Our students had the following to say ;
Steph Gibson : “ I am ecstatic ! This money will be incredibly useful in my transition to university .”
Adam Fillon-Payoux : “ It was quite a shock to receive this scholarship , but it ’ s amazing to know that my hard work is being noticed and I ’ m so grateful to my class and also my lecturers . This will be spent on things to help with my coaching and my course .”
Jack Clark : “ It means a lot to me , both the money and honour of receiving this scholarship , especially when I had no idea about it and hadn ’ t put my name forward . I also feel honoured that I was chosen as there are a lot of great students in the performing arts at Fife College . So , thank you to my lecturers .”
Kacey McBeath : “ I ’ m so thankful to my lecturers for thinking I am worthy of being awarded this scholarship and with the money , I will be getting my Dad some things that ’ ll help him with his disability .”
Harriet Ferris : “ I am very excited to have been selected for this award . I intend to use the money to help progress my career , taking opportunities in the performing arts as well as unpaid / paid voluntary work in the industry which requires travel expenses .”
Michaela Davidson : “ I ’ m absolutely over the moon ! It came as a complete shock to be awarded this scholarship . It ’ ll be of huge benefit to me as I have 3 young children and have been struggling with the cost of living . I am self-funding my studies and the scholarship will be a huge weight off of my shoulders . I ’ m so grateful to know that my lecturers have recognised how hard I work in my studies , particularly as I was recently diagnosed with ADHD .”
Mafuza Mohammed : “ I am very happy to win this scholarship . I will use this to buy books .”
Daniel Chisholm : “ I am really proud of myself and my achievements . I will spend the money on driving lessons ”
The students awarded are as follows :
Childcare
Kacey McBeath National Certificate : Early Education and Childcare
STEM
Adam Fillon-Payoux HNC : Sports Coaching and Development ( Football Coaching )
Lewis Patience National Certificate : Football Studies
Steph Gibson HND : Applied Biological Sciences
Health and Social Care
Michaela Davidson HNC : Health Care Practice
Performing Arts and Technical Theatre
Jack Clark HND : Acting and Performance
Harriet Ferris National Certificate : Acting and Theatre Performance
ESOL
Mafuza Mohammed National 4 : English for Speakers of Other Languages ESOL
Marta Swiech National 5 : English for Speakers of Other Languages ESOL
Alina Sylkina English for Speakers of Other Languages : ESOL Elementary
Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Chelsea Dick Advanced Certificate : Professional Cookery
Leah Carstairs Advanced Certificate : Professional Cookery
Supported Learning
Daniel Chisholm National Certificate : Personal and Vocational Skills