MORE students will be supported to excel in after the Greater Shepparton Foundation awarded $68,000 in ‘Lift Off’ Education Scholarships to 15 recipients.
Since 2015, more than $470,000 has been allocated to 112 students. These scholarships enable secondary students from schools across the Goulburn Valley to have equal opportunities to pursue their educational dreams – many otherwise may have missed out due to financial or other barriers holding them back.
Research has shown that young people from non-metropolitan regions in Victoria, like Shepparton, defer university studies at twice the rate of their metropolitan counterparts.
Shepparton’s Emmerson Dunne is one of the 2022 recipients. She thanked the Rotary Club of Shepparton for sponsoring the scholarship and said the money, “has allowed me to concentrate on my studies without the overwhelming stress of finding money to pay for my education. I can work less and enjoy my study to achieve my Nursing Diploma.”
“It is such an honour to support our local students in this way,” said Jenny Sim of the RC of Shepparton. “It was the vision of long-time members, Lance Woodhouse and Keppel Turnour, to assist young people into education as a pathway to achieve their life’s ambition.”
“The scholarship is to assist students into study in the medical field. And to make sure Keppel and Lances’ huge inputs in our community are never forgotten.”
