Eighteen scholarship applicants

17 September 2024

Eighteen young people from across the King Country have applied for tertiary training scholarships from The Lines Company (TLC).

TLC launched the Inspiring Local Minds Scholarship in 2018 and to date has supported 26 young people with their studies. Successful applicants can receive up to $2,000 per annum for three years for a wide range of study applicable to TLC jobs. All applicants must live on the TLC network.

Applications for this year’s scholarships closed at the end of August, attracting applications from 10 schools. The schools were Waitara, Taumarunui, Te Kuiti, and New Plymouth Girls’ High School, Ruapehu, Te Awamutu, Whanganui Girls’, Otorohanga and Piopio Colleges as well as St Paul’s Collegiate.

Scholarship applications are now being assessed by a selection panel that includes TLC’s chief executive Mike Fox, customer and community engagement manager Anne Terry and Waitomo Energy Services Customer Trust (WESCT) chair, William Oliver.

Successful applicants will be announced later this month.