Scholarship overview
Key facts
Application dates
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History
First awarded in 1958, the William Lomis Cox Scholarship was established by Norman Cox in the name of his late father. Mr Cox wanted to support Whakatane area students training to be teachers. He hoped they would return to Whakatane to share their knowledge and skills with the new generation of school students.
Eligibility criteria
The William Lomis Cox Memorial Scholarship supports Whakatane area students who wish to train as teachers, with emphasis on social science subjects.
The scholarship is open to students who:
- normally reside in the area covered by the Whakatane District Council
- have attended a State-owned post-primary school in the region for at least 1 year
- intend to enter the primary or secondary teaching profession
- are about to commence, or continue, their tertiary study
- have a course of study which includes social science subjects (for example, anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, psychology, political science, sociology).
About the sponsor
Public Trust
We are the organisation that takes care of people. Public Trust is an Autonomous Crown Entity, with our independence guaranteed under the Public Trust Act of 2001. People are at the heart of everything we do and we aim to make what’s often a difficult time in people’s lives that little bit easier.