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Council operates the following funding schemes (click for more information):
Creative Communities NZ Funding Scheme
The funding scheme operates four times a year, closing on the last working day of February, May, August and November respectively. An assessment committee comprising of council, community, Iwi and Arts Council representatives meet to consider the applications.  Creative
Communities Funding Scheme Application Form 2011-12
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We may be able to provide a general grant providing the following criteria are met:
General grants are limited to the following categories:
No grants will be made for reimbursement of liquor licensing fees. Please read Council's policy on general grant allocation below to see whether your organisation might be eligible, or for further information please contact us on 03 419 0200. General
Grant Application Form
Policy
on General Grant Allocation
Telford Bursary Application Form
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1. The Clutha District Council Bursary was established in 1993, for a student at Telford Rural Polytechnic studying towards the Diploma of Agriculture, which was renamed the Diploma in Rural Business. The bursary shall be awarded to a student(s) studying towards the Diploma in Rural Business and/or the Telford Certificate in Agriculture.
2. The purpose of the bursary is to encourage persons from New Zealand to attend Telford Rural Polytechnic to study towards a Certificate.
3. The bursary shall be offered annually.
4. Successful recipient(s) are not precluded from re-applying in subsequent years.
5. The recipient(s) shall be selected on the basis of: (a) Enrolment for the Diploma in Rural Business and/or for the Telford Certificate in Agriculture (b) Financial circumstances (c) Results of or marks gained in an examination or assignment (d) Personality and character.
6. The applicant should outline in his/her application the involvement and contribution they wish to make in the future to the agricultural industries of New Zealand.
7. The total value of the bursary shall be $1,500.00 per annum.
8. The bursary funds may be allocated to one or more recipient(s).
9. The bursary shall be tenable for one year.
10. The recipient(s) will be selected by representatives of the Clutha District Council.
11. The decision of the granting of any bursary by the Council under this scheme shall be final and no appeal or reconsideration will be entered into.
12. The applicants will be required to attend a short interview.
13. The Council may refrain from making an award if it finds no candidate of sufficient merit.
14. The Council reserves the right to publicly announce the results of any bursary awarded.
15. The successful recipient(s) will be required to make a presentation to the Clutha District Council.
16. Payment of the bursary shall be by presentation of half of the amount awarded to the recipient(s) at the Council presentation, with payment of the remaining half on completion of the year’s study.
The former Tuapeka County Council established a bursary for students studying towards a tertiary qualification. The applicants must be resident in one of the former county areas and aged between 18 and 25 years. This is administered by a panel of trustees appointed by both the Clutha District Council and the Roxburgh Community Board of the Central Otago District Council. Information Sheet
1. The bursary shall be known as the Tuapeka County Bursary Fund.
2. Bursaries shall be offered annually if funds allow.
3. That a total sum of no less than $1,000 will be available for disbursement annually by the Trustees as they see fit and is payable by the next 1 February following the granting of the bursary.
4. The bursary is open to candidates whose homes immediately preceding the award of the bursary were in the former Tuapeka County and Roxburgh, Tapanui and Lawrence Borough areas prior to 1989.
5. Successful applicants are not precluded from reapplying in subsequent years.
6. Preference will be given to applicants not less than 19 years of age, or not more than 25 years of age on the first day of December immediately preceding the date of the award.
7. The bursary is to be awarded by the trustees of the bursary fund, or under delegated authority.
8. The bursary shall be available to students attending tertiary education institutes.
9. The trustees of the bursary fund shall be one elected representative of the Lawrence/Tuapeka Ward of the Clutha District Council, one elected representative of the West Otago Ward of the Clutha District Council, one elected representative of the Roxburgh Ward of the Central Otago District Council and the Chief Executive of the Clutha District Council.
10. In the event of the work of any recipient of funds from the bursary being unsatisfactory the trustees may withdraw the award.
11. The bursary criteria may be amended from time to time upon the unanimous agreement of the trustees.
12. Trustees reserve the right to publicly announce the results of any bursary award.
13. The decision of the granting of any bursary by the trustees under this scheme shall be final and no appeal or reconsideration will be entered into. 14. Applications for the bursary must be made in writing to the Clutha District Council no later than Friday, 10 December 2010 and should be in the following format.
NOTE: Applicants should provide photocopies of the last three years examination results including 2010 finals.
Introduction
1. The SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) Rural Travel Fund is designed to help subsidise travel for junior teams participating in local sport competition.
2. Applications will be for travel expenses that will be incurred for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
Eligibility
3. Application for the Rural Travel Fund is open to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between 5-19 years who require subsidies to assist with transport expenses to local sporting competitions.
4. Funding cannot be provided for the purpose of travel to regional or national events.
5. School club teams and sport club teams are defined as:
· A school club team participating in local sport competition in weekends, that excludes inter school and intra school competitions played during school time.
· A sports club team participating in organised sport competition through club membership outside of school time.
Closing Date for Applications
6. Applications for the Rural Travel Fund close on Friday, 11 November 2011 and should be forwarded to: Clutha District Council P O Box 25 Balclutha 9240
Accountability
7. Recipients of grants from the Rural Travel Fund will be required to complete and return an accountability form together with invoices for the grant expenditure no later than 30 June 2012.
Further assistance
If further information or assistance to complete the application form is required please contact Alison Ludemann at the Council administration office, 1 Rosebank Terrace, Balclutha, phone (03)419-0200.
Youth Council Development Fund
Please note that applications to this fund for the 2011 year have now closed.
The Youth Council has set up a Youth Development Fund of up to $2,000 a year to help people aged 12 to 24 in the Clutha District.
The fund has been set up for individuals of groups who are from the Clutha District, aged 12-24, and need money during the next year to help make an event, trip, project, course, training opportunity etc. happen. The number of recipients and amount paid out will be flexible depending upon the applications received.
For more information and an application form, please visit the Youth Council webpage by clicking here.
For additional information on any of these funding schemes please Email us.
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