Fr F.V. Hefferan Bursary and Awards

The Executive Committee for the Fr F.V. Hefferan Bursary & Awards wish to advise the 2024 round for applications will be a fallow year.  The 2025 round will be promoted in September 2024 with applications opening in November 2024.
The family of the late Rev Fr Francis Hefferan (Parish Priest of Nambour Catholic Church) set up a Benevolent Fund over two decades ago, specifically to reward young people for outstanding efforts in academia, the arts or other innovative pursuits and to encourage them to achieve their goals.

The Fund Committee that administers the Bursaries and Awards comprises representatives of community, schools and St Joseph's Parish.
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Young people, between the ages of 15 and 25 years, throughout the Sunshine Coast are invited to apply for cash Bursaries and Awards.

Please encourage the young people who are high achievers in their fields of expertise to apply. The Committee would be grateful if you would contact any outstanding students who graduated in previous years, and may have moved on to further studies/achievements in their fields of excellence.

Applications forms and all relevant information are available via the links on this page. 

An application form and information page can also be emailed on request from St Joseph's Parish Office at [email protected].

2023 was the 22nd year of these Bursaries and Awards during which time $159,300 has been distributed to 183 young people to acknowledge outstanding effort in pursuits as diverse as weight lifting, music, theatre and academic excellence.

The Executive Committee for the Fr F.V. Hefferan Bursary & Awards wish to advise the 2024 round for applications will be a fallow year.  The 2025 round will be promoted in September 2024 with applications opening in November 2024.

For any further questions please contact the Parish office on 07 5441 1034 or email  [email protected].
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Rev Fr Francis Hefferan