustain financial hardship by attending the course
4. The applicant should be capable of improving their future educational prospects by attendance at the course
5. That excepting extreme financial hardship, preference be given to those applicants who have not previously received funds from the Trust
6. That excepting special circumstances, preference be given to applicants attending the first year of tertiary education

The Trustees of the Scholarship are:

• Her Worship the Mayor, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council
• Chief Executive, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council
• One Ruataniwha Ward Councillor (appointed by Council)
• Waipawa and Districts Lions Club representative
• Waipukurau Rotary Club representative

For further information please contact the Trust Secretary, Heather Kitson at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, 06 857 8060.