Scholarships & bursaries

Total funding pool: $3,000

Value per scholarship: $1,000 

Eligibility: You must have a home address within the Murrumbidgee Local Government Area (ie, Council area) and be studying at a tertiary institution within the year you are applying. This includes university, TAFE and other recognised tertiary education providers. 

More information: Sue Mitchell, Murrumbidgee Council, T: 1300 676 243.

Recipients

2024 - Tiarna Burke, Zavier Cadorin and Olivia Whelan

2023 - Abbey A’Vard, Ally Barlow, Jessica Bellato, Sally Foster, Nathan Hodgson, Julie Schubert and Aisha Tomkinson

2022 - Carissa Bellato, Riley Belling, Austin Mauger, Alex A’Vard, Thomas Gill, Danielle Mannes and Phoebe White

2021 - Dharian Causon, Jonathan Foster, Olivia Mauger and Millie Rossato

2020 - Danielle Mannes, Anna Pinnuck and Claire Robb

2019 - Anthony Toscan, Isabella Catena, Lauren Knight, Sophie Chauncy, Thomas Mannes

2018 - Alysha Knight, Emma Teusner, Harrison Curtin, Joshua Fattore

2017 - Alysha Knight, Cindy Brown, Luke Wilson

We are proud to sponsor the annual Charles Sturt University Foundation Scholarship.

Total funding pool: $4,000

Amount per scholarship: Up to $4,000

Eligibility: the scholarship is only open to students who reside within the Murrumbidgee Council Local Government Area. It is open to commencing and continuing students who are studying full-time with Charles Sturt University, however, preference is given to commencing students.

This scholarship is open from approximately November to February.

Scholarship recipients

2023 - Zavier Cadorin

2022 - Aisha Tomkinson

2021 - Josie Moore

2020 - Joint recipients: Jayden Wensing and Zachary Leach-Deahm

We proudly offer the Sir John Monash Bursary in September/October each year in recognition of the incredible contribution Jerilderie's most famous son made on the national and world scale. 

Total funding pool: $2,000

Total bursary amount: $2,000

Eligibility: entry in this essay is open to residents of the Murrumbidgee Council area who are entering post-secondary education through university, college, TAFE, or an approved course of formal training with a Registered Training Organisation, ie apprentices, trainees and adult education.  

Can be used to:  assist with personal costs associated with course expenses. 

Past recipients

2023 --

2022 - James Clarke

2021 - Austin Mauger

2020 - Simon Toscan

2019 - Grace Leeds

2018 - Zac Barlow

2017 - -

2016 - Alysha Knight

2015 - Lachie Leeds