



Media Release

$1.2 MILLION FOR WINNERS OF MONASH  SCHOLARSHIPS

10 December 2003, MIN 559/03

I congratulate the eight outstanding young Australians who have been selected to  receive the inaugural General Sir John Monash Awards.

Each student will receive a $150,000 scholarship which will enable them to spend some  time studying overseas pursuing postgraduate studies in their area of interest.

The winners will undertake postgraduate study in a diverse range of fields including Law,  Physics, Economics, Computer Systems, Social Sciences, Geography and English  Literature. The winners will attend universities in the United Kingdom, Europe and the  United States.

In May this year I launched the call for nominations. The eight high-calibre winners were  selected from a number of worthy applicants.

The Awards pay tribute to one of Australia’s greatest sons, General Sir John Monash. Sir  John was a brilliant soldier in World War I and an outstanding leader in civilian life. He  believed strongly that learning should not be narrowly focused and these Awards honour  that vision.

The Australian Government has committed $5.1 million over 5 years to the Awards.

In addition to the establishment funding, the Australian Government will also match  private and community contributions to the endowment fund, up to a total of $5 million.

The award winners are:

Graduating  institution

Field of study Proposed area of study

Katherine Allen Griffith  University Computer systems and  computer science

Bio-nanotechnology,  medical images, signals  and gene functions at  Oxford University

Tom Anna ANU Science - physics The theory of Bose-

Einstein condensation and  atom lasers at Oxford  University

Jacqueline Baker ANU Arts (social science) Causes of conflict and the  meaning of peace at the  University of London or  the American University

Jean-Paul  Carvalho

University of  Western  Australia

Economics/finance The relationship between  employment  provision/conditions and  social pathologies in  African nations at Oxford  University

AimÃÂ©e  Heuzenroeder University of  Queensland

Arts-english The inter-relations

between literature and  the visual arts at the  University of Cambridge

Danielle Malek University of  Sydney Law International law,

particularly human rights

Jacqueline  Mowbray

University of  Melbourne Law Cultural rights of

minorities and how they  can be accommodated in  Western societies

Lara Olsen University of

Melbourne

Finance Formal business skills and

social entrepreneurship

Media contact: Dr Nelson’s Office: Ross Hampton 0419 484 095 Dept of Education, Science & Training: Chris John 0412 650 549

