Foundation News - April 2024

SCHOLARSHIPS GALORE, AND MUCH MORE!

In this edition of the Mac.Rob Foundation News, we're excited to share updates on upcoming scholarships and bursaries open for applications in Term 2. These funding opportunities cover a range of areas including STEM, academic excellence, and graduate/postgraduate studies.

May also marks the induction of new outstanding alumnae into the Portrait Gallery of Mac.Robertson Girls' High School. Ahead of the announcement on 2 May, we encourage you to explore the inspiring achievements and legacies of the women already featured in the online Portrait Gallery.

To read more about these updates and opportunities, be sure to check out the full April edition of the Mac.Rob Foundation News.

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Foundation News - February 2024

WELcoME BACK Mac.ROB!

Welcome to the first edition of Mac.Rob Foundation News for 2024.

Kicking off 2024, we have exciting news about the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship. Thanks to a further generous donation from Anna's mother, Robyn Bradbury, we have expanded the scholarship to support four aspiring artists this year.

On the back of last year's sell-out event, we're also excited to support the School for its annual International Women’s Day Breakfast on Friday, 1 March. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women around the world and connect with the Mac.Rob community.

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Foundation News - December

farewell 2023

Our final newsletter for 2023 is out now!

In this edition, you’ll find some lovely quotes from the recipients of our Starting School Bursaries and Helen Turner Bursary. The inspiring messages really underscore the small but pivotal role we collectively play in shaping the educational journey of young women.

As the year comes to an end, it’s important to note that none of our work would be possible without the generosity of our donor community, which includes many of you. We are sincerely grateful for your contributions.

We’re excited to continue our mission of advancing the education and wellbeing of current and future generations of Mac.Rob students in 2024 – watch this space!

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Foundation News - October

introducing our starting tertiary studies bursaries

Our October newsletter is out now - and it’s packed with exciting news and stories!

In it, we announce our new Starting Tertiary Studies Bursaries, which aim to help departing Year 12s with the expected costs of studying at Australian tertiary institutions in 2024. These bursaries are similar to our Starting School Bursaries, which also support students with academic-related expenses.

You can find out more about both bursaries in our newsletter, as well as watch a video featuring Emma Nineva, the recipient of this year’s STEM Bursary. She will use her grant to attend a science program at Melbourne University.

Don’t miss this edition of our newsletter - it’s full of inspiring stories and opportunities.

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Emma Nineva, the recipient of our STEM Bursary

Foundation News - August

learn more about our term 3/4 grants and hear from our latest recipient


Welcome to the August edition of our newsletter.

In this edition, we feature a testimonial from Esha Zahid, the deserving recipient of our Term 2 Graduate/Postgraduate Scholarship. It's truly inspiring to hear how this scholarship will shape her career as a young researcher. We can't wait to see what the future holds for Esha.

We're also excited to announce the imminent opening of the Helen Turner Bursary (September) and Starting School Bursaries (November). Importantly, these bursaries support Mac.Rob families who need them most. You can read more about these bursaries in this edition.

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Esha Zahid, the recipient of our Term 2 Graduate/Postgraduate Scholarship

Foundation News - June

meet the 2023 portrait gallery inductees &
scholarship recipients


Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter.

In this edition, we introduce you to the 2023 Women of the Portrait Gallery and announce the recipients of our Term 2 STEM Bursary, STEM Scholarship and Academic Excellence Scholarship.

You can read more about these truly inspiring Mac.Robbians, both past and present, in this edition.

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Pictured (L-R) with Principal Sue Harrap: Arpitha, Emma, Fiona, Harshitha

Foundation News - April 2023

congratulations to our first scholarship recipient of 2023!


In this edition, we announce the 2023 recipient of the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship - Magdalena (Maggie) Umbach - whom you can read more about below. Also in this edition, we have included a recap of the International Women's Day Breakfast with a link to a summary written by School Captains Pin Qi W and Gauri A.

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Image: Principal Sue Harrap with Maggie Umbach

Foundation News - February 2023

WELCOME TO ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR


Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023, and the return of another busy school year! At the Foundation we have now mapped out our financial supports to students in 2023, with our annual grants calendar detailed in this edition. On the subject of bursaries, we were humbled to hear the impact of our new Starting School Bursaries on incoming Year 9 students and their families. You can read a selection of recipients' testimonials in this edition also.

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Foundation News - December 2022

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!


With the disruption of COVID a distant memory, this year has fortunately seen the return of face-to-face learning and events. In our final edition of 2022, we highlight the many milestones that have occurred this year – from the mid-year induction of five amazing alumnae to Mac.Rob’s Portrait Gallery, coinciding with the Foundation’s project to digitally immortalise past, present and future members, to the new scholarships and grants we’ve been able to offer for the first time, thanks to the generous support of our donors.

