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Budding scientist receives new scholarship
A Glass House Mountains 17-year-old aiming to work in medical research has received the University of the Sunshine Coast’s first Jalarema Indigenous Scholarship.
Dylan Shaw this week started her Bachelor of Biomedical Science at the Sippy Downs campus after receiving the new 2011 undergraduate scholarship, worth $6,000 over three years.
It is awarded to an Indigenous student to recognise and encourage high academic endeavour, with preference for the fields of health care or teaching.
Dylan, who was Indigenous Student Council president at Beerwah State High School before she graduated last year, said she was excited to be attending USC.
“I’ve always wanted to go to uni and USC has a good atmosphere, more laidback than Brisbane,” she said.
“The scholarship will make it easier for me to support myself while studying. I’ve already bought a laptop and textbooks.”
Dylan discovered a love for science in high school.
“I got good marks in biology and at first I wanted to work in crime forensics but now I want to work in hospitals, doing clinical trials and research,” she said.
Dylan was among 67 students who gained scholarships, ranging in value from $3,500 to $12,000, at last week’s USC Undergraduate Scholarships Presentation Ceremony.
– Julie Gatehouse