Patea Centennial Bursary

Application form and guidelines can be downloaded from South Taranaki District Council website link provided below.

The following documentation MUST accompany your application:

• A letter of application outlining future aims and education to be undertaken

• Birth certificate (for first time applicants only)

• Reports from school, OR a recent letter from your employer describing your abilities in chosen area of education or training, OR you most recent study results.

• CURRENT character references from a Justice of the Peace or other well known person resident within the area

• Full details of other bursaries or scholarships received or applied for

• If applicants are NOT able to attend interviews due to work commitments apologies need to be given at least 7 days prior to the interviews being held.

Also attach, if available

• A bank printed deposit slip (for payment to successful applicants, otherwise a cheque will be made out to the successful applicant and posted).

In applying to the Centennial Bursary, applicants must:

• Have normally been a resident of the Patea Ward of the South Taranaki district for the previous two years

• Be over the age of 15 years

• Be available for full or part-time study

• Present themselves for interview when required unless prevented by serious injury or illness

• For applicants who are applying for assistance in their second, third or fourth year of study AND who are in course-related or holiday employment located at a considerable distance from Patea or Waverle may ask to be excused from the interview.