BURSARIES
Bursaries are awarded each year from funds provided mainly by the Hilton College Endowment Foundation. These bursaries are designed to enable parents of boys, who could otherwise not afford full fees, to send their sons to Hilton.

Applications for bursaries should be made before 1 March 2010. Thereafter, the Bursary Committee of the Board of Governors meets to allocate funds for the following year. (i.e. 2011 bursary applications close 1 March 2010). As a general rule, bursaries are maintained for the duration of a pupil’s time at Hilton, although they may be withdrawn if a recipient fails to maintain satisfactory standards of work or behaviour.

SCHOLARSHIPS
In order to encourage applications from outstanding pupils, scholarships are offered. These are awarded on merit and are available only to boys entering at Grade 8 level. The majority of scholarships are open to all applicants; some are "closed" in that they are only available to graduates from certain schools.

Pupils are invited to sit the Scholarship examination on the basis of their performance in the Scholastic Assessment, and their past academic performance. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the student’s performance in the Scholarship Examination and a personal interview. Interviews for academic, sport and music scholarships will take place on Friday the 26 March 2010, and the Examinations will be written during the Prospective Pupils Weekend, which will be 27-28 March 2010.

Applications are invited for Sport and Music Scholarships. For these scholarships a detailed resume’ of the student’s achievements is required. Sports scholarship candidates are interviewed by our Sports Department whilst Music Scholarship candidates are required to audition. Applications for Sport and Music Scholarships must be submitted by 1 March 2010.

Academic Scholarships
Candidates for academic scholarships are invited to sit an examination, written at Hilton College, which includes English and Mathematics. These papers are skills based and aim to assess academic potential.

The following academic scholarships are available annually :

Open Scholarships
Major Scholarships up to 80% of fees
Minor Scholarships up to 50% of fees
Exhibitions up to 30% of Fees

Closed Scholarships
Subject to the attainment of desired academic standards, Closed Scholarships may be offered to candidates entering Hilton from the following schools (these are valued at up to 25% of the fees):

Clifton Preparatory School, Durban
Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road
Cordwalles Preparatory School
Cowan House Preparatory School
Highbury Preparatory School
Pridwin Preparatory School
The Ridge Preparatory School
St Peter's Preparatory School
Waterkloof House Preparatory School

All-Rounder Scholarship
A scholarship valued at up to 50% of the fees will be awarded annually to a strong academic candidate who also displays exceptional all-round ability.

Endowed Scholarship
There are a number of endowed scholarships which become available from time to time.

Sport and Music Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships may be awarded annually to applicants who have demonstrated remarkable talent. Candidates are invited to visit Hilton for an interview/audition. The value of these scholarships varies.

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