My Jennie Thomas Scholarship Experience
I
was awarded the Emilyn and Jennie Thomas top-up scholarship at a very critical
period of my life when I needed to fully focus on my scholarly pursuits and not
worry about finances. Frankly speaking, my PhD journey would have been very
difficult without this scholarship. In addition to the obvious financial
stability that the scholarship provided, the mentorship, unreserved encouragement
and moral support from Jennie Thomas that it came with, is something that I
cannot put a price upon and it is something that I will forever cherish. The
scholarship has also contributed to the successful outcome of other research
and travel grants down the track, ultimately making me more competitive for my
future endeavour in research and academia.