Supporting Young People

The Rotary Club of Canterbury supports young people in the local area in a number of ways:

• Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund – general information

• Mini Group Study Exchange (MGSE) 2024 to Lüdenscheid, Germany
  • General Information and application form

• Rotary Young Chef Competition – general information
• Rotary Young Chef Competition 2024: District Finals
• Rotary Young Chef Competition 2023: Canterbury heat
• Rotary Young Chef Competition 2022: Canterbury heat

• Innovation Competition – general information
  • Innovation Competition 2024 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2023 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2022 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2021 – winners
  • “Pop up” Competition 2020 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2019 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2018 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2017 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2016 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2015 – winners
  • Innovation Competition 2014 – winners

• Children’s Christmas/Winter-themed Short Story Writing Competition – general information
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2023 – awards given
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2022 – awards given
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2021 – awards given
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2020 – winners
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2019 – winners
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2018 – winners
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2017 – winners
  • Short Story Writing Competition 2016 – winners

• “Dear Future Self” Writing Competition for Secondary Schools – general information
  • “Dear Future Self” Writing Competition 2025 – Details
  • “Dear Future Self” Writing Competition 2023 – winners
  • “Dear Future Self” Writing Competition 2022 – winners
  • “Dear Future Self” Writing Competition 2021 – winners

• Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) – general information
  • 2019/20 awardees
  • 2017/18 awardees

• Schools’ Public Speaking Competition – general information
  • Joint Competition with ESU 2021
  • No competition in 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • Joint Competition with ESU 2019
  • Joint Competition with ESU 2018
  • Joint Competition with ESU 2017

In addition, our Club has helped local schools with interview practice for students.

Our Club also has young people central to other activities that it carries out. For a snapshot of some of our past activities or support, click here.

If you want to know more or have any suggestions about how we might help young people in the local area, please contact us.