Challenging inequality and advancing social justice are at the heart of what we do as a University.
Through both our research and our teaching, we aim to drive progress in the lives of millions living with disadvantage. With support from you, we will continue to promote our social justice agenda across a range of activities.
UNSW is working with First Nations communities to foster the next generation of Indigenous leaders and address the impacts of generational disadvantage. We are especially proud to have one of the highest retention rates of First Nations students in Australia.
ASPIRE is the University's community outreach program. ASPIRE has already built relationships with over 44,000 disadvantaged students, inspiring them to dream big and pursue a University education.
The Gonski Institute for Education is dedicated to responding to the growing inequity in Australian schools. It also looks for ways that we can address the decline of our education system against international benchmarks.
The catastrophe of mass displacement is the focus for The Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. The Kaldor Centre's aim is to develop humane, legal and sustainable solutions for the millions who leave their homes in search of a better and safer future.
Meanwhile, the UNSW Centre for Social Impact has launched the Amplify Social Impact initiative to help the social sector develop more effective solutions for complex social challenges. The initiative provides community groups and not-for-profits with the tools and training they need to measure, assess and improve the work they do.
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Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide has reached 68 million. Many of them have no lasting solution in sight.
The first centre of its kind in the world, the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law focuses on generating legal, sustainable and humane solutions to the enormous challenge of forced migration.
We are proud of the Centre's outstanding global reputation. We provide strategic advice to organisations including the United Nations, and the Australian Parliament routinely cites our policy briefs and submissions in its deliberations.
Already, the Centre has made significant headway towards a more just, responsive and accommodating world for refugees and forced migrants - but there is much more to be done. With support from you, we can build on the Centre’s strong foundations to forge better solutions for people in search of safety.
Gonski Institute for Education
Australia prides itself on being the country of the ‘fair go’, underpinned by notions of social justice and equal opportunity. Yet, we’re not delivering on that promise when it comes to education – the single-most important factor in determining a child’s future prospects.
We must urgently address the growing inequity in Australian education. And we must look for solutions that arrest the decline in our educational standards against international benchmarks.
The Gonski Institute for Education was established for just this purpose. With an experienced leadership team and extensive multi-disciplinary capabilities, it is poised to reshape education policy and practice.
Your support of the Gonski Institute will help drive progress in our education sector, improve the equity of our system, and drive measurable gains in student learning and wellbeing.
Low SES Scholarships
Young people from low socio-economic backgrounds are drastically under-represented at Australian universities. Those in the lowest brackets of disadvantage make up 25 per cent of the population, but only 16 per cent of all university undergraduates.
At UNSW, we want to make sure the best minds have the opportunity to achieve their academic potential, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Your support of our Equity Scholarship program will help us repair the imbalance. We will be tackling socio-economic disadvantage, but we will also be investing in our own diversity, creating spaces for new ideas to flourish, and new leaders to emerge.
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UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic
UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic is a free business clinic for individuals and small businesses in serious financial hardship.
Described as “unbelievably useful” by the CEO of Financial Counselling Australia, our free tax and accounting advisory services enable the most disadvantaged to work through a system that is almost impossible to navigate without professional representation.
The complex issues presented include long-term overdue income tax and BAS returns, tax debts, mental health issues and domestic violence, amongst others. This means that each casework client needs around 20 hours of one-on-one advice from our frontline team to resolve their matter. At present demand far outstrips supply, and we have a 3-month waitlist.
Select examples of the Clinic’s recent accolades include being awarded Finalist at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards (both 2023 and 2022) and the AACSB International's Innovations That Inspire Award (2021).
Your support can empower the Clinic’s work with the most underrepresented sectors of our society, helping people find their way through complex systems.
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Nura Gili Indigenous Program
Education is the key to human development. Despite this, First Nations students in Australia are much less likely than their peers to finish high school and go on to university.
