Inaugural Phillipa Weeks Scholarship Awarded

Vithiyasagar Sritharan is the first recipient of the Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law. The Scholarship is for a secondary student from regional Australia to study undergraduate law at ANU.

Vithiyasagar attended Dubbo College Senior Campus and applied to study law in 2008. He said he chose to study law because of his interest in the fundamental system of rules that allow the governance of our society and societies around the world.

The Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law was established in memory of Professor Phillipa Weeks who passed away in 2006. “It is a great honour to be awarded the Scholarship”, Vithayasagar said. “Although I was not fortunate enough to know Phillipa, I have read about her and she was a truly inspirational person, a great scholar and admired and respected by her colleagues and students alike.”

When asked about his career aspirations, Vithayasagar said that his Economics/Law degree will offer him many options. “I wish to give something back to Australian society and use my knowledge of law and economics to help the people of Australia. I am particularly interested in policy development, and international law to advocate the rights and needs of Australia in our global community.”

The Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law is offered every year.

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