Jaycee Trust Travelling Fellowships 2025

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Jaycee Trust Travelling Fellowship Scheme

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Guidelines

The Palmerston North Jaycee Trust is pleased to offer the Travelling Fellowship Scheme to "enable young people in all walks of life within New Zealand with potential for leadership to undertake special projects or study beyond or within New Zealand (for limited periods of time) so that their contribution to the community, and their trade, industry, profession, business or calling would be enhanced".

Successful applicants will receive funding of up to $5,000 (maximum of $10,000 total funding granted).

The Selection Panel are seeking funding applications for travel costs from persons looking to travel beyond or within New Zealand to apply themselves to a study programme or engage in a special project so that their contribution to the New Zealand community and to their trade, industry, profession, business or calling, will be enhanced.

If you are able to meet ALL of the following criteria, you may wish to apply.


CRITERIA

  1. Are you under 40 years of age as of 1 January of the year applying?
  2. Are you a New Zealand citizen?
  3. Do you live in Palmerston North or the Manawatu District?
  4. Do you intend to undertake a project that includes intense investigations beyond or within New Zealand?
  5. Can you illustrate the contribution that will be brought back to your community and how, upon your return, you will be qualified to gain and pass on that benefit to your service role in New Zealand?
  6. Do you intend to travel for less than three (3) months duration?
  7. Will your project occur between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026?

If you apply, you are required to provide evidence in support of your application.  Evidence must show:

  • You are under 40 years of age as of 1 January of the year applying, and
  • You are a New Zealand citizen, and
  • You live in Palmerston North or the Manawatu District, and
  • You have been granted approved paid leave for travelling purposes, OR evidence of intention to return to study programme, and
  • You are able to meet at least 20% of the total cost of travel.


INFORMATION

The scheme aims to:

  • Encourage persons under 40 years of age representing all walks of life in the ideal of service to the community, and in pursuance of this ideal, to underwrite, promote or make donations to any organisation encouraging practical participation in civil activities so that they may develop qualities of citizenship.
  • Underwrite funds and otherwise provide persons with avenues of participation whereby such qualities of leaderships as are needed in all communities may be developed.
  • Underwrite, promote and pay for furnishing practical opportunities for the advancement of the ideals of fellowship and tolerance on a local, national and international basis.
  • Educate members of the community generally in matters of civil, national and international importance.


NOTES

  • Applications will be made on this application form and it is likely applicants will be interviewed in the selection process.  If you are shortlisted by the Selection Panel you will be contacted regarding an allocated interview time which is likely to be mid-August 2025.
  • Interviews are an opportunity for you to meet members of the Selection Panel and state your application more fully.  Your attendance at an interview allows the Selection Panel to learn more about your project and answer any questions they may have.  It also allows applicants to promote the merits of their project and to seek input and advice from the Selection Panel.
  • Applicants may include in their application supporting letters from their teachers/tutors, mentors and other key individuals/organisations.
  • The fellowship is intended to cover the all inclusive costs of travel which could not be met by the applicant, provided that applicants are expected to meet not less than twenty percent of such total costs in each case.
  • The project shall be completed within the year following approval of the travel fellowship and recipients must, on completion of the project, return to study or employment as the Selection Panel have approved.
  • The Selection Panel may, in special circumstances, and in their discretion, grant more than eighty percent assistance if an applicant can justify inability to meet the base criteria of a twenty percent personal contribution.
  • Both international and national travel projects will be considered for the 2025 funding round.
  • All decisions of the Selection Panel are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

If you have any queries, need more information or want advice on completing the application form please contact Natalya Kushnirenko on 06 356 8199 during business hours or email natalya.kushnirenko@pncc.govt.nz.

Personal details

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Must be an email address. All correspondence will be sent to the above email or postal address.
Must be a New Zealand phone number. 
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    Ethnicity of applicant/group
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    Are you available to speak to the Selection Panel in support of your application, if required? * Required
    How did you hear about the Jaycee Trust Travelling Fellowship Scheme?
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    Are you studying at present? * Required
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    Study details (Not Applicable)

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    Name of institute
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      Employment details (Not Applicable)

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        Project details

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          Should be within 12 months of this funding round
          In which country?

          Project expenses

          Please provide details of how much your project will cost.  Failure to provide adequate financial information could jeopardise your application.  Please provide FULL BUDGET details including quotes (use separate sheet if necessary), inclusive of GST.

          Please include the following:

          • Travelling costs / including return air ticket but excluding accommodation
          • Materials
          • Course fees / charges (if applicable)
          • Other / specify
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          Total project expenses

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          Personal contribution

          How much money will you contribute to the project?   (Should be at least 20% of the total travelling costs above.)

          Please include the following:

          • Travelling expenses
          • Course fees / charges
          • Cash in hand already spent
          • Other sponsors / grants / donated material
          • Intended fundraising / provide estimate
          • Other / specify
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          Total personal contribution

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          Budget summary

          Please specify the amount of funding requested.

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          a dollar amount 

          Project referees

          Please provide names and contact details of two people we can contact if we require further information about you and/or your project.

          You are welcome to attach letters of endorsement from appropriate persons (this is not a requirement).

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            Checklist

            Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the form correctly and provided the required information by ticking the boxes below. * Required
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            Evidence can include certified copies of passport, birth certificate, recent utility bill, bank statement, letter from employer, letter from study institute, etc.
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              Privacy

              Pursuant to the Privacy Act 2020, relevant information pertaining to successful recipients and their achievements may be used to promote any aspect of the aims and/or activities of the Jaycee Trust.

               
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              Conflicts of interest

              Declaration & consent

              In making this application, I certify that the information given is true and accurate and I consent to the use of my personal information for purposes associated with assessing this application.

              I accept that the decision of the Selection Panel is final, and that no correspondence will be entered into.

              I confirm that I have obtained the consent of the referees to provide details as requested.

              If the application is successful, I agree to:

              1. Prepare a formal itinerary for final approval by the Selection Panel before the fellowship grant is paid.
              2. Accept in writing any offer of such travelling fellowship to be made by the Selection Panel, and to abide by any conditions attached thereto.
              3. Submit a report of the project to the Selection Panel within three (3) calendar months of completion of the project.  Your report can be in written form or you may like to use a PowerPoint presentation or similar.
              4. Participate in any audit of the project conducted by the local authority.
              5. Participate in a media release.
              6. Advise the Selection Panel as soon as possible if my circumstances change or I cannot proceed with the approved project and I may be required to refund any approved grant.

               

              I declare that to the best of my knowledge the above details are true and correct.

              Must be a date. 

              Approval of leave (Not Applicable)

              This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Are you studying at present?" on page 1

              Employer approval for applicant to undertake project on paid leave.

              Must be a date.