The Public Education Foundation recognises the pivotal role that principals and education leaders play in transforming student outcomes and bolstering education standards.

The Principals Scholarships provide three scholarship opportunities for mid-career Principals to ‘reflect, refocus and recharge’ through professional education programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE).  These are:

• The Teachers Mutual Bank Principals Scholarship
• The Harvard Club of Australia Principals Scholarship
• The Public Education Foundation Principals Scholarship

For more information, or to apply online, please click here.

Applications for these scholarships open on Monday, 7 September 2026.

“Harvard made me think, ask questions and formulate how and why school transformation can be successful.  Through workshops, case studies and often rich dialogue with educators from around the world, Harvard provided opportunities to construct purposeful meaning about planning schools for the future. I remember the saying that the scholarship will be life-changing – so true.”

John Goh, Principal Merrylands East Public School.
2015 Harvard Club of Australia Scholarship recipient