Krupa Solanki and Ellie Walker have been named as the recipients of the CHSA’s 2018 Undergraduate Bursaries.
Applicants were assessed by a Judging Panel led by CHSA Vice President and Treasurer David Garcia, according to need, worthiness, endeavour, and overall performance. The CHSA Council made the decision earlier this year to award up to two bursaries every year for the next five years.
Krupa and Ellie will receive a total of £4,500 each in three instalments, the first payment being made this month and the subsequent being made at the start of the second and third years of their degrees.
Krupa Solanki, whose father works for CHSA member GOJO Industries Europe, is heading to the University of Northampton to take Early Childhood Studies. Profoundly deaf, Krupa now has two cochlear implants and is active in local groups for young people including Deaf Connect and Deaf Coffee.
Ellie Walker’s mother works for CHSA member CPD Direct. The first in her family to go to university, Ellie is going to study Biology at the University of Leeds.
David Garcia added: “All the applicants were impressive. They have all worked incredibly hard in their studies and contributions to the local community and each would have been an excellent recipient of the bursary – making the final decision was very difficult. Krupa and Ellie nudged ahead when we aggregated the final scores. I’m sure they will both thrive at university and with their future chosen career path.”
