Deadline looms for print scholarships

Applicants for the BPIF and Printers Charitable Corporations annual Educational Scholarships have until this Friday (12 May) to register their claim for one of the eight 2,500 training scholarships up for grabs.

The Educational Scholarships, jointly sponsored by the BPIF and PCC, are open to young people resident in the UK, aged 16 to 30. Applicants must demonstrate why they deserve financial support for education and training in pursuit of a career in the UK printing and graphic arts industries.

Applicants can be students or currently employed within the industry. Previous awards winners have come from colleges and printing, finishing and repro companies, in-house print operations and print management firms.

Details and application forms are available from the awards secretary, who can be contacted on 07850 105027 or email on terryulrick@tucommunications.co.uk.