2021 Student Scholarships Winners

by | Dec 7, 2020 | News

This program is proudly sponsored by our  Presenting, Platinum and Gold Level sponsors in support of the development of the future leaders in the sports chiropractic profession.

We are EXCITED to announce the recipients of our 2021 Student Scholarships! Please join us in wishing CONGRATULATIONS to:

🏆 Mitchell Whitham – RMIT University. Scholarship sponsored by Dynamic Tape
🏆 Lizandi Schoeman – University of Johannesburg. Scholarship sponsored by Northwestern Health Sciences University
🏆 Samuel Tiley – University of South Wales – The Welsh Institute of Chiropractic. Scholarship sponsored by Life University
🏆 Alecia Beckford-Stewart – Palmer College. Scholarship sponsored by Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) FICS award student scholarships annually to recognize and support students who are contributing to sports chiropractic on a student level; are actively involved in sport, and have a passion for the future of sports chiropractic. Click on each individual photo to learn more about our fantastic 2021 awardees, and read their acceptance speech.

CONGRATULATIONS from the FICS Family! 🥳 Announcement of our 2021 Emerging Student Award tomorrow!

🏆 Louisa Conradi as the recipient of our 2021 Emerging Student Award!!! 🥳 This scholarship, sponsored by Logan University, is awarded to a chiropractic student who has not yet reached their final two years of study. The emerging student award recognizes emerging sports chiropractic talent to earmark them for the future. A message from Louisa: ❝Firstly, I want to thank FICS and Logan University as a sponsor for this award and the opportunity the scholarship represents. I am honoured to be a successful applicant for this year’s Emerging Student Award. I am so excited for the year ahead, especially the mentoring program and the opportunity to take this next step towards becoming a sports chiropractor. Hereby I also want to thank my lecturers at the University of South Wales and everyone who has supported me in my education and the journey towards receiving this scholarship. – Louisa Conradi

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