James Cox Memorial Scholarship
The James Cox Memorial Scholarship is a financial gift to support young people in the pursuit of their education and careers or for community related activities. It is awarded in May of each year and currently comprises one single award of up to £500 and five further awards of up to £100 each. The awards are decided by a panel from the Rotary Club of Aylesbury and may be subject to conditions.
Who is eligible to apply?
There are two categories of eligibility
1.
a) Applicants who have left full time secondary education but have not reached the age of 25 at the time of application; and
b) Either have completed this education in, or normally reside at the time of this application in, Aylesbury or within 7.5 miles of St Mary’s Church of Aylesbury; and
c) Have made an application in writing stating the purpose of the award
2.
Applicants who are still in full time education and are within the limitations of 1(b) above may qualify for an award to assist in their educational advancement at the discretion of the Judges.
How to apply:
Send a letter (see contact details) before the closing date of 30th April each year
Emails will be accepted as cover notes only; all application details must be in an attached document (MS Word, PDF or other)
Please provide within the document the following information
- Name
- Address
- Telephone; landline (and mobile)
- Email address
- The reason for your request, providing any background information as may be helpful for the judges
History of the Scholarship
The James Cox Memorial Scholarship
James (Jim) Cox was born in Middle Claydon on 16 August 1911. He remained for the whole of his life in Buckinghamshire, except for the war years where he served in Burma, was schooled at Aylesbury Grammar School and practised as an architect under the name of James Cox Associates in Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury where his son Howard carries on the Practice.
Jim joined Rotary in 1952 where he was a member for more than 50 years serving as President in 1959/60. He was also appointed a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow on 22 December 2003 for his work as a Rotarian.
The Scholarship, set up in memory of Jim Cox, is designed as a series of annual awards to assist people up to the age of 25 years who have left full time secondary school education to further their educational aims. Applicants must have either completed their education in, or normally reside at the time of application in, Aylesbury or within 7.5 miles of St Mary’s Church of Aylesbury. Applicants must also have had some past connection with Rotary such as Youth Speaks, Technology Tournament, Carol Float, Young Chef, Group Study Exchange, Essay Competition, Youth Travel or any other bona fide connection of any kind.