Education enhances innovation, and provides the keys to the long term combatting of poverty. In so doing, we won’t just help the impoverished, but raise the universal standard of living.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest
Annual Reports
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Current Projects
Read about the world-class projects our scholars are working on.
The Governors
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Visiting Fellows
The temporary closure of Australia’s borders to international visitors has required the suspension of the Foundation’s Visiting Fellow program. We are taking this opportunity to review the program and will announce revised criteria and guidelines prior to the re-opening of borders.
The Forrest Research Foundation is a seed that we hope activates new investment in Australia’s research community. We want government, business and the community to join us.
Andrew Forrest
Our partners
Minderoo Foundation
The Minderoo Foundation was established by Andrew and Nicola Forrest in 2001 and was originally known as the Australian Children’s Trust. The Foundation’s work was based on the mandate to give a hand up, not a hand out and that ethos remains today. Since establishment the Foundation has supported over 250 initiatives across Australia and internationally in pursuit of a range of causes.
Curtin University
Curtin is a leading Australian university with campuses in Australia and South-East Asia offering undergraduate, postgraduate and research opportunities.
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is a multi-campus institution, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Perth and Bunbury, Western Australia.
Murdoch University
Murdoch’s courses combine cutting edge theory with real-world skills so graduates are career-ready. It offers more than 250 courses to choose from, so it’s easy to find the right study option.
The University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame follows the tradition and practices of Catholic higher education which, for centuries has offered leadership in university education. Notre Dame is committed to a personalised education, underpinned by pastoral care and support for all its students.
The University of Western Australia
UWA is a research-intensive university ranked in the world’s top 1% of academic institutions. It encourages its students, staff and alumni to explore the unknown, challenge convention and make things happen.