RWNZ supporting the education of the rural community

The education of women in rural communities is high on the list of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) priorities and one of the ways the organisation is supporting this is by offering a range of grants and bursaries.

The Region 5 Norma Evans Education Award for rural women living in the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel or East Cape/Gisborne area, was recently allocated to a young lady from the region enabling her to fulfil her dream of becoming a rural midwife.

Other funds are available, with closing dates throughout the year, that aim to support women wishing to further their education or training in an area that will benefit the wider rural community. These include the RWNZ Education Grant, the Tertiary Bursary and the Audrey Reid Grant.

The Agricultural Tertiary Bursary is specifically for applicants studying agricultural subjects. And the Miss Harris

Nursing Bursary was created to assist rural nurses undertaking further study in this field.

Vibrac have recently teamed up with RWNZ to offer a grant aimed at supporting recent vet or veterinary nurse graduates seeking to work in rural areas.

Three different bursaries are also available to financially support girls living rurally to board at a secondary school facility for up to four years.

Women wishing to apply for these educational scholarships do not have to be member of RWNZ but each must meet the criteria specific to each grant.

For more information and the online application forms you can visit www.ruralwomennz.nz and go to the ‘Our Funds and Grants’ section.