Increase in Scholarship
The East Gippsland Education Trust has announced it will increase the amount and number of scholarships from next year.
Established in 2011 in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Sale, the Wellington and East Gippsland Shires and the community, the trust offers a bursary to local students who gain a place to study MBBS with Monash.
There have been four recipients so far, including Emily Mogridge this year, with the $1,000 used to assist with relocation, text books and the accommodation expenses experienced by rural students.
Now it has been decided to increase the amount of the Scholarship in 2014 from $1,000 to $5,000, with three scholarships available to qualifying students.
East Gippsland Regional Clinical School is justifiably proud of the work that has been done so far to assist local students in their endeavours to pursue a medical career.
As part of the commitment to the local community and secondary school students, the Year 3B group will attend Sale secondary college and speak with students from four secondary colleges about the UMAT and pathways to tertiary health education.
Emily Mogridge, the 2013 recipient of the East Gippsland Education Trust Scholarship, which will be increased next year.