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Foundation News - October 2022

starting school bursaries


In this edition of the Mac.Rob Foundation newsletter, we share the exciting details of our new grant – the Starting School Bursaries. The Starting School Bursaries will assist families in financial hardship to make those oftentimes costly purchases needed to start school, such as books, tablets and uniforms. You can read more about the new grant in this edition, along with an introduction to our new Board members and a recap of Mac.Rob Week in September.

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Foundation News - August 2022

Introducing the 2022 Portrait Gallery inductees


This edition features the 2022 inductees of the Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School Portrait Gallery. The new inductees are featured in our online Portrait Gallery, which is now being updated to include all gallery members so that their contributions to their fields are recognised and promoted to wider audiences. Also in this edition, Year 12 student Zhenyi Lin (pictured) shares the impact of the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship on her knowledge of, and experience in, the field of visual arts. Lastly, Mac.Rob Principal Sue Harrah provides an overview of the School’s highlights and upcoming activities.

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Honouring Anna Bradbury Little

Introducing the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship


As 2022 kicks off to a flying start, and hopefully a year of face-to-face learning, our goal this year is to share more inspiring donor and grant recipient stories so that you can discover the reasons behind the donations and the wonderful impact they have.

One particular story that has touched us is that of alumna Anna Bradbury Little, whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 34. It has been an absolute privilege to work with Anna’s mother to establish a scholarship in her daughter’s name.

You can read about Anna’s story and the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship in this edition.

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Anna Bradbury Little - middle row, third from the right

Newsletter December 2021 - Thank you →

It's our turn to thank you, this festive season

It’s quite amazing how quickly the year draws to a close. Despite all the ups and downs... I’m so glad that we are ending 2021 on a high.

The end of year is always a time for reflection and celebration. When I look at 2021 through the eyes of the Foundation, I’m awed by the strength and determination of the students, the resilience in challenging circumstances as well as incredibly proud of the 15 grants we were able to award - 8 COVID bursaries in addition to 2 other bursaries and 5 scholarships totalling just over $20,000.

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Newsletter August 2021 - Funding Great Futures

Anika tells you about her grant

Anika tells you about her grant

It generally comes around once every four years and despite the delay, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has shown once again what can be achieved if we aim Higher, Faster, Stronger and importantly Together.

The last two weeks have seen many of us glued to the screen, engrossed in sports never played or even watched before and inspired by the human stories of strength, resilience and sacrifice behind each of the athletes and the support and nurturing provided by the teams behind them. It’s the same message over and over again… “I could not have done this without…”.

It’s a message that resonates so strongly with our Foundation and our donors… to be there to support our students, like Anika Bhandari (Y10), in achieving their dreams. Anika is our 2021 Academic Scholarship recipient who will be using her grant to take part in the Trinity College (The University of Melbourne) Young Leaders Program (STEM stream) - you can watch a lovely video of her in our newsletter.

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Newsletter June 2021 - Ringing in a New Financial Year

NOTE FROM THE CHAIR

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It’s been a busy first five months of 2021 as many of us have tried to resume our “normal” day-to-day lives and reconnect with our friends and family. As I write this, Melbourne has just gone into another lockdown for 7 days and it all feels like dejavu. I hope you are all keeping well and looking after your physical and mental health - we will get through this as we have many times before! 

We have also been busy at the Foundation - since the start of the year we have granted our Academic Scholarship and 3 more COVID-19 bursaries.

We are delighted to announce Anika Bhandari in Year 10 as the recipient for the 2021 Academic Scholarship. Anika submitted an excellent application and intends to use her grant to take part in the Trinity College (The University of Melbourne) Young Leaders Program (STEM stream) providing her with the opportunity to live on campus and join STEM related lectures and workshops with like-minded young leaders. Congratulations Anika and we look forward to sharing some highlights from her experience later in the year…

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Newsletter April 2021 - Granting Great Futures

Marking International Women’s Day L-R: Krish Rajavel, Chanelle Liang, Anne Stout, Esther Erlich, Ann Nicholson, Sarah Davidson, Sharanaa Jayaroopan and Alexa Kalathoor

Marking International Women’s Day L-R: Krish Rajavel, Chanelle Liang, Anne Stout, Esther Erlich, Ann Nicholson, Sarah Davidson, Sharanaa Jayaroopan and Alexa Kalathoor

NOTE FROM THE CHAIR
April sees us about to launch our latest round of grants, and celebrating the efforts of powerful young women, celebrating International Women’s Day and having the hard discussions about bequests.

Combating COVID

In 2020 we granted seven bursaries to students suffering from financial hardship. The effects of COVID continue to impact families and students, therefore we'll continue to be granting COVID Bursaries this year and have just notified three deserving recipients.

Grant Opening Dates for 2021

We will open applications for our 2021 Academic Excellence and Post-Graduate Scholarships on 19 April. We welcome current and past students to apply for these scholarships, aiming to help further their education.

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