JWJ
Lepper Memorial Apprenticeship Scholarship
Purpose
The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust
has established the JWJ Lepper Memorial Apprenticeship
Scholarship programme to assist apprentices who reside
in and undertaking an apprenticeship in the Rotorua
District to meet the cost of their study.
Applicants must have attended a secondary
school in the Rotorua District for at least two academic
years
General Requirements
The Trust will award up to a maximum
of 10 scholarships.
Applicants must have completed
at least one year of their apprenticeship as at 31 December
2008.
The scholarship funding is open to
apprentices who are residen tand undertaking an apprenticeship
in the Rotorua District, are New Zealand citizens or
have permanent resident status and who have attended
for at least two academic years, one of the following
secondary schools in the Rotorua District:
John Paul College
Reporoa College
Rotorua Boys’ High School
Rotorua Girls’ High School
Rotorua Lakes’ High School
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ruamata
Te Kura Kaupapa o Te Koutu
Western Heights High School
Terms and Conditions
The Scholarship has a value of $1,000
and is payable in one instalment.
Successful recipients will be expected
to keep the Trust informed of any difficulties they
may experience during the year, and will need to provide
a summary of their results during the year.
The Trust reserves the right to publicly
present the scholarships and successful applicants may
be used in future publicity material.
Criteria for selection
Consideration will be given to applicants
undertaking an approved apprenticeship in the Rotorua
District and will be based on:
- Initiative, attitude and motivation to succeed in
their apprenticeship
- Community and cultural involvement
Application Process
Completed application forms must be
received no later than 5 pm on the date requested by:
Stuart Burns
Chief Executive
Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust
P O Box 1418
ROTORUA 3040
Phone: (07) 347 6239
Facsimile: (07) 347 6305
Email: admin@rotoruatrust.org.nz
Web: www.rotoruatrust.org.nz
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Material to be included
In addition to the application form,
applicants must include a reference
from their employer, a copy of their school record and
a copy of their certificate of birth or the photo page
from their current passport..
NO other supporting
documentation is required with the application, however,
applicants may be asked to produce additional supporting
documentation at a later stage.
Selection Process
A selection panel will draw up a short
list of applicants.
The selection panel may consider it necessary to interview
some applicants. If this is the case, then applicants
will be informed and will need to be available to be
interviewed by the panel in late January – early
February 2009.
The Trust reserves the right to reduce
the number of scholarships should there be no suitable
applicants. |
