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Engineering solutions to transform farming

Louise Thomas received an Augustus Short Scholarship in 2011 to study a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Sports). Today, Louise is the cofounder and mechatronics engineer at Tensorfield Agriculture, based in California.
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Aspiring barrister dreams big

In 2009, Minh Bui received a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Commerce at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. With a passion for Law, Minh also studied a Bachelor of Laws, graduating with a LL.B and B.Com in 2013.
From medical graduate to country practice

Dr Natalie Payne received a scholarship in 2008 to study a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. Today, Natalie is a GP working and living in Tanunda, South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
Supporting high-performing students in need

Augustus Short Scholarships support high-performing students who come from rural or remote areas, face financial hardship or another disadvantage. Thanks to the generosity of more than 330 donors, enough money has been raised in 2019 to offer an additional scholarship in perpetuity.
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How gifts in Wills transform students' lives

Thanks to the LF & D Denholm Scholarship, Stephanie was able to undertake research vital to her PhD thesis (women’s religious patronage in Reformation England), in the United Kingdom, and gain access to leading academics.
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Making ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ possible for students despite financial difficulty

When Kaviya’s dad unexpectedly had to move overseas to look after an ill family member, she knew that money would be tight with her mum only able to work part-time.
The Terry Farquharson Medical Scholarship was the lifeline she needed to study at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, and become a doctor.
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Former scholarship recipient passing opportunity forward

Alastair McEwin was born deaf. He was also, it seems, born to lead.
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Inaugural Emiritus Professor George Rogers AO supplementary scholarship awarded
Timothy Allen received the inaugural Emeritus Professor George Rogers Supplementary Scholarship. The scholarship is the result of a generous $150,000 donation made to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in 2017 by an anonymous donor.
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Agriculture Scholarship to fund a bright future for Emma

In 2013, Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences student Emma Goode was working three jobs, commuting more than three hours each day and considering dropping out of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ when she became the fortunate recipient of the Trevor Dillon Agronomic Roseworthy Study Scholarship.
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Kate Obst: 2018 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship Scholar, one year on
One year after being awarded the prestigious Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship, one of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s 2018 Future Leaders reflect on the past 12 months, what it means to be a leader and the value of the Westpac 100 Scholars Network.
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