The Bhavita Patel Scholarship

Watch Remembering Bhavita Patel

The Bhavita Patel Scholarship is a transformative equity scholarship established to commemorate Radford and ANU alumna, and treasured Deloitte employee, Bhavita Patel. Bhavita died in January 2017 after a tragic incident in Melbourne’s CBD.  For all who knew Bhavita, her passion for learning and her commitment to community were two qualities that stood out.

Mark Kuzma, Partner, Deloitte said of Bhavita, “she had [an] amazing personality, work ethic and she was loved by all”. The Deloitte Foundation, in consultation with Bhavita’s family, agreed that a scholarship at ANU, where Bhavita studied business before embarking on her successful career, would best honour her. The Deloitte Foundation has generously contributed an initial $70,000 and will also dollar-match donations up to $30,000.

The Bhavita Patel Scholarship recognises and rewards academic excellence, by enabling high potential students who are experiencing financial disadvantage to attend ANU. Students who can demonstrate a passion for learning and a commitment to community will be rewarded with up to $10,000 a year for up to five years, to study in the ANU College of Business and Economics.

Gifts to the Bhavita Patel Undergraduate scholarship will support the establishment of a perpetual endowment, so that the scholarship can continue to be awarded in Bhavita’s name. As ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington says in the video clip, Remembering Bhavita Patel, through this scholarship, her “one beautiful name will be attached to so many stories over time”.

Your contribution will help ensure Bhavita’s memory is honoured through providing disadvantaged students with an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise have been beyond their reach.

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Bhavita’s family, Ramesh, Jyoti and Mitesh Patel, would like to thank you for your help, love and support.

(Images: facebook video, Remembering Bhavita Patel)