Stories and Messages
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.
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.
2011 John Monash Scholar Anna Rakoczy is the co-founder of Homemade Cooking, which educates and empowers people to better health and nutrition. Here she tells the story of her transition from award winning Lawyer to social impact entrepreneur.
A legacy gift from much-loved former Deputy Prime Minister, the late Honourable Tim Fischer AC, will support talented John Monash Scholars to collaborate and exchange in their fields of study.
The 2024 Scholar’s Leadership Induction program has now wrapped up. May Samali (2014 NSW Premier's John Monash Scholar) ran her second day of leadership workshops, honing in on how Scholars can use collaboration to generate new ideas and innovate effectively within a team.
Foundation CEO Paul Ramadge joins Dr Vafa Ghazavi (2017 Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholar) to discuss how philosophy is informing his approach to political reform, and the innovative models the Institute is using to capture the diversity and richness of Australia's political expertise.