Framlinghamian 2022 - Flipbook - Page 256
SOF | MOREAU SCHOLARS
Moreau Scholars
Our Moreau Leaving Scholarships
determination to maintain the close bond
programme has been running for sixteen
of friendship across their year-group, an
years now and it plays an important part
ability to organise social and sporting
in helping to bind each leaving group
events and an interest in helping to make
together, as well as helping the Society
the Society a welcoming environment
to benefit from the scholars’ membership
for all. They receive £1,000 a year
of our Council. Applicants for the
for the three years of their scholarship,
scholarships have to self-nominate by the
during which they’re members of Council
end of their final Autumn Term and then
and of the Young OFs committee. The
encourage their friends and members of
programme provides them with a
staff to promote their candidacy through
mentor, who will have been a member of
the remainder of the year. The Society’s
Council and, these days, is often a past
selection panel, led by David Mallett
Moreau Scholar. With two scholars being
(K 93-03), now includes three past
appointed each year for a three-year
scholars as well as the current President or
term, there are always at least six recent
his nominee. The panel meets socially with
leavers who are members of Council –
all the candidates over the course of the
bringing that youthful energy and wisdom
Spring Term, before interviewing a short-
to bear on all things.
list of candidates in the summer.
This year’s scholars are a fine example of
everything that the scheme looks for:
The two successful scholars will be
the individuals who best exemplify a
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