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Future nurses supported to achieve their goal

Thursday, 02 July 2015

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Edith Cowan University (ECU) is delighted to announce the 2015 recipients of the Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarship, Jayden Gerrand and Shannon Walliss.

Generously donated by the Swift family, the Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarship was established in 2011 through the Swift Family Bequest managed by Equity Trustees Ltd, with the purpose of providing financial support to selected ECU nursing students who are either from a rural/regional town in Western Australia and have relocated to Perth, or who are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student.

Both scholarships are available annually to students undertaking our Bachelor of Nursing course.  Each scholarship is valued at $24,000 and has a significant impact on the recipients higher education experience, often relieving some of the financial challenges faced.

ECU’s Office of Advancement Acting Director, Jessica Jones, said, “it can be difficult for students to maintain a balance between work, life and study. Scholarships such as the Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarship can support students, like Jayden and Shannon, to reach their full potential by alleviating some of the financial pressure experienced when studying full time”.

For recent recipient Shannon Walliss, moving away from home and setting up in campus accommodation was both an exciting and daunting prospect.  The scholarship has made a real impact, not only on her day-to-day life as a student, but also on her long-term aspirations. At the ceremony Shannon said, “being awarded the scholarship has definitely given me an indication of what I have the potential to achieve, and the confidence to go after it”.

For Jayden, receiving the scholarship has helped cement his career choice. Having the support of his ECU lecturers, peers and the scholarship donor means a lot and has given him the determination to forge a successful career in nursing.

Scholarships such as the Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarship enable ECU students to realise their ambitions and reach their career destination.

A range of scholarships are offered at ECU to help both current and future students complete their studies.  To find out more visit the Scholarships web page.

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