We give life-changing scholarships
The Public Education Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing life-changing scholarships to young people in public education and enhancing the value and reputation of public schools. We recognise that disadvantage is the main factor in student achievement and success. Our targeted scholarship program focuses on specific areas of need: refugee, Indigenous, rural and remote and disability. We also offer scholarships to education leaders in public schools across Australia in recognition of their role in transforming student outcomes and improving education standards.
Principals Scholarship Recipients Announced
MEDIA RELEASE: 1 June 2020 Exceptional Leadership Skills Recognised with Principals Scholarship The Public Education Foundation, Teachers Mutual Bank and the Harvard Club of Australia are honoured to announce the recipients of the 2020 Principals Scholarships. The three outstanding principals will travel to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to undertake a [...]
Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship Recipient Announced
MEDIA RELEASE: 4 June, 2020 The Public Education Foundation (PEF) is delighted to announce that Hannah Rivers of Cumnock Public School, NSW, is this year’s recipient of the Public Education Foundation’s Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship. This scholarship supports public school teachers who are in the first three years of their teaching [...]
Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity scholarship applications EXTENDED to 1st September 2020. The Public Education Foundation’s Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who have a physical disability to enable them to reach their academic potential.
The scholarship will provide a student with a physical disability transition into tertiary education to study for a degree. Up to five scholarships are available to support students in 2021, each valued at $10,000. Each scholarship will be split into two equal payments to be made after census day each semester of the 2021 university calendar.
