05/09/2024
Dylan Alcott is an Australian Paralympian who is also a poster boy for disability pride and also for the foundation that bears his name, which makes grants to disabled people to help them fulfil their goals. Now Australian gay newspaper the Sydney Star Observer reports that Gold Coast student, Max Bartolozzi, who is a gay man with cerebal palsy, has been awarded a scholarship that will fund his degree. Eighteen year old Max Bartolozzi applied for a scholarship through the Dylan Alcott foundation to assist with his university studies. Much to his surprise he recently received a call informing him he had been successful. “It kind of puts everything I’m going through now and everything I’ve endured in the past really into perspective and I’m just really happy I’ve chosen this path. It’s definitely given me confirmation as well, like I was meant to study". Max received a call from Dylan Alcott himself, and said " “Getting to speak with Dylan was so unfathomable like when I first got the text I thought they were just giving me a call to talk about the potential me getting the scholarship and what it would entail, I didn’t expect to be receiving it on the spot so I was extra shocked and then to have Dylan come in and surprise me on the call. It was just unbelievable it was such a nice relaxed chat too, he was so laid back and chill and I could tell he really wanted to get to know more about me and why I wanted to apply for the scholarship.” Max went on, “When I finish university I don’t have a clear plan yet, I’m thinking of choosing marketing as my major and something in the marketing field when I finish up or maybe just sticking with content creation. I’m pretty set on media and being in the public so something in that realm. I have a lot to think about before I choose a definitive career path though.” Well done to Max for his award and best of luck with his studies.
