NEWS AND MEDIA

AIEF Alum Carlie Smart talks to The Sunday Telegraph about how receiving an AIEF Scholarship changed the trajectory of her education journey.

The Prime Minister’s Closing the Gap Report looks at AIEF as a case study for not-for-profit organisations that are innovating Indigenous education and supporting young Indigenous people to make a successful transition to employment or training.

AIEF CEO Andrew Penfold features in the 2009 True Leaders Magazine sharing his education and career journey and motives for establishing AIEF.

AIEF appears in The Australian following the launch of the AIEF 2018 Annual Report at Commonwealth Bank in Sydney.

The Australian Financial Review reports on Andrew Penfold’s announcement at Commonwealth Bank in Sydney that AIEF has received $20 million from the Australian Government.

AIEF Scholarship Student Mabel-Jean Lochowiak talks to The Weekend Australian about her dedication to her education at Seymour College, Adelaide and honouring her great-great grandfather who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces and fought at Gallipoli.

A message from AIEF’s Executive Director Andrew Penfold AM on our response to COVID-19.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Future Women and Witchery are honouring new generation Indigenous leaders at an event on 5 March in Sydney, with an AIEF Alum to deliver the Acknowledgement of Country.

AIEF Scholarship Students Allira and Stephanie from PLC Sydney talk to The Weekend Australian about the opportunities they have received through their scholarships and their aspirations to attend university.

TEDxSydney is offering a number of AIEF Scholarship Students the opportunity to attend the event free of charge through its ‘Pay It Forward’ initiative.

UQ Contact Magazine sits down with AIEF Alum Nyah Teiotu, a blast and drill mining specialist with BHP, to learn how she is leading the charge for the next
generation of Indigenous women in STEM.

AIEF Scholarship Student Kirrah Stothers speaks to The Australian about her decision to go to boarding school for her senior years and work toward her goal of attending university to become a lawyer.