Robert and Jacqueline Mowbray Award
Applications are open for a gift from the Robert and Jacqueline Mowbray Fund, managed by the Geyser Community Foundation.
Total Value for 2024: $1,200
Criteria for applicants:
- Applications are open to students of any age, who would not normally have an opportunity to get the most out of their education.
- Recipients must live within the Rotorua District and surrounding rural areas, and be attending, or have attended schools in the Rotorua District.
- Applicants must be of greatest need and not have opportunities to access funding from other grants.
- The grant is to be used for educational purposes/advancement of education.
- Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
Other important Information:
- Late applications will not be accepted.
- Donations must be used for the charitable purpose for which they were gifted.
- Successful applicant/s will be selected by Geyser Community Foundation. The decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- An interview may be required before final selection.
- Successful applicant/s will be required to be available for interviews and to participate in promotional activities agreed with the recipient/s. Information about the gifts and the way in which they have been spent may be used by the Geyser Community Foundation for promotional purposes.
- Successful applicant/s are encouraged to acknowledge the Geyser Community Foundation in their promotional activities and on social media. #geysergifts
- Gifts will be made to the successful applicant/s at a special awards function to be held in Rotorua.
- The gift may be revoked if the recipient’s behaviour is inappropriate or the recipient has breached conditions of the gift.
- It is expected that the recipient will use the gift within 12 months of receipt.
Reporting:
The successful applicant/s will be required to provide a written report about how they spent the grant/s and outline the impact it has made on their live/s. Reports must be received by the Geyser Community Foundation within six months of receiving the grant.
Important Dates:
Applications open: 1 June 2024
Applications close: Midnight 30 June 2024
Review and decision-making: July / August
Notification of decisions: August / September
Celebration of Giving Awards: Rotorua (date tbc)
Grant payment: (date tbc)
Accountability Reports: (date tbc)
Apply here:
Applications have now closed.
Please note: Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation email ‘Thank you for your application’.
If you do not recieve this, your application has not been successfully submitted. Please resubmit or email us at geyseradmin@geysercf.org.nz
