How do I apply for a Scholarship?
To apply for a Scholarship to attend Outward Bound, you need to be a young person aged between 16 and 24 years old and to be either a current or former student of Wairarapa College, Masterton.
The application and selection process is as follows:
Application process
- Dates are set each year for the application process
- Wairarapa College invites applications for the scholarship from students
- Applications close
- Applicants are short-listed
- Interviews held
- Applicants advised of outcome of their application
- Successful applicants are enrolled in Outward Bound programme to suit their availability
- Successful applicant[s] attend Outward Bound 23-day programme at appropriate time
Selection criteria
Choosing the successful applicant[s] for the scholarship[s] each year is a real challenge! We'd love to have enough funds to send all applicants, as we are all ways so impressed with the quality and merits of each application we recieve.
So – there is no precise science to the selection process.
It might be that you are not the kind of person who easily deals with physical challenges or with being a team player or a leader within your school or community– so attending Outward Bound would help you develop into a more confident young person.
It might be that you are already a leader within your school or community, and attending Outward Bound would broaden your leadership skills and develop your confidence as a leader.
What we're really looking for when we review applications and interview you, is that you know why you attending Outward Bound would help you grow and develop – from wherever you are now, into wherever you want to go. So think about the compelling reason[s] that we should select you to attend this programme.
