Objects of the Walter Mangold Trust Fund

The Fund has 7 objects, which can be summarised as follows:

• the provision of educational scholarships to enable young Australians to spend a period of time in a foreign country to study in a foreign language;
• the provision of scholarships to overseas students who apply to come to Australia to advance their knowledge of English and to gain an understanding in one or more areas of Australian culture;
• the appointment of a visiting Scholar or Fellow to the University of Melbourne;
• the encouragement of inter-disciplinary studies, which involve the study of a language;
• the support of a vacation school in a foreign language conducted in Australia;
• the awarding of grants or scholarships to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (Victorian Branch)or for its purposes;
• Support of a published work of education merit which makes a contribution to the aims of the Trust.

Some of the objects involve a direct relationship with particular institutions, such as The University of Melbourne and AIIA. Others involve seeking applications more broadly.