Aims and mission of the Foundation
The aim of the Cowled Foundation is to assist with the education of gifted, underprivileged, rural or regional girls or young women who will make an outstanding difference to the future of Australia. This will be achieved by provision of scholarships through the Foundations of Universities and other Eligible Charities.
Apart from this principal aim, the Foundation will also seek to assist Eligible Charities that have similar desires to foster leadership and scholarship amongst young Australian women.
Achievements
Since its inception in March 2007 the Foundation has established four scholarships and is investigating the possibility of several more.
The Laurie Cowled Scholarship is awarded to an Indigenous woman student at the University of Technology, Sydney;
The Cowled Postgraduate Research Scholarship for Brain Research aims to foster the career of a young woman who will make an outstanding difference to our understanding of our brain. It is awarded through the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute in Sydney;
The Ruth Cowled Scholarship and Design Fund awarded through the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Kensington NSW. This Fund has a three-pronged focus. First Student scholarship for Design Students, second a Design Fund Supplement and lastly Assistance with Student Technical Rehearsal dinners;
Support for the Cootamundra & District Education Fund through the Country Education Foundation of Australia in provision of assistance to Cootamundra children leaving school to undertake further education.