WELCOME TO OUR 
JUNE NEWS

Following the successful launch of the partnership between the MCC Foundation and the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund, we are pleased to have awarded our first scholarship for 2021. With scholarships now open, we encourage students who will be competing in state or national competitions to apply. 

In other recent news, the SESF has welcomed Lauren Streifer to the SESF Board. 

For all SESF news, and to find out how you can get involved visit sesf.org.au.

SESF Scholarships are OPEN!

The SESF has supported many students since its commencement in 2012, with the number of scholarships on offer growing year on year. The Fund serves to remove financial and emotional barriers, preventing young Victorian students from low socio-economic, Indigenous or rural and regional backgrounds to play and represent their state or country. 

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Hayley Letts Awarded First SESF+MCC Scholarship

Congratulations to Hayley Letts, the first SESF+MCC Foundation Scholarship recipient for 2021. The scholarship willl support Hayley's participation in the 2021 Australian Junior Basketball Championships. 

Spotlight on Hayley Letts

Scholarship Summary
School: Rowville Secondary College 
Sport: Basketball
Championship Details: Australian Junior Basketball Championships
Venue: Warwick, Western Australia

15-year-old Hayley is in Year 10 at Rowville Secondary College, and has impressed as a Forward in recent seasons for her club side, the Melbourne Tigers in the Victorian Junior Basketball League and in the Basketball Victoria State Development Program.

The Australian Junior Basketball Championships are set to take place in July in Perth, Western Australia and are a welcome return for junior basketballers all over the country after the majority of basketball in 2020 was restricted to backyards.

The SESF and The MCC Foundation will provide a grant of $1,000 to Letts and her family, to assist in covering the costs of travel, uniform and levies as part of representing Victoria at these championships.

“A big thank you to the MCC Foundation and the SESF. We are so grateful for your grant, it will be such a huge help in getting Hayley to compete in Perth.” (Hayley’s mum)

Through our great partnership with the MCC Foundation, The Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund is awarding 120 scholarships to young sport people over the next 2 years.

SESF Alumni - Where Are They Now?

Bec Henderson

Master of Ceremonies Bec Henderson at our recent MCC Foundation + SESF Scholarship Partnership Launch

“It was a fantastic opportunity to be able to MC the partnership launch between the MCC Foundation and SESF. It was really exciting for myself, and other current and past scholarship holders, to be involved and get to experience the beauty of the MCG, as well as learning about some of the other great initiatives the MCC Foundation is working on." 

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The SESF Board Warmly Welcomes Lauren Streifer

We are pleased to announce Lauren’s appointment to the SESF Board in a non-executive role. Lauren brings extensive leadership, strategy and stakeholder engagement experience. She is the Founder & CEO of Streifer & Co – A global CEO advisory firm. 

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SESF SUPPORTERS

Thank you to the ongoing support of all the SESF contributors including statutory, commercial, sporting organisations and private contributors.

We look forward to continuing to provide scholarships in 2021.