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Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship Appeal 2009

The Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship was created to support financially or educationally disadvantaged Indigenous Australians enrolled in a UniSA degree who have a strong will to succeed and are active in their community. In fact, it is specifically designed to support and encourage students who are already on the path to becoming role models or leaders in the community. To date we have raised over $155,000 through the generosity of our donors, however we need your help to continue to raise funds so the scholarship can be offered indefinitely.

Gavin Wanganeen playing for Port Power

“Please help support this scholarship and give someone with real potential that little extra support they need to achieve their academic goals” Gavin Wanganeen.

 

Help Gavin kick goals - make a donation now!   Gavin Wanganeen Donation Form  (PDF 32kb – download Adobe Acrobat)

 



Important messages from past scholars

Hear Nathan Agius, the 2008 Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous scholar, explaining the impact that receiving the scholarship has had for him, by clicking on the video below.



Read about our Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous scholars. Five years on and five recipients later, we are increasingly delighted, as we get to know them well, that the scholarship is, indeed, having a very positive impact on their lives and the lives of those around them.

Help keep this scholarship running indefinitely

Funds for the Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship have been raised through generous support of both individual donors and corporate sponsorship.The scholarships are secure until 2012, but we  need your support to enable us to offer this important program beyond that date. Make a tax deductible gift to the Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship today.

Among the many thoughtful donors, distinguished author and long-standing friend of UniSA, Dr Christobel Mattingley AM, has backed the Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship by donating all proceeds from the sales of the hardback edition of Survival in Our Own Land. Read more about this offer.

See Dr Christobel Mattingley, AM talk about her inspiration to donate to the Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship.


Help Gavin kick goals for education......donate now!

You can make a gift to the Gavin Wanganeen Scholarship by printing the 2009 Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship brochure or the Gavin Wanganeen Donation Form  (PDF 32kb – download Adobe Acrobat)

You can also make your gift by phoning +61 (8) 8302 0974 with your credit card details. 

Gifts made in Australia are tax deductible as the University of South Australia qualifies as a tax exempt organisation under section 78 of the Income Tax Assessment Act. The University accepts the following:

For further details please contact:

Helen Black
Development Coordinator (Fundraising)
University of South Australia

Tel. : +61 8 8302 0974
Email : helen.black@unisa.edu.au

Scholarship details

The Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship is open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who are enrolled in any undergraduate program at UniSA. Recipients are chosen from candidates who are financially or educationally disadvantaged, who can show that they have the will to succeed and who actively participate in community activity.

The scholarship, valued at $5,000 per annum, is available for each year of the recipient's undergraduate program at UniSA (3 or 4 years). Since its inception in 2005, five scholarships have been awarded to worthy students. The latest recipient, Wendy Barth, received her award at the Scholarships and Grants Ceremony in May 2009.

A little background on Gavin Wanganeen

Gavin Wanganeen is the first Aboriginal to receive an AFL life membership for playing 300 official matches. He is also a premiership star, Brownlow medallist, five-time All Australian and Best-and-Fairest winner with Port Adelaide Football Club. Gavin is a role model and representative for Indigenous youth in Australia and UniSA is the first university in Australia to identify a commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in its charter.

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