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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…
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…
Sancta is the home away from home regional young women need
For Country Education Foundation of Australia student, Bridget Ritter, needing to relocate 700km from Collarenebri…
Audi Foundation and CEF continue to drive for student success
Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) and longstanding partner, Audi Foundation are excited to announce…
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…
CEF Announces CEF Extra Scholarships for 2024
October 25, 2023
CEF Announces CEF Extra Scholarships for 2024
You might notice we have had a brand refresh for our national Scholarships program. Rest…
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: ICMS
September 24, 2023
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: ICMS
The International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) is making it much more “manageable” for country…
Helping Country Youth Kick Accommodation Costs to the Curb Series: St Martin’s
St Martin’s College is making it much easier for country students to study at Charles…
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…
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…
More Than Your ATAR: Scholarship Success at your Fingertips
August 26, 2021
More Than Your ATAR: Scholarship Success at your Fingertips
There’s a scholarship for everyone and everything – you and your career dreams included! Don’t…
More Than Your ATAR: Distance Study Options
August 5, 2021
More Than Your ATAR: Distance Study Options
Just because you can’t make it to a classroom every day doesn’t mean you can't…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
Picture Perfect town where community is key
October 27, 2020
Picture Perfect town where community is key
On Friday 9th October, CEF national office staff members Lisa Carrick and Nicole Wright headed…
COVID can’t stop student progress thanks to the Audi Foundation
October 2, 2020
COVID can’t stop student progress thanks to the Audi Foundation
For the last fours year, Audi Foundation has partnered with Country Education Foundation of Australia…
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…
Matthew keen to make good on return to regional Australia
August 3, 2020
Matthew keen to make good on return to regional Australia
Growing up on his family’s black angus and fine merino farm in Harden was the…
Supporting youth in a town like Alice
July 6, 2020
Supporting youth in a town like Alice
The impact of isolation and distance on rural and regional Australians is no more evident…
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:…
Studying remotely no barrier to Abir’s dream
May 7, 2020
Studying remotely no barrier to Abir’s dream
In his first year of a Bachelor of Science at The University of Melbourne, with…
December 17, 2019
Our students – in their words
Hear from Jack (Blackall-Tambo) and Georgie (Namoi) explaining what receiving a CEF grant meant for…
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…
Amanda designs her future with the help of CEF
July 12, 2018
Amanda designs her future with the help of CEF
Back in 2010, sick in Yass hospital with glandular fever, Amanda Strickland received a recommendation…
2018 McLean Scholarship winner announced
January 29, 2018
2018 McLean Scholarship winner announced
Broken Hill student awarded 2018 McLean Scholarship by Country Education Foundation The Country Education Foundation…
Determined, ambitious, strong: Ashley takes charge of her future
November 21, 2017
Determined, ambitious, strong: Ashley takes charge of her future
For 21-year-old Ashley Nielsen the $3000 grant from Great Lakes Education Fund, a CEF local…
Medical aspirations open up for Jacob despite isolating start
November 20, 2017
Medical aspirations open up for Jacob despite isolating start
Isolation and distance have been a huge hurdle for one of Country Education Foundation of…
New foundations increasing CEF’s impact on rural and regional youth
November 15, 2017
New foundations increasing CEF’s impact on rural and regional youth
This past year CEF has been lucky enough to welcome three new local foundations -…
2018 Scholarships Guide a one-stop-resource for school leavers
September 25, 2017
2018 Scholarships Guide a one-stop-resource for school leavers
MEDIA RELEASE The Country Education Foundation (CEF) has launched a new online Scholarships Guide today,…
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…
Broken Hill brothers make most of generous scholarships
August 30, 2017
Broken Hill brothers make most of generous scholarships
Broken Hill brothers – Alex and Clayton Rowbotham – are well on their way to…
Chris’ dreams come true on centre stage
August 17, 2017
Chris’ dreams come true on centre stage
Chris Mercer has seen the world thanks to help from the Country Education Foundation of…
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…
Country Education Foundation in Outback Magazine
January 3, 2017
Country Education Foundation in Outback Magazine
CEF local grant recipient Megan Hayes is on her way to becoming a psychologist. The…
Tia’s Flying High with Support from her Local CEF
September 19, 2016
Tia’s Flying High with Support from her Local CEF
Terry Witchard and Bonnie Hillsley from local CEF the Macleay Valley Education Fund with scholarship…
Support Sets Ruby up for Study Success
September 15, 2016
Support Sets Ruby up for Study Success
Psychology student Ruby Lay is off to a great start at university thanks to a…
The Right Fit for Isaac
September 15, 2016
The Right Fit for Isaac
Isaac Austin from Merriwa, NSW, is now in his second year of a fitter machinist…
The Sky’s the Limit with a Scholarship
September 15, 2016
The Sky’s the Limit with a Scholarship
Future educator Alex Rowbotham knows firsthand what a difference scholarships make to a rural student's…
Anna’s Bouyed by Success
May 31, 2016
Anna’s Bouyed by Success
Above: Former CEF grant recipient Anna Boyes has returned to rural Queensland to teach and…
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