Stories and Messages

The Spirit of Australia Foundation hosted the annual General Sir John Monash Commemorative service on the 11th of August. The service was held in The Legislative Assembly Chamber at Parliament House. John Monash Scholar (2006) Bridget Vincent, featured as a…

We encourage the General Sir John Monash Foundation community to support More Than Opera, a not-for-profit company using the power of opera as a source for well being and inspiration in the Australian Community. Their upcoming musical production on the life…

"Coming back to Australia was an easy decision in the end. My period of time overseas really confirmed to me that in the long term it is Australia I want to call home, and that working towards positive change in a place that I love and care about is really important."

"When I wrote my 20-30 year career plan for General Sir John Monash scholarship application, it hadn’t included a summer internship in Bangkok working on access to and quality of  information. But the Monash scholarship continues to expand my horizons."

2016 ANZAC Centenary Scholar Harriet Mercer shares a glimpse into her studies as a doctoral student at the University of Oxford in history, with a focus on the history of migration, nationality and citizenship laws of the Australasian region, and how these inform policy today.

2017 ANZAC Centenary John Monash Scholar Miranda Gronow recently completed an MPhil in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies. In this article Miranda shares a glimpse in her life and adventures as a John Monash Scholar.

2005 John Monash Scholar Dr Ben Etherington shares his story as a John Monash Scholar returning to Australia after his studies.

2007 John Monash Scholar Dr Gemma Sharp talks about her recent studies and the journey that took her to giving a TEDx talk on female psychology.

2013 Zelman Cowen John Monash Scholar Dr Kate Mitchell shares her story from studying for a DPhil at Oxford University.

2017 Chairman's Circle John Monash Scholar Damon Binder arrived at Princeton University on the 6th of September to begin his PhD in Theoretical Physics. Read Damon's experience of his very first week at Princeton.

2014 NSW Premier's John Monash Scholar May Samali was an associate at the Urban Innovation Fund, an exciting venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs solving challenges faced by urban communities. Read about May’s journey from Harvard to the Urban Innovation Fund.