Lucindale Area School student Lacey Grist has been awarded a Harding Miller Education Foundation’s four-year academic scholarship.
Valued at more than $20,000 the scholarship provides high-achieving young Australian women experiencing hardship with tools, resources, and support to help them reach their full potential and build pathways to tertiary education and fulfilling careers.
Lacey said the scholarship would assist her in reaching her full potential for high school and university.
“My goal is to make it out into the agricultural business,” she said.
“I would mainly like to focus on the cattle side of things as I have grown up and loved cattle.
“I would like to work at a cattle station and do what I love while meeting new people.”
Each scholarship recipient receives a new laptop, high-speed internet, face-to-face and online tutoring, online homework assistance, prepaid expense cards to cover school essentials such as textbooks and excursions, as well as study skills resources and a personal coach to guide them over the four years of the scholarship.
Lacey said she was honoured and grateful for the opportunity.
“This opportunity will not only assist me in achieving my educational aspirations but also reinforce my belief in the power of community support,” she said.
“I believe that education empowers individuals to achieve their dreams and uplift their communities.
“This scholarship will acknowledge the hard work I’ve put into my studies and personal development.”
Harding Miller Education Foundation chief operations officer Caroline Hill said the foundation was proud to be providing vital support to help promising young girls reach their full potential.
“We are so pleased to announce Lacey as one of the scholarship recipients for 2024,” she said.
“Our scholarship recipients are bright, talented, and engaged but don’t currently have the resources they need to make the most of their educational opportunities.
“The scholarship provides them with tangible items and practical things that give these young women a hand to complete their high-school education and take advantage of tertiary opportunities.
Ms hill encouraged other local girls to think about applying for the 2025 scholarship round.
Applications for scholarships for 2025 will open from July 15 to September 18.
For more information visit hardingmillereducationfoundation.org.au
