First Nations Scholarships

Help support independent thinking shaped by culture and connection.

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Independent thinking grows through culture and connection.

First Nations Scholarships support learning that honours identity and lived experience.

Independent thinking develops when students feel supported to learn with confidence and a strong sense of self.

With your support, First Nations Scholarships provide access, continuity and culturally respectful support, enabling students to engage deeply with learning while maintaining strong connections to family, community and culture.

Your support helps students explore ideas with confidence and develop independent thinking shaped by lived experience, understanding and perspective.

 

🔒 Secure payment. Tax receipt issued automatically. Melbourne Grammar School is a DGR1-registered charity.

A First Nations graduate inspires a new generation

A First Nations graduate inspires a new generation
With a warm smile and confident stride, Lachlan Harlow (OM 2013) carries a remarkable ability to put you instantly at ease.

If I could offer one piece of advice, especially to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, it would be to stay connected to your roots, find support networks and celebrate who you are. It can be easy to feel out of place in a new environment, but embracing your identity brings great strength.

Lachlan Harlow (OM 2013)

 

Help support independent thinking shaped by culture and connection.

First Nations Scholarships support learning that honours identity and lived experience.

Your support in action

Independent thinking is developed through experience, not chance.

Your support provides the time, guidance and challenge students need to develop confidence in their thinking, preparing them to contribute thoughtfully in a complex world.

Help shape the next generation of independent thinkers.

Life-changing opportunities

The more the First Nations Scholarship Program is able to grow, the more opportunities there will be to enrich the lives of all students who come to appreciate new ways of thinking, understanding and cultural appreciation.

Generational impact

Since our First Nations Scholarship Program began in 2006, more than 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have been able to attend Melbourne Grammar School.

Whole School connection

The value of our First Nations program reverberates throughout our whole School community, supporting the programs we have in place to create genuine cross-cultural appreciation.
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What is the Courage of Ideas? Open Close

The Courage of Ideas is Melbourne Grammar School’s comprehensive and capital fundraising campaign in support of our School’s strategic vision, Towards 2030.

The Courage of Ideas reflects Melbourne Grammar School’s role in developing independent thinking through education, and in building students’ capacity to form and stand behind their own thinking.

It speaks to how intellectual courage is formed at the School. Ideas are questioned, tested and refined through experience, challenge and thoughtful guidance. Donor support sustains the people, programs and environments that make this formation possible.

Is my donation tax-deductible? Open Close

Yes. Melbourne Grammar School is a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1) registered charity.

All donations of $2 or more directed towards Access Scholarships, First Nations Scholarships, Learning Environments, the Art Sculpture Walk and Sport Performance are fully tax-deductible, and a receipt will be issued automatically to the email address you provide.

Donations made towards the Exceptional Staff Fund and the Melbourne Grammar Future Fund are not tax-deductible.

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Independent thinking grows through culture and connection.