Addressing the social justice imperatives of Indigenous Australians is a priority for UNSW. Through the Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit, we aim to make sure that First Nations students have the greatest possible opportunity to succeed at university.
Nura Gili is a targeted program that embraces Indigenous knowledge, culture and histories . Students have access to study facilities, tutoring, accommodation and employment support, pastoral services, scholarship advice and support for social and emotional wellbeing.
Nura Gili also runs programs for First Nations high school students to encourage them to think about a university education.
With your help, we can expand the scope and reach of this vital initiative. As a donor to Nura Gili, you will be helping us to attract and support more First Nations students, giving them the opportunity to create positive change in as graduates of, law, medicine, engineering and more.
AMPLIFY Social Impact
Australia spends $510 billion a year on social change initiatives and yet, often, we know nothing about how effective they have been. In fact, despite our colossal spend, many social issues are only getting worse. If we want to see improvements, we need to understand how, where and for whom those initiatives are working.
Led by the Centre for Social Impact, Amplify Social Impact is Australia's biggest capacity-building project for the for-purpose sector. It provides thousands of not-for-profits and other social-purpose organisations with the insights and tools they need to strengthen their outcomes.
Your investment will help us connect evidence, people, technology and data so we can begin to drive sustainable change more effectively, and more efficiently, right across the sector.
Related Funds
Student Emergency Response Fund
Many UNSW students are living with significant uncertainty and financial insecurity. Some are prohibited from returning home, and others are struggling to afford food and other basics. UNSW has a duty of care to protect the welfare of these students, and provide immediate support to assist them through this crisis
The Student Emergency Response Fund is a philanthropic initiative to provide financial aid to both domestic and international students who are facing hardship as a direct result of COVID-19.
Through this fund, we will provide needs-based financial assistance as a lifeline for students. This financial support will help students meet their basic needs, and ensure that they remain part of the UNSW academic community.
Your support will enable us to provide critical financial assistance to support more than 9,000 UNSW students in dire need.
Philanthropic investment will enable us to provide:
- Emergency support payments for domestic students valued at $500, which will be targeted to around 2,600 enrolled undergraduate students from low-SES backgrounds
- Emergency e-vouchers valued at $200, which can be redeemed at supermarkets to support at-risk domestic and international students meet their basic needs
- Emergency grants of up to $2,000 for domestic and international students with complex or multiple needs, including students with disability, housing issues, or carer responsibilities.
This is an initiative of the Division of Equity Diversity and Inclusion, and aims to support any student in demonstrated need, including indigenous students, international students and students from rural or regional communities. Donors can elect where they would like their gift directed.
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The Dean of Built Environment’s Equity Scholarship
The Dean of Built Environment’s Equity Scholarship was established in 2019 by Dean, Helen Lochhead to enables students from a disadvantaged background to undertake an undergraduate degree in any discipline at UNSW Built Environment.
In addition to the Deans establishing and ongoing gifts, this scholarship is supported by the Built Environment academic and professional staff through staff giving.
The Scholarship is valued at $5,000 per annum and will be payable for the duration of an eligible undergraduate degree program. It is awarded based on equity considerations, and preference may be given to women, Indigenous students and humanitarian visa holders.
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UNSW Indigenous Scholarships
Currently, First Nations people make up 3% of the Australian population but just 1.9% of the national undergraduate population at Australian universities, this number is closer to 1% at Go8 Universities. This represents a substantial missed opportunity to elevate our future Indigenous leaders across society and industry. Increasing the number of Indigenous students is a priority for our University, and is a core goal of the UNSW Indigenous Strategy.
By supporting the creation of scholarships tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, you not only help to ensure more equitable access to higher education, but also will advance the representation of First Nations people across a broader array of societal and professional realms. Coupled with UNSW’s strong commitment to pastoral care and our excellent retention rates for Indigenous students, scholarships ensure more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students feel equipped to enrol at our University, are set up for success, and graduate into their career of choice.
