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CEF Student Stories
Our impact in their words. Watch and learn how CEF makes a difference in the…
CAANZ–CEF Scholarship Accounts for Study Costs for Logan
August 30, 2024
CAANZ–CEF Scholarship Accounts for Study Costs for Logan
For 2024 CAANZ–CEF Scholarship recipient, Logan Haslam, the transition from high school to university has…
St Andrew’s scholarships unlock a strong community for regional youth
The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF), alongside their longtime partner, St Andrew’s College, is…
Dunmore Lang College – CEF Scholarship Makes Law Degree Possible for Pria
For CEF Griffith law student, Pria Cerato, her Dunmore Lang College – CEF scholarship provided…
Findex Scholarships help CEF students get down to business
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and Findex Community Fund are excited to announce its…
How CEF is helping Jada Hogg fulfill her dreams
June 12, 2024
How CEF is helping Jada Hogg fulfill her dreams
Menindee is a small town in far west New South Wales, with a population of…
ICMS Scholarship Ignites International Dreams for Isabella Webster
For Isabella Webster, the idea of starting full time studies in event management in Sydney…
CEF Helps Chelsea Stevenson Give Cost-Of-Living The Boot
February 29, 2024
CEF Helps Chelsea Stevenson Give Cost-Of-Living The Boot
Country Education of Australia (CEF) is aiming to help hundreds of rural and regional youth…
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: Dunmore Lang College
September 9, 2023
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: Dunmore Lang College
Dunmore Lang College (DLC) has put its hand up to help country students studying at…
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: St Andrews College
September 2, 2023
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: St Andrews College
UPDATE JANUARY 2024 The recent statistics outlined below show that the cost of living crisis…
Riley Menzel Zaps Study Costs with VERTO Scholarship
August 10, 2023
Riley Menzel Zaps Study Costs with VERTO Scholarship
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and VERTO are excited to announce six scholarship recipients…
Lachlan Riley Accounts for CAANZ Scholarship
July 31, 2023
Lachlan Riley Accounts for CAANZ Scholarship
Gilgandra’s Lachlan Riley has been awarded the 2023 Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand…
Matthew Ready to Dig In After Gap Year
July 24, 2023
Matthew Ready to Dig In After Gap Year
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and MH Premium Farms are excited to announce their…
Scholarships ‘Tilt’ Regional Students in the Right Direction
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and Tilt Renewables are excited to announce 7 x…
Claire a Voice for Diversity
June 1, 2023
Claire a Voice for Diversity
Living, working and studying in a regional community, Claire Miller is a bright young Indigenous…
Cooper is on a Mission to Make A Difference
March 2, 2023
Cooper is on a Mission to Make A Difference
As soon as he was notified of receiving a scholarship, Cooper made contact with us…
Broken Hill Scholarships Make a Difference
July 18, 2022
Broken Hill Scholarships Make a Difference
Students at Broken Hill High School and Willyama High School are being invited to apply…
By George, Millie’s Got It
July 18, 2022
By George, Millie’s Got It
When you speak with Millie, it is impossible not to be lifted by her genuine…
Tamazyn Training to Make Change
July 6, 2022
Tamazyn Training to Make Change
When a young student identifies one of their favourite pastimes as helping the community –…
Five Years of Audi Foundation Provides 39 Scholarships for Regional Youth
4th May 2022 MEDIA RELEASE (For immediate release)Since inception, Audi Foundation has partnered with Country…
Genetics Key for Karlee
March 7, 2022
Genetics Key for Karlee
As an organisation, CEF is committed to achieving educational equality for our rural and regional…
There’s more to Axel than Academics
October 29, 2021
There’s more to Axel than Academics
