{"id":102330,"date":"2024-05-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=102330"},"modified":"2024-05-09T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:18:35","slug":"record-scholarships-for-uni-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/record-scholarships-for-uni-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Record scholarships for uni students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FEDERATION University has reported a record number of student scholarship recipients in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 254 people enrolled at FedUni are sharing a scholarship pool worth $859,000, with 150 of those students based in Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the scholarships are to help learners achieve and succeed in their tertiary education, regardless of their financial circumstances, and to lift some cost of living pressures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scholarships help to ease the pressure of financial hardship for students, providing them with the opportunity to participate fully in their studies and fulfill their aspirations,&#8221; Federation University vice-chancellor and president Professor Duncan Bentley said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102367\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102367 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Vice-Chancellor_Dunc_92627-1.jpg?_t=1715210279\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Vice-Chancellor_Dunc_92627-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Vice-Chancellor_Dunc_92627-1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/05\/Vice-Chancellor_Dunc_92627-1-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning help: Federation University Vice-Chancellor and president, Professor Duncan Bentley with Diploma of Community Services student, Sarah Nilson, who is a 2024 Foundation TAFE Scholarship recipient. Photo: SUPPLIED.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is possible through the generosity of our donors and we are so delighted to be able to again award a record number thanks to these partnerships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the past decade since FedUni was formed, scholarship recipient numbers have increased annually.<\/p>\n<p>Diploma of Community Services student and mother of eight children, Sarah Nilson, is a Foundation TAFE Scholarship recipient who said her financial support has meant she could buy learning resources including a computer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can participate in every single class because I have a laptop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has given me the confidence that I can study and not stress about taking money from essential everyday living in order to save for one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The scholarship program is acknowledging that I&#8217;m worth it, that my education is worth it and that I&#8217;m doing the right thing. 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