GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS
Graduate Women Victoria Award Winners
Jessie Webb Bursary ($3,500) — Dannielle Mills, Monash University Phillipa McCall Scholarship ($7,000) — Sabrina Poon, The University of Melbourne
Congratulations to the following women who were recently awarded scholarships and bursaries by Graduate Women Victoria (GWV). GWV was founded in 1920 as an association of women graduates who were inspired by the foundation of the International Federation of University Women earlier in the same year.
PhD and Doctoral Degrees Bursaries in memory of Feminist Fathers ($4,000) — Areni Altun, Monash University — Catherine Brown, Monash University Judith Leedham Bursary ($4,000) — Cait Beddows, The University of Melbourne Nancy Mills Bursary ($4,000) — Hue Mai La, Monash University Madeleine Capicchiano Bursary ($4,000) — Tasnim Sammak, Monash University Judith Rodriguez Scholarship ($8,000) — Heather Cameron, Deakin University William and Elizabeth Fisher Scholarship ($8,000) — Stefani Vasil, RMIT University Yvonne Aitken Scholarship ($8,000) — Danielle Bayes, Swinburne University of Technology
The founders of the association shared a common goal of promoting understanding and friendship amongst university women of the world, irrespective of their race, nationality, religion or political opinions. They wished to encourage women to apply their knowledge and skills to the problems arising at all levels of public life and to encourage their participation in the solving of these problems.
Award Winners 2020 Indigenous Students Marilyn Godley Scholarship for an Indigenous undergraduate student ($5,000) — Valerie Brown, Federation University Fourth Year Honours in Arts/Humanities Taines Scholarship ($7,000) — Emily Palk, La Trobe University
Centennial Scholarships ($9,000) — Ingrid Dudink, Monash University — Elena Vella, The University of Melbourne
Education Masters Students WISENet Bursary ($3,500) — Katrina O’Brien, The University of Melbourne Doris Daniel Scholarship ($7,000) — Kate Spear, Deakin University
Special Awards ($1,000) were presented to 18 students Centenary Education Grants ($500) were presented to 39 students.
Masters Students SWAN Bursary ($3,500) — Chloe Waddell, Australian Catholic University Ethel Bage Bursary ($3,500) — Delaram Ansari, The University of Melbourne www.graduatehouse.com.au
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