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Bibbulmun Fund Scholarship. A three year partnership with Australia’s premier philanthropic body for LGBTIQ+ youth to enable their amazing work in helping young LGBTIQ Australians to undertake tertiary studies and realise their potential.
Brayden Cockroft (HE/ HIM) Hello, my name is Brayden, and I am currently studying a Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science) at Edith Cowan University. I am commencing my first year in 2022 at the Joondalup Campus. I have a great passion for sport, especially basketball and Australian Football League. I love sport because of the team spirit and comradery that comes along with participating in sport.
I am the first in my family to attend university and as a result of that my parents have always made a big emphasis on the importance of education due to the fact that they both work in very low-income careers. As the first person to attend a tertiary institution, I have not had anyone to reach out to for advice on effective study methods, managing university life, and navigating the world of tertiary education – all of which I have had to find and learn myself. By being of Aboriginal descent, as a white male, I have experienced some struggles with not fitting in to indigenous communities and have experienced discrimination within school and out of school from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities as I don't 'fit in' to either group.
My current career goals involve either becoming a high school physical education teacher or even becoming a physiotherapist, especially one who works with professional sporting teams or teenage sporting leagues. With being a teacher, I hope to educate the next generation and make increasing awareness especially for LGBTIQ people’s health, teaching them what was not taught to me because of a school curriculum which has limited LGBTIQ resources. I would also like to help make a change in terms of teenage fitness. Because of the current path we are on with this generation, which is growing increasingly lazy, I would like to help motivate and increase teenage interest in sport and hopefully I can inspire young people to have a love for sport like I have. With being a physiotherapist, I hope to help prevent and manage injuries for people to help them get back into action quickly and maintain a high level of fitness and be a support network for those who are struggling with injuries which they have gotten through sport. As an LGBTIQ physiotherapist, I hope to provide services to support LGBTIQ individuals and give them a safe environment for sporting recovery.
Thank you to The Bibbulmun Fund for this scholarship. I am very appreciative of your support and for the opportunities that will come as a result from receiving this scholarship during my university years and beyond. With this scholarship and my place in the Pinnacle Family, I hope to represent my community, the Bibbulmun Fund and Pinnacle Foundation in a positive way to make everyone involved proud of me now and into the future.
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