Central Lakes Trust Scholarship Fund
CLT offers tertiary scholarships to students looking to commence their first year of full-time study.
Applications for 2024 are now closed.
Scholarships are for individuals wishing to commence their first year full-time tertiary education, apprenticeship, or vocational training in 2025. This year, we will be awarding 68 scholarships to the value of $2,500 each within the following categories:
Tertiary Education Scholarship
Available for students aiming to pursue tertiary education across a variety of fields, including (but not limited to) arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, business, health sciences, law, education, and information technology.
Vocational Scholarship
This scholarship is available to students looking to study toward a specific role in an industry, including (but not limited to) creative industries, primary industries, service industries, health, science, social and community services, manufacturing , technology, construction, infrastructure, and hospitality.
Science and Technology Scholarship - presented by Pioneer Energy Limited
This scholarship is available for students aiming to study towards a career in a STEM sector, including (but not limited to) science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health sciences, environmental sciences, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.
In the years this programme has been running CLT will have helped 752 young people, to a total amount of $1,846,500 with this year’s allocation.
Please note:
Applicants are required to meet the eligibility criteria and live in the Central Lakes Trust region.
It is at the discretion and judgement of the Principals and staff of the schools to determine, based on guidelines and agreed criteria, the student(s) they wish to select for a CLT Tertiary Education Scholarship, a PEL Science and Technology scholarship, or a CLT Vocational Scholarship.
Application forms and guidelines are available from the six partner schools in the CLT region:
Mount Aspiring College
Cromwell College
Roxburgh Area School
Wakatipu High School
Dunstan High School
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