Since its birth in 1993 the CEF has awarded almost 8000 individual grants and scholarships totalling over $17 million, with over 400 volunteers across its network of local foundations working hard to provide local students the support they need.
The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF), in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), has made it possible for nine aspiring Forbes and Parkes university students to see a university campus, with a fully subsidised trip to UNSW for its 2023 Year 11 Regional Residential Program.
The program is part of UNSW’s Gateway Admission Pathway, ran between the 25th and 27th September, and was open to year 11 students who attend school at one of UNSW’s Gateway Partner Schools, which features schools in low socioeconomic areas, primarily in regional NSW
CEF, through its partnership with UNSW, was offered a number of places on the program.
Kelsey Mann, Makayla Sloane and Kyle Wilson of Parkes High School, Grace Barbary and Czarah Alexa Saladino of Forbes High School, and Mia Baker, Vienna Farrell, Lauren House and Sophie McGrath of Red Bend Catholic College took advantage of this amazing opportunity, which covered their costs for transport, accommodation, and meals.
The students, of which there were 37 in total, took the opportunity to learn about the university, the courses it offers, and all other benefits of studying there, and were chaperoned by UNSW staff and Ambassadors, with two CEF staff joining them as well.
They also got to enjoy a two-night stay at Sydney’s beautiful Coogee Beach, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, and enjoyed a dinner on the first night where they got to hear from CEF alumni currently studying at UNSW.
As part of its partnership with CEF, UNSW also provides four annual $5000 scholarships, for each year of study to a maximum for four years, to students that have enrolled at UNSW and already received a grant from their local CEF foundation.
For more information on the CEF please visit www.cef.org.au or phone 1300 652 144.