2023 Donor Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 17
Scholarships and Grants
Gifting education to students
from a refugee background
For people from a refugee background, education
is an important pathway to a better life. UniSA’s
supporters are helping our students in such
situations to afford this life-changing opportunity.
Currently, students from refugee
backgrounds on certain visas (such as
Permanent Resident) cannot receive
HECS-HELP support, which means it
can be difficult to study at university
because of the upfront costs on top of
daily expenses.
To help with the costs of studying,
we established the UniSA Refugee
Scholarship Fund and, in 2022, asked
our global alumni and supporters to
contribute.
Through this appeal, combined
with proceeds from the UniSA
Alumni Award Silent Auction,
almost $50,000 will support
undergraduate students with their
living and tuition expenses.
We are truly grateful for the response
and the impact the gifts will have on
students from a refugee background,
such as Shikofa, a scholarship recipient
Shikofa, Bachelor
of Business (Design
and Marketing)
student
and Bachelor of Business (Design and
Marketing) student.
“I believe education is the most
powerful tool we have to break the
cycle of disadvantage,” says Shikofa.
“Words cannot
express my most
sincere gratitude
for the kindness of
others who believe
in me, see my
potential and are
helping me afford
this life-changing
opportunity.”
Shikofa
Giving more opportunities to students
from a refugee background is a cause dear
to the heart of Emeritus Professor Ruth
Grant AM. The University’s foundation Pro
Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, Emeritus
Professor Grant established the Ruth Grant
Refugee Scholarship in 2022 to enable
students to pursue a career in Allied Health
Sciences or Clinical Health Sciences at UniSA.
Emeritus Professor Grant’s is a member of
the Chancellor’s Club, and the regular MC of
the University’s Successful Ageing Seminars.
Professor Yeesim Khew-Goodall, Professor Natasha Harvey and
Emeritus Professor Ruth Grant at the Successful Ageing Seminar
giving.unisa.edu.au/refugeescholarship
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