Australian Catholic University will
create two scholarships named after executed drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran for Indonesian students to study in Australia.

The scholarships will provide full
tuition fees to the student's chosen
course over four years and be
awarded to those who write an essay based on the theme of "the sanctity of human life".

Vice-chancellor Professor Greg
Craven said the scholarships would
be a fitting tribute to the
"reformation, courage and dignity" of the two Bali 9 ringleaders.
"In a small but symbolic way, the
writing by Indonesian students on
the sanctity of life would be an
ongoing contribution toward the
eventual abolition of the death
penalty in Indonesia," he said in a
statement.

Before facing the firing squad, Chan
and Myuran Sukumaran said
they wanted their legacy to be a
renewed push across the globe to
abolish the death penalty.
However Indonesia has shown no
sign of ending the practice, with
plans already in place to kill five
murderers. Up to 50 drug felons are
also slated to be killed this year.
Professor Craven said that hope
remained for a reprieve for other
prisoners around the world on death row.

"The death penalty is a violent, cruel
and immoral punishment that has
no place in our society.