Madam,

Over the years, the Rotary Club of Aberystwyth has offered financial support to a number of young people from the Aberystwyth area wishing to travel abroad for humanitarian and experience-widening purposes. The club is proposing to run its scholarship again for 2019.

Any young person up to and including the age of 23 with a permanent address in the Aberystwyth area can apply.

Applications are invited from schoolchildren and college and university students. A student with an address in Aberystwyth alone does not meet the criteria for the scheme.

There must be a clear-cut purpose for the overseas visit. A wide variety of possibilities will be considered, including working on a short-term humanitarian project in the health, housing and educational fields; participation in officially sponsored work programmes; as well as representing their local area in worldwide events, e.g. Scouts, Guide jamborees.

This list is by no means exhaustive and other possibilities will be considered. Past awards can be viewed on the Aberystwyth Rotary website.

Initially those interested are invited to submit a written application.

There is no application form but potential applicants should include a CV and detailed letter of application which will incorporate full details of the purpose of the visit and what it is hoped will be gained from the visit.

Where the visit is being organised by a humanitarian or charitable body, you will also need to include literature about the organisation and the project details.

The closing date for the receipt of written applications for projects which will take place in the summer of 2019 is 31 January, 2019.

Please send the completed applications to Rotarian Lindsey John Fletcher, 27 Cefn Llan, Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, SY23 3TF.

Applications can also be sent by email with supporting documents to [email protected]

The Rotary club of Aberystwyth may well decide to invite one or more candidates for interview before coming to a final decision.

Yours etc,

Lindsey John Fletcher, Rotarian, Cefn Llan, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth.

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