Jim Wakefield Scholarship (School-Leaver Scholarship)

To apply for this scholarship, please use the UC School-Leaver Scholarships 2023 application form. Applications open 20 June 2022 and close 15 August 2022. The scholarship supports old boys of Timaru Boys? High School at Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000 per annum for up to four yearsLevel of Study: School Leaver (First year undergraduate)Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 15 August (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)Tenure: Normally, the scholarship is tenable for three years. Recipients may apply, through the University of Canterbury Foundation, for an extension of one year for completion of a four-year undergraduate degree programmeNumber Available Annually: OneApplicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a programme for an undergraduate degree at the University Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable.Special Requirements: Applicants must be either current pupils of Timaru Boys? High School, or past pupils of Timaru Boys? High School on a gap year. The scholarship is tenable by students who were enrolled at Timaru Boys? High School for at least three years.For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.Applicants must be either current pupils of Timaru Boys? High School, or past pupils of Timaru Boys? High School on a gap year. The scholarship is tenable by students who were enrolled at Timaru Boys? High School for at least three years.Selection will be based on:academic achievement;potential contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand, as evidenced by:i. qualities such as initiative and leadership; andii. sporting, cultural, and/or community activitiesfinancial need.The scholarship was established in 2000 by the settlors of the Ravenscar Trust, Alfred James (Jim) Wakefield (1933?2020), an old boy of Timaru Boys? High School, and his wife Dr Susan Wakefield, both of whom are graduates of Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.