Here, four of our scholarship recipients explain why they are grateful for the support they have received.
I see every day as an opportunity to make an impact, strive for excellence and seek the very best out of myself.
A quality education allows people to pursue their goals, fulfil their aspirations, and achieve their dreams. Your contributions to mine truly mean the world.
James Fu, Year 9
James is supported by the Ralph and Barbara Ward-Ambler Scholarship.
Ralph Ward-Ambler AM (OM 1952), former Chairman of Council and Past President of the Old Melburnians, and his wife, Barbara, a former President of the Friends of Grammar (Grimwade), have together provided strong and sustained philanthropic support to Melbourne Grammar School for decades.
Melbourne Grammar School broadened my horizons, provided unimaginable opportunities, and delivered connections and mates from around the world and Australia. It has truly changed the trajectory of my life.
I greatly appreciated the endless connections, opportunities and possibilities which were available to me due to the generosity of Mr Handbury and his foresight to invest in a boy from the country to board at Melbourne Grammar School.
Ralph Robson (OM 2023)
Ralph was supported by the Handbury Foundation Scholarship.
An extraordinarily generous benefactor, the late Geoff Handbury AO (OM 1942) has enhanced the educational experience of countless students at Melbourne Grammar through his many contributions to the School. His substantial gift to the School’s Scholarship Fund has supported numerous students from rural Victoria, enabling them to board at Melbourne Grammar.
I feel proud and lucky to be a part of this Indigenous culture – a culture that has been around for thousand of years and I get to carry that with me. I am Larrakia and I am proud of where I come from.
Chase Motlop, Year 9
Chase is supported by a First Nations Scholarship.
The First Nations Scholarship program was established in 2006. Since 2012, the program has been underwritten by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, supplemented by generous donations from members of the Melbourne Grammar School community.
As a boarder at Melbourne Grammar School I have become a much greater individual on the whole. A scholarship to attend Melbourne Grammar has not just given me, but countless boys, an opportunity like no other.
This scholarship has set my life up in a way in which I would have never known and is quite possibly the most valuable gift I will ever get, leaving me forever grateful.
Carl Ziebarth (OM 2023)
Carl was supported by the Winter Irving Crawford Scholarship.
The Winter Irving Crawford Scholarship was established through a bequest from the late Gavin Crawford (OM 1956).
The title of this scholarship honours Mr Crawford’s father and step-grandfather.
