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Monash rewards top VCE students

14 December 2005

Victoria's highest-achieving Year 12 students have been offered scholarships to study at Monash.

Some of the students who were awarded Monash scholarships on Monday gather in the city to celebrate.

The university has offered 10 Monash University Scholarships for Excellence to the highest achieving Year 12 students. The scholarships cover the cost of a Commonwealth-supported place, plus a $6000 allowance for each year of the students' chosen courses.

A further 100 high-achieving students, who have overcome adversity, have been offered Monash University Scholarships for Excellence and Equity. These provide $6000 for every year of the recipients' courses to help with education costs.

Students offered the Excellence and Excellence and Equity scholarships were recognised at a function at Flinders Street Station this week.

Monash Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins congratulated the students and said they had all worked hard to receive excellent results at the end of their high school years.

Professor Larkins congratulates David Bowly, who was awarded a Monash University Scholarship for Excellence.

"This is a remarkable achievement and you should feel very proud," he told the students.

Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor (Planning) Professor Merran Evans said the scholarships aimed to ensure high-achieving students perceived Monash as a top-quality university that encouraged and rewarded academic excellence.

"The students who have been offered scholarships are among the highest achieving VCE students in the state," she said.

"These scholarships are recognition of the students' achievements, but also highlight the university's commitment to academic excellence."