Scholarships Giving Needy a Chance at Footy Dreams

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)

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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.