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Wednesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2024</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News SPONSORED CONTENT 17 New round of scholarships and awards THE SUMNER Ferrymead Foundation has launched another round of scholarships and awards for residents in its catchment area. The scholarships – a range of academic and Outward Bound – and the awards for apprentices and the environment are sponsored by individuals and businesses from the local community. “We always say the ethos of the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation is ‘locals helping locals’ and this is a great example,” said trustee Jane Paterson. “Applications are open until the beginning of April, and can be found on our website.” This year the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation has widened the criteria for its academic scholarships and apprentice award. “We like to receive feedback from the community, sponsors and former recipients, and on the suggestion of past recipients we have opened up the scholarships to all university students who have passed their first year of study,” she said. “This challenged us to review the apprentice award and that too has been widened. “We are particularly grateful to the sponsor Laser Plumbing Christchurch East who agreed to the award being open to any Anna O by Matthew Blake Anna O hasn’t opened her eyes for four years. Not since the night she was found in a deep sleep by the bodies of her best friends, suspected of a chilling double murder. For Doctor Benedict Prince, a forensic psychologist on London’s Harley Street, waking Anna O could be careerdefining. As an expert in sleep, he knows all about the darkest chambers of the mind; the secrets that lie buried in the subconscious. As he begins Anna O’s treatment – studying his patient’s dreams, combing her memories, visiting the site where the horrors played out – he pulls on the thread of a much deeper, darker mystery. Awakening Anna O isn’t the end of the story, it’s just the beginning. OPPORTUNITIES: Applications for the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation’s scholarships and awards are open until early April. Recipients of the 2023 programme got the chance to meet sponsors at an awards evening (pictured). apprentice, regardless of what they are training to be.” The foundation is always looking to increase the range of scholarships and awards on offer and are keen to talk to any business or person who would like to partner with them to further build on locals helping locals. “We’d love to find a financial institution or an architectural firm, for example, who could Ferrymead ENTER TO WIN THIS BOOK offer an internship over the university summer holidays. “Or maybe someone with a passion for music would like to discuss a potential music scholarship with us. “We’re open to any ideas!” This year the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation is introducing another programme by donating up to $30,000 to community groups and book release organisations within the Sumner Ferrymead Foundation catchment area. 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