Every year the OGA provides an OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship.
The Scholarship is open to current Girton Grammar Year 12 students who meet the following criteria:
– Life Member of the Old Girtonians’ Association
– Demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm to all aspects of their curriculum
– Demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm in co-curricular activities
– Demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm to community service activities
The Scholarship aims to support a departing student who epitomises the values of an Old Girtonian. The needs and opportunities for each applicant will be considered.
The successful applicant receives scholarship funds of $2,000 to be used for activities that relate directly to further education, professional development, travel, volunteer abroad programs and gap year programs.
Jessica Farrar (2014 Jenkin) believes firmly that everything happens for a reason so winning the 2014 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship is bound to set her exactly on the path that she dreams of. Gap Medics is a worldwide non-profit organisation based in the UK and a leading provider of work […]
For the 2013 OGA Scholarship two candidates could not be split. Angus McCormack (2013 – School Captain) and Daniel Atkinson (2013 Milward) were each awarded a $2,000 prize. In receiving the scholarship, Angus said that he is grateful to Girton for the focus on the quality of its students and the […]
Thomas Rochford (Frew) was recently named the deserving recipient of the 2012 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship. The $2,000 prize is solely funded and awarded by the OGA annually to a Departing Girtonian (Year Twelve) who espouses the values of the School; thus demonstrating commitment and enthusiasm across their curriculum, co-curricular […]
If someone had of asked me 2 years ago where I would be in the year 2012, or where I wanted my life to lead in the years to come, I would have responded to them with complete assurance that I had absolutely no idea. If I could have seen […]
Connor Rochford A particular phrase that I will always associate strongly with my memory of Girton is “You get what you deserve”. I can picture myself now, a disheveled, naïve, attentive young man, sitting patiently in one of his first school assemblies, looking up at the commanding Mr Jones, who, […]
Making the most of opportunities as a Girtonian There are many factors that influence your past, present and future journey throughout life. For example, your parents, your nationality, the time in history when you are born. However, the one I would like to speak about is opportunities. Opportunities are making […]
“What does it mean to be an Old Girtonian” “Under the Peppercorn Tree” OGA Exclusive Henry Ngo (Alumnus 2008 Frew) February 2009 To JR; “Write with a voice…” A name. What is it? Is it possible to describe emotion and personality through just a name. A Girtonian. Distinguished, esteemed […]
What it means to me to be an “Old Girtonian” From the Scholarship Winner – 2007 From a young age I set myself a goal of helping people throughout my life and making a huge impact on individual lives. This goal has motivated me to show people what they can […]
