This scholarship was presented by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (NSW JBD) to the Law Faculty at the University of Technology, Sydney. Donations to fund the scholarship came mainly from Yasmin and David Wilkenfeld, and its aim was to pay tribute to Robert Greenwood QC, who had worked consistently for the Indigenous population. Justice Stephen Rothman SC, President of the NSW JBD at the time, said:
“The Australian Jewish community has greatly empathised with the plight of the Indigenous community, which has suffered a level of discrimination not dissimilar to the discrimination suffered by Jews in many countries and, in earlier times, in Australia. Because the Jewish community believes deeply in cherishing pride in their own heritage and culture and maintaining these through education, from our experience we believed we could assist Indigenous students most constructively through creating educational opportunities. With thousands of years of discrimination behind us, we have learned that the only way to overcome discrimination is to ensure significant levels of education and pride in your own history and culture.”