Named after

General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD

2001

Not for Profit

Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1)

The General Sir John Monash Foundation awards The General Sir John Monash Scholarships to outstanding Australians with leadership potential who wish to study at any overseas university.

Ground Floor, Bennelong House, 9 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Postgraduate Scholarships for study outside of Australia

His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)

Ms Jillian Segal AO

Ms Annemarie Rolls

www.johnmonash.com

History[edit]

The General Sir John Monash Foundation was established in 2001 with an initial contribution from the Australian Federal Government together with further contributions from corporate and private sponsors and donors. The first John Monash Scholarships were awarded in 2004 to a total of eight Scholars. Recipients of the John Monash Scholarships are recognised as John Monash Scholars. As of December 2022, 248 John Monash Scholars have been selected, all of whom possess significant leadership potential, are outstanding in their chosen fields and aspire to make the world a better place.[1] The Foundation is named after General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD.


The mission of the Foundation is "to invest in outstanding Australians from all fields of endeavour who demonstrate remarkable qualities of leadership and have the ability to deliver outcomes and inspire others for the benefit of Australia".[1]

Australian citizenship;

Outstanding intellect – demonstrated by academic excellence (having completed or about to complete a university degree or degrees with outstanding results); excellence can also be demonstrated through language skills, musical skills and/or publications;

Leadership – demonstrated and potential – within or outside of an applicant's field of study or professional field; Citizenship – community service;

Program – a defined research project or study programme to be conducted at an overseas university;

Proposed career trajectory – a credible and concrete pathway, addressing an issue the applicant is passionate about which is of benefit to Australia;

Referee reports supporting the applicant's profile.

Recipients[edit]

Scholar fields and locations[edit]

John Monash Scholars are working and studying in their fields of expertise in Australia and around the world. In November 2022, 15 individuals were announced as John Monash Scholars to commence their studies in 2023, bringing the total number of John Monash Scholars to date to 248.[3] John Monash Scholars are currently studying throughout the world at institutions in the UK, USA, Europe, Asia, Canada and New Zealand. John Monash Scholarships are not restricted by field of study and as such the range of disciplines of the John Monash Scholars is very diverse and includes medicine, law, social science, science and Technology, economics and finance, sustainability, engineering, humanities, arts, education, mathematics, defence and cyber security.

Notable scholars[edit]

Many John Monash scholars are already having an impact in Australia and abroad.

His Excellency General The Honourable AK MC (Retd) (Patron-in-chief)

Sir Peter Cosgrove

His Excellency General The Honourable AC DSC (Retd) (NSW)

David Hurley

His Excellency The Honourable AC (Qld)

Paul De Jersey

His Excellency The Honourable AO (SA)

Hieu Van Le

Her Excellency Professor The Honourable AM (TAS)

Kate Warner

Her Excellency The Honourable AM (VIC)

Linda Dessau

Her Excellency The Honourable AO (WA)

Kerry Sanderson

The current patrons of the General Sir John Monash Foundation:[1]


Current Board Directors of the General Sir John Monash Foundation Board:[16]


Current Chief Executive Officer of the General Sir John Monash Foundation:[1]

Serle, Geoffrey (1982), John Monash: A Biography, Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press,  0-522-85016-2.

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