Tertiary
Study Award
Purpose
The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust tertiary
study awards are available to assist with full-time
undergraduate studies at any New Zealand
tertiary institution. Applicants must have attended
a secondary school in the Rotorua District for the full
current academic year and their immediate family
must reside in the Rotorua District.
General Requirements
Funding is made available for up to 50 students to undertake
full-time study at any New Zealand
tertiary institution.
The funding is open to students who are
resident in the Rotorua District, are New Zealand citizens
or have permanent resident status, and have attended
one of the following secondary schools for the full
current academic year:
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
The student’s immediate family must currently
reside in the Rotorua District.
Terms and Conditions
Each tertiary study award has a value of $2,000 per
year, which is payable in two instalments of $1,000 on
1 March and 1 July, during the term of the award.
All funding will be renewable, if progress is satisfactory,
for a maximum period of four
(4) years.
Funding is only provided to assist students obtain
their first tertiary qualification.
In the case where a student is undertaking a joint
degree funding will be provided for the normal time
required to obtain the “first” qualification,
ie in the case of a BA / LLB funding will be for three
years. Where a student is undertaking Honours then funding
will only be provided for the period required for the
primary qualification.
Students are able to hold other awards and scholarships
in conjunction with the Rotorua Trust’s Tertiary
Study Award, however the Trust is to be notified of
all such awards and scholarships.
Successful recipients will be expected to keep the
Trust informed of any difficulties they may experience
during the academic year and will need to provide a
summary of their academic results during the year. Failure
to provide this information will result in the funding
being withheld.
The Trust reserves the right to publicly present the
successful applicants.
Criteria for Awards
Study awards are available to enable applicants
to study any degree or diploma course at any New Zealand
university or polytechnic.
Without limiting the selection panel’s ability
to select successful applicants, in general the awards
will be made on the following basis:
Up to 12 Awards based solely on academic
ability.
Up to 12 Awards weighted towards academic
ability but also taking into account an applicant’s
leadership skills, cultural involvement, and involvement
in school and the wider community.
Up to 10 Awards weighted towards special
circumstances either identified to the selection panel
by the applicant or the applicant’s school.
Awards made under this category will also take into
account the applicants leadership skills, cultural involvement,
and involvement in school and the wider community. In
addition, applicants in this category must clearly demonstrate
that they have the necessary academic ability to enable
them to successfully complete their chosen course of
study.
At least 16 Awards weighted towards
an applicant’s leadership skills, cultural involvement,
involvement in school and the wider community but also
taking into account their academic ability.
ALL applicants must demonstrate that they have
the necessary academic ability to enable them to complete
their chosen course of tertiary study in the minimum
time allowed for their course.
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 school and a copy of their birth certificate along
with a copy of their “Record of Learning Query”
from the NZQA web site.
The Trust recommends that you
discuss your application with your school principal
or school careers adviser before it is lodged for consideration.
NO other supporting documentation is required
with the application, however applicants may be asked
to produce additional supporting documentation at a
later date.
Selection Process
A selection panel will short list applicants.
ALL applicants
MUST forward a copy of their
NCEA results as soon as they are received. (Results
can be sent by email to admin@rotoruatrust.org.nz
with your name and Tertiary Study Award in the header).
The selection panel may consider it necessary
to interview some applicants and if this is the case,
then applicants will be informed in January (after NCEA
results are available). These applicants will need to
be available to be interviewed by the panel early in
February 2009.
Applicants will be notified of the selection
panel’s decision before 10 February 2009 and the
presentation ceremony will take place on 12 February
2009.
The Trust reserves the right to reduce
the number of study awards. |
