DAFYDD LEWIS TRUST
Dafydd Edward Lewis (1866 - 1941) migrated to Australia from Wales in 1896. He first worked in the drapery field and eventually established himself most successfully in business, with a partner, Joseph Love. Lewis was a man of bold character and an entrepreneur who believed in hard work and education. When he died in 1941 he left an estate valued at £700,000 to be held in perpetual trust to provide scholarships for boys for full time degree courses at a Victorian University.
The Dafydd Lewis Trust continues to provide scholarship to young men who might not have otherwise received a University education due to the limited financial resources of their parents. Multiple scholarships are awarded every year for full-time degrees in most courses at any Victorian university with some 50 scholars being currently supported in 2007.