The Mia Foundation is a registered charity set up in honour of Mia Jarvis Waters who died in May 2008 after a short battle with cancer. The foundation offers a full secondary scholarship at a Sydney girls boarding school. The scholarship is administered by the Yalari organisation.

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The 2011 Scholarship winner is Jessicah Briggs. In 2010 the scholarship winner was Peta-Maree Gordon from Brewarrina.

About the Foundation

The Mia Foundation Pty Ltd, is a registered company, ABN 82 963 855 741, established October 2009 by the Directors, Gary Waters and Kathleen Waters, in loving memory of their daughter, Mia Jarvis Waters. The Mia Foundation has been established to annually provide an education scholarship to an indigenous girl in the spirit of Mia.

This scholarship will be administered by Yalari, an organisation dedicated to 'Educating Indigenous Children.'

The Mia Foundation is administered by a board of trustees in accordance with the Mia Foundation Trust Deed. The Mia Foundation board of trustees shall select a candidate for the education scholarship in concert with the Yalari organisation by December 1st of the preceding year. The selection criteria focus on merit and/or equity.

About Mia

What can one say about a person whose life ends at the tender age of 16… a life cut short, a life in it’s prime with so many possibilities. But Mia Waters, at the young age of 16, had already managed to touch so many lives and leave her mark on this world in such a short time. Click here to view images of Mia.

Mia was born in Perth ,Western Australia, but spent much of her childhood in New Jersey, USA. At the age of 10 she returned with her family to Australia to settle on the northern beaches in Sydney. Along with her sisters, Hannah and China, Mia attended The Pittwater House Schools in Collaroy.

She was commencing year 11 when a tumour was discovered in her spinal cord. Even after undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, Mia tragically passed away on May 2nd, 2008 from Glioblastoma Multiforme, a rare, aggressive and fatal form of brain cancer.

Mia was an intelligent, energetic, fearless and vivacious young girl who loved adventure and the outdoors. She was an enthusiastic athlete who played many sports but her passion was soccer and she played representative soccer for Manly United FC. Mia was an energetic participator and was a member of most sporting teams at school. She also played the piano.

Mia’s social network spread far and wide and she has brought fun, laughter and adventure to all those she encountered. We have all been touched and enriched forever by her presence in our lives, however brief.

How To Apply

Interested candidates should apply by visiting the Yalari website.

For more details about the scholarship please email trustees@miafoundation.com.au or by post to:

Director of Trustees
The Mia Foundation
254 Whale Beach Rd
Whale Beach NSW 2107
Australia

Donations to the Mia Foundation are gratefully received and are tax deductable. Donations can be made by direct funds transfer using the following details.

Account name: The Mia Foundation Pty Ltd
BSB: 342-011
Account number: 019 106 001
Swift code (for transfers from outside of Australia): HKBAAU2S