Macquarie University & the Country Education Foundation of Australia Education Partnership
The Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEFA) is a national not for profit organisation that helps rural communities establish local education foundations. These local education foundations are members of CEFA and raise funds to provide financial assistance to local youth to assist them achieve their post high school education and vocation goals. To apply for financial assistance applicants must live or attend high school in a community that has a local education foundation. To find a current listing of member communities, visit the CEFA website www.cef.org.au Contact details of each local education foundation are listed on this website.
Macquarie University is committed to ensuring as many rural youth as possible have the opportunity of a tertiary education. As part of this commitment, in 2007 Macquarie University became a CEFA Education Partner.
This partnership means that CEFA recipients (someone who has received financial assistance from a CEFA education foundation community) who attend the Macquarie University as a full time undergraduate student will receive additional financial assistance from the University, with preference given to first year students. The value of this grant is determined by how many students CEFA has attending Macquarie University in any one year. Typically grants can be worth between $250 and $2,000.
For more information, please contact CEFA directly on 1300 652 144 or email info@cef.org.au