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Cancer Research: Validating an early detection test for ovarian cancer
There is currently no early detection test for ovarian cancer. As a result, 75 per cent of ovarian cancer is diagnosed at stage III or IV, making effective treatment almost impossible.
Right now, a team of UNSW researchers, led by Associate Professor Caroline Ford, are working to develop a test that will change how ovarian cancer is diagnosed.
By contributing to their work, you will be helping to make early detection a reality. Tumours that are detected at an early stage can often be surgically removed, significantly improving the prospects of women with ovarian cancer.
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Wild Deserts’ Training Zone: Breeding smarter threatened species in the Strzelecki Desert
Wild Deserts is a UNSW research project that will help reintroduce seven threatened species to Sturt National Park. The project will establish a 'Wild Training Zone' inside the National Park, protected by ten kilometres of predator-proof fencing. Inside the Zone, UNSW researchers will use cutting-edge techniques to teach animals to be more aware of feral predators.
The Wild Deserts project needs your support. Your contribution will help us ensure that threatened species have a better chance of thriving when they are reintroduced to the wild. And it will give us a new understanding of how we can conserve species and restore our native ecosystems into the future.
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MindFresh: Working Out Refugee Mental Health in Bangladesh
Research led by Dr Simon Rosenbaum at UNSW Medicine has found that simply including some basic physical activity in the treatment plans of people living with complex mental illnesses can have huge positive impacts. People in disadvantaged and marginalised communities are particularly likely to feel the benefits.
Dr Rosenbaum and his team are currently working in Bangladeshi refugee camps to train Rohingya refugees as Sports Therapists. Through those trainees, they will explore the impact that sport has on the mental wellbeing of one of the most vulnerable communities in the world.
Your contribution will help fund this project, and generate a better understanding of how we can support the mental health of refugees.
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Women in Science & Maths
The UNSW Women in Maths and Science Champions Program is a 12-month career development program. It provides female research students and early-career scientists with the skills and confidence they need to become science professionals.
By supporting the program, you will be helping young female scientists build their public profiles, establish professional networks, and prepare for success in the science community.
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Do The Maths
Every year, the UNSW School of Mathematics and Statistics runs a series of free one-day workshops for female high school students. The aim of the Do The Maths workshops series is to encourage more young girls to consider mathematics as a career. Past speakers at the workshops include women with influential roles at organisations such as the CSIRO and the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
Your contribution to Do The Maths will help us to expand this program, and get more girls thinking about a future in maths-driven careers.
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CSI Board National Scholarship
CSI Board National Scholarships help new and continuing students undertake postgraduate education at the Centre for Social Impact.
With your support, we can help more outstanding applicants learn how to become champions for social change. The contribution you make now will have positive impacts in our communities for years to come.
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Robin Crawford Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Robin Crawford Scholarship is to encourage graduates to become more effective social change-makers. It provides financial support for students undertaking postgraduate study in social impact, global sutainability or social enterprise.
Your contribution to the scholarship program will help foster a generation of leaders dedicated to driving better social outcomes.
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Stephen Parbery Scholarship
The Stephen Parbery Scholarship makes it possible for talented students from rural areas of NSW to undertake an undergraduate degree at the UNSW Business School.
Compared with their urban counterparts, rural students are often challenged by educational disadvantage. Your support of the scholarship program will help them become the business leaders of tomorrow.
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Judge Bob Bellear Memorial Indigenous Residential Scholarship (Law)
The Judge Bob Bellear Scholarship honours the memory of the late Judge Bob Bellear and his tireless commitment to Indigenous justice. A 1978 UNSW Law graduate, Judge Bellear was NSW’s second Aboriginal barrister and the first Aboriginal Australian judge.
This scholarship extends the gift of opportunity back to the community for which he fought so fiercely. It provides support for the living, study and travel expenses of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking a degree at UNSW Law. On-campus accommodation is provided at Shalom College.