Axel Nurdin from Ulladulla, a small town in the Shoalhaven region of the NSW South…
Cody Launches Into Study After School
October 28, 2021
Cody Launches Into Study After School
We first introduced you to Cody Logan from Orange NSW in May this year as…
Meagan, Machines and Mechatronics
July 12, 2021
Meagan, Machines and Mechatronics
‘I’m really a nerd at heart.’ From North-West NSW, Meagan Dampney’s interest in engineering began…
Jonty is a Numbers Man
June 21, 2021
Jonty is a Numbers Man
Numbers and finance are not everyone’s cup of tea, but for CEF grant and scholarship…
Chelsea is the Pick of the Crop
May 31, 2021
Chelsea is the Pick of the Crop
CEF has partnered with MH Premium Farms to offer one scholarship to a CEF student…
Opals and CEF Pay Dividends For Oscar
May 31, 2021
Opals and CEF Pay Dividends For Oscar
“I’m just a country kid trying to have a go in the city and would…
Cody faces challenges with comedy, commitment and courage
Cody Logan from Orange NSW is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of…
Audi Foundation and CEF create meaningful change for scholarship recipients
Audi Centre Orange General Sales Manager Jackson Robbins and CEF Chief Executive Officer Juliet Petersen.…
The numbers add up for continued partnership with Findex Community Fund
Date: 28th April 2021 MEDIA RELEASECountry Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is pleased to announce…
Family Foundations continue critical support for Broken Hill students
Date: 15 April 2021 MEDIA RELEASE Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) is continuing its…
Charlotte is living her best college life
March 29, 2021
Charlotte is living her best college life
Like many CEF supported students, Charlotte grew up on the family farm. In her case,…
Louisa ‘over the moon’ about her Dunmore Lang-CEF Scholarship
The Dunmore Lang College at Macquarie University and CEF Partnership, now in its second year,…
Scholarships help Emily tackle the big smoke
August 31, 2020
Scholarships help Emily tackle the big smoke
EMILY WOODING Local Foundation: CEF Orange & Districts Institution: University of Sydney Studying: Bachelor of…
Ben’s Big Heart
June 15, 2020
Ben’s Big Heart
THE BASICS ABOUT BEN LOCAL CEF FOUNDATION: Country Education Foundation of Orange & Districts SCHOLARSHIP:…
COVID-19: how it affected our rural students, in their words
Moving back home. Social distancing. Part-time jobs lost. For our students, a lot has changed…
Introducing Tayla Solomon….
September 4, 2019
Introducing Tayla Solomon….
In 2016, Tayla Solomon received the McLean Foundation University Scholarship, that for more than a…
The sky’s no limit for Clayton
June 4, 2019
The sky’s no limit for Clayton
For most of us, aerospace engineering is only for the movies. But for Gunnedah’s Clayton…
May 17, 2019
Cooper’s Story Of Where Ambition Leads…
Cooper Lawson from Tibooburra in Far West NSW had a dream and was not going…
Eureka! Broken Hill brothers make most of huge opportunities
September 15, 2017
Eureka! Broken Hill brothers make most of huge opportunities
Broken Hill brothers – Alex and Clayton Rowbotham – are well on their way to…
Sarah’s sums breaking down barriers
August 17, 2017
Sarah’s sums breaking down barriers
Sarah’s on her way thanks to support from the Country Education Foundation (CEF). Growing up…
Student Stories – Isabella De Francheschi
May 18, 2017
Student Stories – Isabella De Francheschi
“I know without this scholarship I might not have actually been able to afford to…
Laura’s Engineering a Bright Future
November 15, 2016
Laura’s Engineering a Bright Future
Laura Taylor isn’t worried boys outnumber her four to one in her engineering classes at…
St Andrew’s Students in the Spotlight
May 31, 2016
St Andrew’s Students in the Spotlight
Sarah Marcon has been awarded a 2016 Country Education Foundation St Andrew's Scholarship.The Country Education…
Jamin’s Trading Up
May 31, 2016
Jamin’s Trading Up
Jamin White from Cootamundra is on his way to becoming a heavy vehicle mechanic with…
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