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Four students
from South Australia will receive up to $9000 each to
help them complete their tertiary education, Minister
for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence
Personnel Alan Griffin announced today. Mr
Griffin said the Long Tan Bursary Scheme aims to help
dedicated students achieve their long-term education
goals by easing the financial cost of tertiary study.
“These
students have proven their strength of character and
commitment to pursuing professional careers and I am
pleased the Australian Government has been able to support
them in reaching their goals,” Mr Griffin said.
The Long
Tan Bursary Scheme recognises that children of Vietnam
veterans can face health and wellbeing challenges due
to their parent’s service and aims to relieve these
students of some financial burden so they can concentrate
on completing their studies successfully.
Long Tan
Bursaries totalling $504,000 will be presented to 56
Australian students this year. More than 300 sons and
daughters of Vietnam veterans have benefitted from the
bursary scheme since it was introduced in 2000.
The Australian
Government is also seeking to lift the aspirations of
students who would previously never have considered
university through the introduction of two scholarships
within the 2009–10 Budget.
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