Scholarships-Wairarapa

Wairarapa Scholarships General Informaion

The dates are confirmed each year. Students are given information when they enquire about study at UCOL @ Wairarapa.

The scholarship committee is made up of staff from the follow departments: Management (1), Student Services (1), Academic (1), and a representative from the organisation who has provided the funds depending on the scholarship. The committee meets to discuss the applications and short list applicants and then the most appropriate applicant/s is selected.

A written application needs to be submitted along with a cover letter identifying which scholarship/s you are applying for.

Your application needs to cover:

Why you want and/or need the scholarship
Why you think you should get it
Relevant evidence to back up your reasons.
Include an up to date CV.

If you need help with your application, contact the Student Support Coordinator. Facilitator

Section 1: UCOL Wairarapa Scholarships

All the winners of the awards in Section 1 must attend the UCOL Wairarapa Graduation Ceremony on
Thursday 15 April, 2010 to receive their scholarship

Award	Dates available	Amount	Criteria
Carterton District Council	24 March 10	$500	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: provide evidence of residence in Carterton. be enrolled on and attending a programme at UCOL Wairarapa. provide a CV and two references supporting their application. Preference will be given to students who have successfully completed study in the previous year with UCOL Wairarapa, or who have shown application, effort, and an improvement in overall skill level in their final year at school. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation.
Fletcher Challenge Trust Annual Award (Wairarapa)	24 March 10	$500	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: have achieved well in both academic and practical aspects of their course work on any fulltime UCOL Wairarapa programme. be committed to continuing study in the current year at UCOL Wairarapa. be enrolled on and attending a fulltime programme at UCOL Wairarapa. provide a CV and two references supporting their application. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation.
Joan Stone Women’s Scholarship	24 March 10	$500	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: be women wishing to begin or continue a course of study at UCOL Wairarapa provide evidence of residence in the Wairarapa be enrolled on and attending a fulltime programme at UCOL Wairarapa provide a CV and two references supporting their application. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation.
Masterton Host Waipoua Lions Club Elliot Award	24 March 10	$500	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: provide evidence of residence in the Wairarapa. be enrolled on and attending a full time programme at UCOL Wairarapa. provide evidence, from school, previous study at UCOL, or other sources, that they are diligent and motivated students. provide a CV and two references supporting their application. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation.
REAP House Scholarship UCOL@Wairarapa	24 March 10	$1500 (or 2x $750)	Application form can be obtained from: REAP House, Queen Street, Masterton or UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to REAP House, Queen Street, Masterton. Applicants must: be enrolled on and attending a programme at UCOL Wairarapa that is one of the following: full time full year; full time part year; part time full year if they are current students, provide evidence of achievement and interest in that course provide evidence of residence in rural Wairarapa. This is defined as outside the urban areas of Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, and Martinborough. (Eketahuna qualifies) provide a CV to support their application outline how the scholarship would enable/assist/encourage them to begin or continue study at UCOL, and provide a personal statement identifying their goals and aspirations.
South Wairarapa District Council Scholarship	24 March 10	$1500	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: provide evidence of residence in the South Wairarapa be enrolled on and attending a programme at UCOL Wairarapa provide a CV and two references supporting their application. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation.
Trust House Professional Cookery Scholarship (offered once in each semester)	24 March 10 and 26 July 10	$750 X2	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications to be sent to UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. Applicants must: demonstrate an enthusiasm for the hospitality industry be enrolled on and attending at UCOL Wairarapa the Certificate in Professional Cookery in Semester 1 or the Certificate in Bakery in Semester 2, 2010 provide evidence of residence in the Masterton District Council area provide a CV and two references supporting their application. The award is made on UCOL Wairarapa’s recommendation. Each scholarship of $750 may be shared between two students.
Wilton Family Trust Nursing Scholarship	24 March 10	$500 x 2	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa reception. Applications and a letter of application are to be sent UCOL Wairarapa, PO Box 698, Masterton. These scholarships are to recognise the financial sacrifice made by families who have reduced to one income to enable one parent to study, but do not meet the criteria for additional government funding or most scholarships. A letter of application must be provided, sent to UCOL Wairarapa, covering the following criteria: must be an enrolled Year 3 Nursing student at UCOL Wairarapa who has consistently strived to achieve in their nursing studies to date is married with children or in a defacto relationship with children, whose family has suffered a considerable decrease in income to enable commitment to study for three years has a reference from a lecturer have been unsuccessful in previous scholarship applications The award is made on the recommendation of a member of the Wilton Family Trust and UCOL Wairarapa

Section 2: Other scholarships and grants available

Award	Dates available	Amount	Criteria
National Mental Health Support Workers Training Grant	No closing date	Up to $2000	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL@Wairarapa Student Support or www.cssito.org.nz. Applicants must be enrolled in the National Certificate in Mental Health Support Work (Level 4). be employed (paid or voluntary) in a mental health service funded by the DHB or MOH. be in a role that is relevant to Mental Health Support Work. have an employer who is supportive of their application for a training grant. not have their full tuition fees paid by another source (student loans excluded).
Masterton Trust Lands Trust	Opens 1 Jan 2010 Closes 31 Mar 2010	Approx $600 full time (or part thereof for part time)	Application forms can be obtained from: Masterton Trust Lands Trust,189 Queen Street Masterton and applications sent to the Lands Trust. Applicants must: be enrolled on and attending a programme at UCOL Wairarapa. This grant is available only once to each individual student.
Greytown District Trust Lands Trust Tertiary Grants	19 Mar 2010 And 16 Jul 2010	$1000 or 50% of fee, whichever smaller	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL@Wairarapa Student Support, office of the Trust at 124 Main Street Greytown, or www.greytowntrustlands.org.nz. Applicants must: be students who live or have previously lived in Greytown for at least 12 months be enrolled at a recognised tertiary institution with NZQA certification. Grants are paid twice a year and a separate application must be made for each half-yearly grant.

Watch for these scholarships coming up later in 2010
Second-Chance Education and Training Awards	TBA (usually 31 May each year)	Approx $2000 TBC	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL@ Wairarapa Student Support or www.newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz. Applicants must: be women aged 25 and over who did not obtain a tertiary qualification when younger but who have now returned to tertiary study in NZ and have been accepted onto a course of training at the time of application.
Business and Professional Women Gregor Scholarship	Late November	$500 paid in 2 instalments	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL Wairarapa Student Support or Helen Southey ph 06 378 6482 or 06 378 8848. Applicants must: be women returning to study. provide evidence of residence in the Wairarapa.
REAP House Tertiary Scholarship (nationally available)	Opens Sep Close Dec annually	$1500	Application form can be obtained from REAP House, Queen Street, Masterton and applications sent to REAP House. Applicants must: be enrolled in an undergraduate programme at Level 6 and above at any accredited tertiary provider. reside, or have been residing before the commencement of their current undergraduate study, in the Wairarapa (not necessarily rural). provide a CV to support their application. No person can receive this scholarship more than once.
Rotary Club of Wellington North Scholarship Awards	Approx 1 Nov annually	Between $2000 and $6000	Application forms can be obtained from UCOL@Wairarapa Student Support or www.wellingtonnorth.org.nz. Preference is given to people who: have shown an ability to work and a desire to succeed because of financial hardship, would be less likely to complete the training or education or would only complete it with difficulty, the cause of which is not the person’s own doing are of good repute reside or are being educated within the Greater Wellington area can demonstrate the potential and ability to undertake and complete the training or education.

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