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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:  $ tbc

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.

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)

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Sorry, applications have now closed.