\u201cI was adjusting to moving away from my family, studying at university and being independent. Finance was an additional stress to all that,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I learned I\u2019d been awarded the scholarship, it was like a weight off my shoulders. And knowing there\u2019d be a consistent payment every semester was very reassuring.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scholarship was a blessing for Thorp almost immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my first semester my laptop broke, but the scholarship funds allowed me to quickly buy a new one and continue to study.\u201d<\/p>\n
And continue she did. Her first-year grades were so high that she was awarded a second scholarship \u00adas a reward for her high grades.<\/p>\n
Together, the two scholarships have enabled Thorp to participate in work experience programs in WA and abroad.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery opportunity you take opens doors. I had the opportunity to do field work in Broome and I felt very at home there.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is something magical about red dirt and different communities. I have a special spot in my heart for rural Australia and know these communities are in need of ongoing support.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s now looking forward to working with individuals and communities in rural and remote WA, and she encourages others to follow her lead and apply for a scholarship.<\/p>\n \u201cCurtin has a fantastic scholarships program. People might not realise the range of scholarships available. The application takes a bit of effort, but the benefits are life-changing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ellecha’s first scholarship helped make university possible. Her second was reward for her high grades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":8248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-8247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-and-global-community"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"Scholarship applications for 2022 are now open","content":"![\"Curtin](\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ellecha-2.jpg\")