Tawana Thomas never gave up on her dream of becoming a lawyer and did not let the fact that she was a 30-year-old wife and mother hold her back.

Ms Thomas is one of six Bermudian students who received Government bursaries on Friday to either continue or start their studies abroad.

She'll be spending the next two years at the University of Bristol in the UK working towards her Masters in Legal Studies.

And she admitted on Friday that it would be difficult for the first year, but her family was planning to join her during her second year.

Nicola White, 23, will be attending McMaster University in Ontario, Canada where she will be spending the next two years working towards her Masters Degree in Physiotherapy.

Both young woman will be working for the Bermuda Government during their future holidays.

Other recipients of this year's Government bursaries were represented by their parents. They include Schniel Outerbridge who will be studying for her Bachelors Degree in Computer Information Systems at Oakwood College in Alabama, Liam Anderson who will be completing a final year in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics at Acadia University in Canada, Shannon Dyer who will be returning to Morehouse College in Atlanta and is working towards a Bachelors Degree in History and Kristn Hinds who is completing her final year of a two-year Bachelors Degree in Structural Engineering and Architectural Design at the Florida A&M.

The Acting Director of the Department of Human Resources, Judith Hall-Bean said all the recipients would be assured of full-time employment with Government once they graduate.

Ms Hall-Bean said Government was still one of the largest employers on the Island and offered many exciting opportunities for qualified and hard-working Bermudians like Ms White and Ms Thomas.