Monash University Monash University has been awarded $8.67 million from the State Government for critical research, the creation of workforce pathways and better legal support for family violence victim-survivors. The Safe and Equal @ Work and Access to Justice programs were announced today by The Hon. Gayle Tierney, Minister for Higher Education, via the State Government’s $350 million Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (VHESIF). Monash’s Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Law are the first recipients of funding from VHESIF at Monash, for the two complementary outputs. The Faculty of Arts’ Safe and Equal @ Work program will address training and job creation for family violence victim-survivors, women’s homelessness and enhance safety overall.