Whanganui Scholarships
Mayoral Accommodation Scholarships
Eligibility:
All students who are fully enrolled into Year One of UCOL’s Diploma in Glass Design and Production by 12 February 2012 will be eligible for one of the five Scholarships.
Scholarship Details:
Five scholarships are available.
Each Scholarship includes an individual room in UCOL’s student flats in Wicksteed Street.
The accommodation is self-contained, with individual private bedroom and shared lounge/dining/kitchen facilities and bathroom amenities. The flat also includes a laundry.
The flats are close to the Wanganui Glass School at UCOL’s Quay School of the Arts campus and only a short walk to the main retail area of town.
Each of the five Scholarships is valued at $120 per week and lasts throughout the lucky recipients’ 2012 study in the programme.
Details of the Whanganui UCOL student flats can be found on UCOL’s website http://www.ucol.ac.nz/about/international/usefulinformation/Pages/WhanganuiAccommodation.aspx
The five recipients will be drawn by ballot by Mayor Annette Main on 13 February 2012.
Whanganui Scholarships
Each year, a number of donated scholarships are available for students enrolled at Whanganui UCOL. Scholarships range from $300 - $1,000. Application deadline is 28 February each year. A standard application form is used for all scholarships.
Whanganui UCOL scholarships are awarded to students in recognition of effort and achievement, to assist with financial hardship, or for a combination of circumstances. Some scholarships apply to specific study areas, and some may be directed towards specific student groups. Several awards for Whanganui UCOL students are nominated by Faculty.
The Scholarship Committee considers all applications and allocates the money available by consensus decision, taking into account the numbers of students in different programme areas to maintain an equitable distribution across the polytechnic. All applicants are notified of the outcome of their application.
Criteria An eligible student will be:-
- a new student or a returning student, and
- full time and enrolled in a full semester, or full year programme, and
- must only apply at the beginning of their year of study, and
- must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident in New Zealand, and
- supply all required documents as indicated overleaf, and
- complete all sections of the application (where the information required is not provided, the application will not be processed).
How to ApplyApplication forms are available from the Whanganui UCOL Information Centre or by phoning 06 965 3800.
Presentation of Scholarships
Whanganui UCOL scholarships are presented by donors and Programme Leaders at ceremonies held in March/April. Students, families and media are invited to attend.
Donors Whanganui UCOL extends its sincere thanks and gratitude to the following scholarship donors:
• Arthur Wheeler Leedstown Trust
• Wanganui Education Trust
• H & A Design & Print
• Philp-Wright Fabrics
• Ian & Yvonne Jones, Maxilab Photo Film & Digital
• Bryan Smyth Memorial Scholarship
Pattillo Scholarship
The pattillo scholarship will be awarded to a current student of the Quay School of the Arts, Whanganui UCOL, who is enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts or the Diploma of Glass Design and Production. The scholarship will be awarded to the student who:
• presents an entry of the highest artistic merit in the judgment of the jury; presents an entry that meets the terms of the brief in the judgment of the jury; and
• presents a work that could be photographed, and supported their entry with both a personal profile and a statement explaining their thinking about their artwork
The pattillo scholarship will comprise $7,500 and a unique commemorative medal designed and fashioned by designer, Frances Stachl.