Announcement of 2010 Scholarship Winners
The Board of the Monash Foundation are pleased to announce the Award of the 2010 General Sir John Monash Scholarships. Eight Australians will take up the Scholarships to undertake postgraduate study at overseas universities in 2010. Profiles of the Winners, to be presented by the Governor General in Canberra on 2nd December, can be read here.
CEO of the Foundation, Dr Peter Binks, commented on the quality of candidates this year: "We received 130 applications from all parts of the country and across most disciplines. Around 55 interviews were conducted at State level, and then 18 were re-interviewed by the National Panel. The quality of candidates was very high".
The eventual Scholarship winners represent literature, engineering, law, science, health, economics and social sciences. These will attend universities in the US, UK and New Zealand.
Introduction to John Monash Foundation CEO
Dr Peter Binks succeeded Mr Ken Crompton as CEO of the Foundation on September 1 2009. Peter was a Rhodes Scholar, and has pursued a corporate career for the last 20 years. In taking up the position, Peter paid tribute to the outstanding work of Ken Crompton and the Board. He also outlined his priorities:
“The Monash Scholarships are already established as Australia’s own leadership scholarships, and Monash Scholars are making their mark in many fields. Our immediate challenge is to secure the Foundation’s funding for the next decade. At the same time, the Board and I are working to further raise the profile of the Scholarships, and strengthen their leadership proposition for Australia’s future” |
