Did you know the Country Women’s Association of NSW administers a series of education grants that are open to various people within the community, not just CWA members?

School students, nurses, emerging performance artists, carers and medical students could find that there’s a grant for which they’re eligible to apply, ranging from a few hundred dollars to $3000 bush bursaries for medical students.

For example, funds are available to assist:

  • a boy or girl with their secondary or tertiary education
  • country children wishing to pursue a career in the performing arts
  • a registered nurse seeking to upskill in palliative care
  • a medical student with costs associated with their studies plus a two-week placement in country NSW during university holidays.

Further, there are other grants which apply to the children/grandchildren of CWA members. Applications for all the grants are invited statewide. So, if you, or someone you know is a member of the CWA in another part of NSW, they or their family member may be eligible to apply for other education grants not noted here.

“We would love to have a state grant awarded to a local,” says CWA Orange Branch President, Deborah Marr. “But, you’ve got to be in it to win it.”

Applications are now open and close on September 30. You can learn more about all the grants at: www.cwaofnsw.org.au/Web/Web/About/Education-Grants.aspx

CWA Orange Branch meets on the first Thursday of the month at 5.30 pm at the CWA Hall Robertson Park corner of Byng Street and Lords Place, Orange. Visitors welcome.