Two students from the Australian Capital Territory will receive up to $9000 each to help them complete their tertiary education, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Alan Griffin announced today.
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy, Federal Candidate for Canberra Gai Brodtmann and Federal Candidate for Fraser Andrew Leigh today congratulated Katherine Cymbalak, (Bachelor of Commerce, University of Canberra) and Jessica Drake (Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Australian National University) on receiving a bursary.
The Long Tan Bursary scheme aims to help dedicated students achieve their long-term education goals by easing the financial cost of tertiary study.
The Long Tan Bursary scheme recognises that children of Vietnam veterans can face health and wellbeing challenges due to their parent’s service and aims to relieve these students of some financial burden so they can concentrate on completing their studies successfully.
Long Tan Bursaries totalling $504,000 will be presented to 56 Australian students this year. More than 300 sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans have benefited from the bursary scheme since it was introduced in 2000.
The Australian Government is also seeking to lift the aspirations of students who would previously never have considered university through the introduction of two scholarships within the 2009–10 Budget.
For more information on the Long Tan Bursary go to the Long Tan Bursary Information Page.
