Wasi, 2026 Dream Big Award winner

Wasi used his funding to access a life-changing opportunity to attend the AI for Good Summit in Switzerland.  

"The professional impact has been immediate. I've been more direct at my workplace about the work I want to be on, because I've now sat with people setting the direction of this industry.” 

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Jackie Taylor
Long, 2025 Dream Big Award winner

Long was the recipient of a 2025 Award, which supported his travel to London to participate in London Tech Week.

“Thank you, Western Chances, for believing in my potential and providing a platform that continues to empower young people to not only dream big, but to go out into the world and bring those dreams back home to share with others.

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Jackie Taylor
Long, 2023 Dream Big Award Winner

Long’s Dream Big Award provided him with the opportunity to take up a placement at the Indiana Institute for Medical Research and to attend the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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Elise Roka
Lucy, 2023 Dream Big Award winner

Lucy’s (pictured left front) Dream Big Award provided her with the opportunity to attend the Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Conference in Perth to support her studies as a Postgraduate Doctor of Philosophy, Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne.

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Elise Roka