Scholarships

The Retail Trust generously sponsor Scholarship places at the Oxford Summer School. These places are designed to help small to medium size retail businesses, to give their staff much needed management training.

The Scholarship gives young managers a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the industry and importantly the chance to network with managers from the leading UK organisations.

The Retail Trust offers up to ten scholarships per school. Applicants must be employed by, or be the owner/manager of a small or medium sized retailer, with fewer than 1000 employees per organisation.

Information on how to apply for these scholarships can be obtained by emailing jeannie@oxfordsummershcool.co.uk or call 01295 713391.

Retail Trust is the only charity that looks after the needsof 3 million people working in retail and currently provides grants and services of approximately £1.5 million per annum to people who are working in or have worked in the retail industry or associated businesses. A key part of this is education and support for the development of today's retailers. "We are proud to be associated with Oxford Summer School Ltd and its aims" says Chief Executive Nigel Rothband.

Further details about Retail Trust can be seen at www.retailtrust.org.uk For more details and an application form contact Gerry Nurney on 0808 8010808 or email gnurney@retailtrust.org.uk.