When you receive a CEF scholarship or grant, you automatically become a member of the CEF alumni family. Alumni membership is free and opens up a range of benefits from mentoring and networking opportunities to speaker events.
In 2020 we are set to do it again…this year due to COVID-19, online!
With our sponsors Alinta Energy on board again this year, we will be holding an online awards and networking evening!
Even though it cannot be in person, the virtual event will still allow you to meet fellow CEF alumni, catch up with CEF staff and volunteers and celebrate the achievements of amazing rural and regional people, just like you!
We are also looking for nominations. Do you know a CEF grant recipient past or present, that deserves recognition for the great things they are doing? Or maybe they have done some amazing things deserving a great round of applause? Are they a force to be reckoned with? If so, please take just a couple of minutes to fill out the short form below by 11th October 2020.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to select a category, just nominate a recipient and we will do the rest!
CEF Rising Star
A current student (first or second year of study) with a bright future and demonstrated commitment to achieving their goals.
CEF Launching Star
A current student (third year of study or above) with a bright future and demonstrated commitment to achieving their goals.
CEF Young Achiever
A recent graduate with determination and talent, resulting in early career accomplishments in their field of choice.
CEF Community Alumni Champion
A recipient who has taken their knowledge back to a regional area to share and inspire, and who fosters further education.
CEF Alumnus of the Year
A past recipient (can be a graduate from any of our past years) who has achieved on a regional, national or international stage, showing excellence in character and leadership and demonstrating high achievement.
Connect, network and benefit!
Please join your CEF Alumni group here.
This private group is for you!
Meet and connect with your fellow CEF supported regional and rural students and graduates from around Australia.
It is also a great space to network, get advice, celebrate success, share stories and find out about opportunities and events throughout the year.
Chris Mercer – Country Education Foundation Alumni Ambassador – invites you to connect with your fellow current students and graduates across Australia!
Since our inception over 26 years ago, we have helped over 6000 rural and regional students with nearly $12 million to achieve their education ambitions.
Our alumni are now working across the range of sectors including the professions, industry, government and as community leaders. All share an understanding of the importance of education and the desire to give back to their communities.
When you receive a CEF scholarship or grant, you automatically become a member of the CEF alumni family. Alumni membership is free and opens up a range of benefits from mentoring and networking opportunities to speaker events.
If you are a CEF alumni, please 'Connect Now' via the link below. Together, we can help inspire the next generation of the CEF family. We look forward to hearing from you!
If you have any questions or a great story to tell get in touch:
[email protected] or call 1300 652 144
As promised, we will be starting to offer some alumni benefits this year! As this is a very new idea, at the moment we are calling for expressions of interest for various programs and initiatives. Be sure to have a read below and register your interest and, if you have any ideas we would love to hear them!
Are you keen to meet some of your fellow CEF alum? Click on the button below to register your interest. If there are enough takers, we can't wait to put in an after work event for you with some drinks and nibbles, and a great guest speaker. You will be able to mingle with fellow professionals, CEF alumni and members of the CEF board and staff to see what hints and tips you can come away with to take your career to the next level.
Get Networking
For ag scientist Anna Ingold, help from CEF has made all the difference. “It inspired me to be ambitious, created a supportive network and opened doors,” she says.
In 2010, CEF offered Anna a small grant that enabled the then 18-year-old to move from her home town of Cootamundra in southern NSW to Wagga Wagga to study Agricultural Science. The grant was made through CEF’s local foundation at Cootamundra, whose community-based members recognised Anna’s potential.
After being awarded her degree, Anna is now back in Cootamundra and working to give something back to the community that put its faith in her.
“CEF offers so many opportunities outside of the monetary benefits, it offers a network of support and a community who has your back. I’m proud to be part of the CEF alumni family.”
Anna Ingold, CEF Alumnus – Cootamundra 2010
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