The Faculty of Education is proud to be able to offer awards to students and alumni each year, with the support of our valued prize donors.
For over 50 years, Bank First has proudly had teachers’ backs, and are continuing that legacy by championing educators through these awards.
Since 2019, the Bank First Aspiring Teachers Award has celebrated the outstanding efforts of top-performing students in Monash’s Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Master of Teaching courses. Bank First also contributes annually to the Indigenous Leaders Scholarship.
Bank First is proud to continue cheering on the efforts of our future educators.
Bank First (formerly known as Victorian Teachers Mutual Bank) have long been very generous supporters of Monash Education.
The recipients of the 2 Bank First Aspiring Teachers Awards are the highest performing students from the previous year in the Bachelor of Education (Honours), and the Master of Teaching.
Bank First also contribute annually to the Indigenous Leaders Scholarship.
The Peter McRae Meyer Primary Teaching Prize has been generously donated by the Meyer Family. An annual prize for an inspiring and effective first year teacher and recent graduate of Monash Education. This prize has been conceived to honour the memory of Peter McRae Meyer who was dedicated to excellent teaching practice throughout his career. This award is selected by a panel of staff from the Faculty of Education, for a recent Monash Education graduate in their first year of primary teaching, who demonstrates engaging and high impact classroom practice and a love for teaching in Australia.
The Kohli Award has been generously donated by the Kohli family.
Paramjit Kohli was amazed at the care, wealth of knowledge and passion for social justice that was instilled in his granddaughter Stephanie during her time at Monash, something he dearly valued. Stephanie lost her father Michael Shave (Paramjit's son) in 2011, in her first year of study at Monash University and the Kohli award was set up in honour of him. Paramjit Kohli passed away in 2016, and Stephanie’s grand-mother Barbara Kohli passed away in March 2018 - this award now honours the three of them.
The recipient of this award is identified by a panel of staff from the Faculty of Education for excellent contributions to study and community engagement.
This award is generously offered by ACEL. It aims to recognise and promote excellence in leadership.
This award is generously offered by Drama Victoria. It aims to recognise and promote excellence in the field of Drama education.
This annual award recognises the outstanding achievements of two recent graduates of Monash Education’s Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis course. This prize has been kindly donated by Dr Geoff Potter, Clinical Director at the Centre for Positive Behaviour Support and a 2018 graduate of Monash's Master of Education in Applied Behaviour Analysis course. Geoff and his family are passionate advocates for the ongoing growth and development of Applied Behaviour Analysis in Australia. The award will go to two recent high achieving Monash Education graduates from the Applied Behaviour Analysis course who have made demonstrable contributions to the field.
The Victorian Association for the Teaching of English is a professional body established to promote the interests of English education and to allow English educators in Victoria to exchange ideas. Margaret Gill, a former member of Monash Education is a legendary figure among English teachers and her influence reverberates long after her retirement. She served as presidents of both the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and the International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE). Margaret has also edited the national journal English in Australia.
The award aims to recognise and promote excellence in the area of English curriculum studies.
PACFA is a leading national peak body and professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia. Their mission is to represent the profession to communities and government, and to develop the evidence-base for counselling and psychotherapy.
The award aims to recognise and promote excellence in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.
These awards have been kindly donated by the Association of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies and recognises outstanding performance in early childhood education studies. The recipients of the Association of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies Awards are students identified by Monash Education for their strong academic completions in postgraduate and undergraduate studies during the previous year.
BSPA is a national professional organisation representing over 1,000 behaviour support practitioners dedicated to promoting effective behaviour support practices across Australia.This award is annual student prize, to recognise and support academic excellence in Positive Behaviour Support studies.
For teachers who demonstrates an ongoing and current commitment to teacher research at a Victorian school.
If you are interested in donating a prize to recognise a high performing student or alumni of Monash Education, please contact edu-alumni@monash.edu.