The 2024 Presentation Ceremony
13 March 2024
The General Sir John Monash Foundation is proud to announce the presentation of the 2024 Scholarships at a prestigious ceremony at Government House in Canberra. This event marks the culmination of an exhaustive selection process that concluded at the end of last year. Sixteen outstanding Australians are being supported to study overseas in a broad range of fields including medicine, health, the arts, engineering, business, law, mathematics, science and Indigenous affairs.
The Foundation's Patron-In-Chief, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), and Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Hurley hosted the event. An array of distinguished guests, including the new chair of the John Monash Foundation Leadership Academy Simon Atkinson, BHP executive Caroline Cox and Commonwealth Bank executive Michael Peel, attended the ceremony.
The ceremony heralds the beginning of an enriching academic adventure for Scholars. They will attend some of the globe’s most revered institutions, such as the University of Oxford, Harvard University, University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins.
"The spotlight today, as it should be, is on our Scholars. As we know, they are a very impressive group. They have attributes that we all admire, but more than that, they inspire us, and we hope that, in the future, they will inspire others," said the Governor-General.
"These young people represent our future and assure us, by having achieved what they have at such a young age, that our country is in good hands – which is very important. The impact of good, compassionate leadership is important."
