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Trust awards scholarships to talented students

Posted on 8 September 2010

A dozen students from Yorkshire and the Humber, who will start courses at some of the UK's top universities this autumn, are to receive £1,000 scholarships from York-based, The Holbeck Charitable Trust to help with their studies.

Through the scholarships, the Trust, which supports a range of charitable activities, aims to help bright and motivated young people to realise their aspirations.

One of the charity's trustees, Francesca Horsfield, will present the awards to the successful candidates at a ceremony hosted at the King's Manor in York tomorrow.

The guest speaker will be author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, who is a York alumnus and who was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University earlier this summer.

Working in partnership with The Excellence Hub for Yorkshire and Humber – a programme, delivered by the universities of York, Sheffield, Leeds and Hull – the charity awarded 12 one-off scholarships.

More than 600 young people living in the region applied for the scholarships, which are not intended to fund any particular aspect of the student's university life. They are a reward for hard work and academic excellence, in the face of adversity.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor at York, Professor Trevor Sheldon, said: "The University of York and The Holbeck Charitable Trust are committed to supporting talented pupils in overcoming challenging circumstances. Through these scholarships the Trust is publicly acknowledging the talent and hard work of these exceptional young people as well as giving the recipients a boost in the next phase of their careers."

The successful candidates are:

First Name	Surname	Destination	Subject	School	Town
Eleanor	Barrett	Imperial College	Mechanical Engineering	Greenhead College	Huddersfield
Nicole	Bergin	Kings College, London	International Studies	Titus Salt School	Shipley
Samuel	Crowley	The University of York	Philosophy	Notre Dame High School	Sheffield
Stephanie	Croxford	The University of Durham	Law	Skipton Girls High School	Skipton
Lucie	Dixon	The University of Hull	Law	Wilberforce 6th Form College	Hull
Sean	Easby	Lancaster University	Physics	St Aidens and St John Fisher	Harrogate
Louise	Freeland	The University of Nottingham	Theology	York College	York
Hollie	Macauley	The University of Durham	Psychology	Wetherby High School	Wetherby
Dericca Marie	Moore	University of Sussex	International Relations	Wyke College	Hull
Abdul	Qadir	The University of Leeds	Medicine	Nab Wood School	Bradford
Abdul Aziz	Shaikh	The University of Leeds	Accounting	Woodkirk High School	Leeds
Laura	Stamp	The University of Hull	Music and English	Wolfreton	Kirkella East Yorkshire

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