The Scott Bolton Trust awards travel grants each year to
students and ex-students of Bolton School that wish to embark
on adventurous expeditions. Applicants must be a minimum age
of 16 years old and not more than 22 years old at the time of the
project. Awards will not normally be made after the second
summer after leaving Bolton School.
Application during a year out is permissible provided it does
not take place after the conclusion of a first degree.
The Scott Trust does not fund projects which are an integral
part of a student's education eg medical electives or time abroad
for modern language students.
Examples of recent trips that have received funding include:
- A 3 months' snowboarding instructors' course with Ski le Gap in
Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
- Travelling through New Zealand for 6 weeks including cycle and
ski expeditions
- Veterinary work in India
- White water kayaking in Europe
- Cultural trip and expedition to South America (Brazil, Ecuador
and Peru)
- Pole to pole of Europe by rail
- Interactive work experience with former street children in
India
Application forms can be downloaded (below) or picked up from
Miss S Lingwood in the Finance Office (A35, Boys'
Division). The deadline for submission is 13 January
2010. Applications received after this date will not be
submitted to the Committee.
For current pupils, interviews will be held on 23 February 2010
in the Upper Hall of the Arts Centre. Prior to the interviews
taking place, written notification will be issued via the
respective Division.
Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application
within a few days of the Management Committee's meeting at the
beginning of February.
Successful applicants must undertake to:
- apply all monies to the approved project
- give immediate notice of the cancellation of a project or an
individual withdrawing from a group to Mr S P Marsden, Clerk to the
Committee, and to refund any grant not taken up
- submit both a Summary Report,
plus a full report on the
project within 6 months of carrying it out for circulation amongst
the Management Committee, prior to display within the respective
Divisions (the report is returnable upon request after one
year).
Scott Bolton Trust Application Form
Scott Bolton Trust Notes