PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR HAWKESBURY STUDENT

15 January 2021

Federal Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman has congratulated a Hawkesbury university student who has been awarded a prestigious international scholarship by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

 

Liam Holt of North Richmond has been awarded DFAT’s New Colombo Plan Scholarship for 2021, which aims to increase Australian knowledge of the Indo-Pacific by supporting local undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region.

 

“Liam is studying a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at Macquarie University, and this scholarship will allow him to head to Nepal to further his knowledge,” Ms Templeman said.

 

“He intends to study Legal Practice at Kathmandu School of Law, as well as complete internships with the Nepalese Ministry of Labor, Employ

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