Four recipients have
been awarded funding from the Jaycee Trust Travelling
Fellowship Scheme.
The fellowship scheme enables young
people to undertake special projects or study overseas.The
project should enhance their contribution to the community,
once they return to New Zealand.
The successful applicants
were: Cory Regenerus (30), Philip Mecredy (25), Sarah White
(17) and Lea Muetzel (17).
Lea is a Freyberg High School
student and is embarking on a two week research expedition
to Indonesia in July 2018. Lea plans to pursue a PHD in the
biology field after high school.
“I’ll be learning a
whole range of biodiversity and surveying techniques,”
says Lea. “The funding is a huge help towards my project
and has made things a lot easier towards my travelling
costs. I’m incredibly grateful for this
support.”
Lea’s first week will be spent in a remote
field camp on Buton Island where she’ll help collect data
on carbon stocks and biodiversity of the forest. Upon return
Lea will bring forward ideas to help New Zealand
conservation efforts.
Councillor Aleisha Rutherford chairs
the Trust and says this was the highest number of applicants
the fellowship scheme has ever received. “We’ve promoted
the Jaycee Trust Travelling Fellowship more widely and had
15 applications this year which is a big increase from
previous years.”
Successful applicants can apply for up
to $5,000 each, with the Trust granting a maximum of $10,000
each funding round.
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