Madam,

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

Any young person up to and including the age of 23 with a permanent address in the Aberystwyth area can apply. Applications are invited by schoolchildren and from college and university students, but a student address in Aberystwyth does not meet the qualifying 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 (e.g Operation Raleigh and the British Schools Exploration Society) as well as representing their local area in worldwide events (e.g Scout and Guide Jamborees). This list is by no means exhaustive and other possibilities will be considered.

Initially, those interested are invited to submit a written application. There is no application form but potential applicants should include a CV and a detailed letter with full details of the purpose of the visit and what it is you hope to gain from the visit.

Where the visit is being organised by a humanitarian or charitable body you will 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 2018, is 31 January.

Please send completed applications to Dr Alan Axford, Nant-y-Benglog Isaf, Capel Seion, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 4EE (Tel: 01970 880697). The club may well decide to invite one or more candidates for interview before coming to a final decision.

Yours etc

Alan Axford, Foundation Committee, Rotary Club of Aberystwyth.

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