Student Ambassador Profiles
AURORA
INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS
INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR
2016
An invaluable opportunity to travel with a group of like-minded students, visit universities and
meet with academics, administrators and current postgraduate students in your field of study
at some of the world’s leading universities
Name: Hayley Barrington
Year: 2nd
Degree: Arts/Law
Hometown: Wreck Bay
Favourite thing about NG: The community
atmosphere
Why did you want to be an ambassador: to
influence and mentor the younger generation
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN – closing 3 June 2016
“The Aurora Scholars Study Tour was a life altering experience. ...After having numerous
meetings across a range of world class universities, it became clear to me that I am competitive
enough to be accepted into a university such as Harvard or Cambridge.”
Michael Bryden, 2013 Study Tour participant and current Roberta Sykes PhD Scholar at the University of Cambridge
For more information please visit The Aspiration Initiative Website or contact The Scholarships Team (02) 9310 8402
Name: Lucinda Stewart
Year: 5th
Degree: Arts/Law
Hometown: Nowra
Favourite thing about NG: well my favourite thing
is the family they’ve created here
Why did you want to be an ambassador: The
opportunity to speak to students that were in the
same situation I was, not knowing about uni or
opportunities, and also to play the role of giving
back to community.
Name: Lana Griffiths
Year: 3rd
Degree: Social Work
Hometown: Coffs Harbour
Favourite thing about NG: The amount of
support we get
Why did you want to be an ambassador:
To encourage other kids to come to uni and to be
the support that I wish I had at that age
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