Sir Charles Bright Scholarship Fund

The Sir Charles Bright Scholarship was established in 1985 in the memory of Sir Charles Bright, a former judge of the Supreme Court, Chancellor of Flinders University and Chairman of the Committee into the rights of the disabled.

The Scholarships are awarded to disabled persons undertaking post secondary education, whether at University, TAFE or other recognised educational institutions.

Scholarships of $1,000 are presented annually.

The Sir Charles Bright Scholarship is administered by a Board of Trustees.

To date the Trustees have granted over 100 Scholarships to applicants in various areas of post secondary education and with various disabilities, including - hearing impaired, vision impaired and paraplegics.

Priority is given to applicants who have not previously received support from this fund. Applicants must be residents of South Australia.

All enquiries to:

Rosemary Penn, 171 North East Road,
Manningham, SA, 5086
Telephone: 08 8261 6171

(Messages left on answering machine should include name, address and telephone number)

Closing date for applications is December 24th each year.

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS PLUS FOUR COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS

Fax one copy to 08 8231 1764.

Applications should not be submitted before
December 1st.

All applicants will be acknowledged.

Trustees will shortlist applicants for interviews in February.

Note:

Clients of C.A.S. may be eligible for the Kate Skipper Scholarship. Forms are available from Community Access Services SA,
100 Woodville Road, Woodville, SA, 5011.

Sir Charles Bright Scholarship Trust