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Ann Sinclair Charitable Trust

The Trust document provides for funds to be invested by the Trustee and the income used for:-

1. the assistance with their travel to, accommodation and education in any aspects of farming including agriculture, horticulture, orcharding and animal husbandry, both general and specialised, at what the Trustee in its discretion considers to be suitable places and educational institutes (including, but not in any way limiting the discretion of the Trustee, universities, polytechnics, farm training institutes and schools) whether within or without New Zealand, of the following classes of  students, priority being given in any one year to the classes in the order set out below as funds permit:

(a)  students who want to be trained in farming and would be likely to benefit from such training and have a need for assistance on account of the unsuitability of their existing environment or their state of health;

(b)  students who for other good reason would otherwise not readily have the opportunity to undertake such studies;

(c) other  students who, in the opinion of and at the unfettered discretion of the Trustee would find benefit from such assistance.

2. provide funds by way of grant to farm training institutions which are willing to take students who would fall within the criteria laid down in the foregoing object 1(a) for the general or special purpose or purposes of such institutions as the Trustee in its discretion considers expedient.

3. to establish and/or conduct and/or provide financial assistance to any person or organisation establishing and/or conducting camps either permanent or temporary for the use of Bible Classes, Youth Groups, Children's Homes and other organised bodies belonging to any Christian denomination for holidays and/or retreats.

Grants will not be made for the purchase of capital items.

INDUSTRIES
WITT Scholarships
Science
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Seafood & Mining

QUALIFYING CRITERIA
This scholarship is open to students from the College of Sciences

CLOSING DATE
31-Oct-2010

MONETARY VALUE
Varies

Last Updated: 26 May 2010 14:37pm


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