SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT

Scholarships Giving Needy a Chance at Footy Dreams

Jim Stynes
Source: SBS

Helping young people make their dreams a reality is at the heart of a scholarship program named after a star of Australian Rules football, the late Jim Stynes. Image: A statue of Jim Stynes at the MCG (AAP)


Published

Updated

By G. Dyett, A. Violata

Source: SBS



Skip to podcast episode content

Helping young people make their dreams a reality is at the heart of a scholarship program named after a star of Australian Rules football, the late Jim Stynes. Image: A statue of Jim Stynes at the MCG (AAP)


The scholarships, worth up to 20-thousand dollars, are awarded to people from multicultural, Indigenous and socially isolated backgrounds between ages 15 and 19.

 

Last week, 37 individuals and 14 projects were awarded scholarships at a function at the home of AFL football, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

 

 

 


Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Filipino

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS News in Filipino

Watch it onDemand

Stream now