Your support will help UNSW to expand this program and produce an even greater number of First Nations law students. As graduates, they will go on to make a positive impact on their communities and Australian society at large.
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Macquarie Group Alumni Scholarship
The Macquarie Group Alumni Scholarship supports students who have experienced educational disadvantage to study law at UNSW. It gives them an opportunity to break the cycle of disadvantage, and encourages them to pursue a career in social justice.
Your contribution to the program will benefit not only the scholarship recipient, but their whole community.
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UNSW Social Impact Scholarship
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) is all about supporting change-makers. Through research and education, it develops the tools, solutions and partnerships that will help individuals and organisations get better at driving positive social change in their communities.
Every year, CSI awards a range of scholarships to students with a vision for social impact. The scholarships support entry to the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact, or the MBA Social Impact from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
Your support of the CSI scholarship program will help more students learn how to create the changes they want to see in the world.
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UNSW Law General Scholarship
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Business School Alumni Scholarship Fund
The UNSW Business School Alumni Scholarship enables students from a disadvantaged background to undertake an undergraduate degree at the UNSW Business School.
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Rural Engineering Scholarship
Rural students keen to pursue an interest in engineering are often confronted with challenges. Regional universities tend not to offer engineering education, but making the move to study engineering at a university in the city means setting up home far away from family and friends.
The Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships Program is designed to help students from rural and isolated areas to settle in to study at UNSW. By contributing to a rural scholarship, you will be helping a talented country student attend Australia's leading Engineering Faculty.
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Vision Preservation
The Vision Preservation Research Fund supports research into diseases that reduce vision. Our aim is to find better ways to prevent, detect, manage and treat a wide range of vision conditions, including cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma, keratoconus, myopic degeneration and diabetes-related eye diseases.
Your support will help us to reduce the number of people impacted by vision conditions around the world, and to restore quality of life to those currently living with vision loss.
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David Cooper Memorial Fund
Professor David Cooper AC was a respected HIV clinician, an internationally renowned researcher, and the founding Director of The Kirby Institute. David passed away in March 2018.
David's ground-breaking, collaborative research saved countless lives. His accomplishments were many, but he remained acutely aware of the need to address global health injustices. In particular, he believed it was unacceptable that infectious diseases continued to have a disproportionate impact on some of the world's most disadvantaged communities.
The David Cooper Memorial Fund aims to realise David’s vision for equitable access to healthcare. With your support, we will continue to work towards a future where communities that are vulnerable to infectious diseases have ready access to quality treatments, cures and prevention programs.
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Cancer Research
Recent breakthroughs in medical research have led to significant advances in cancer care. However, the gains have been uneven. Rare and difficult-to-treat cancers continue to have discouraging treatment outcomes and poor survival rates.
At UNSW Medicine, we aim to solve some of the most perplexing medical puzzles of our time, and fast-track the translation of new discoveries into excellent patient care that improves and saves lives.
Your investment in cancer research at UNSW Medicine will have truly life-giving impacts. It will directly increase our capacity to improve the quality of life for people affected by cancer. And it will help us ensure that even the most disadvantaged communities have access to first-class patient care.
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Women in Engineering
The Women in Engineering program aims to inspire girls to pursue engineering careers. It provides support to women currently studying engineering at UNSW, and celebrates the successes of female engineering graduates. Since the program was launched in 2014, UNSW has seen a 78 per cent increase in the number of women enrolling in undergraduate engineering degrees.
Your support of the Women in Engineering program will provide us with the funding we need to support more young women with scholarships, and to connect them with industry-based professional development opportunities.
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Area of Greatest Need
Making a donation to the 'Area of Greatest Need' means you trust UNSW to allocate your contribution where it can do the most good.
Your 'Area of Greatest Need' gift could be directed to an initiative that will produce an urgently needed impact. Or it could go towards a deserving program that struggles to attract the attention it deserves. 'Area of Greatest Need' gifts make it possible for us to respond to the needs of our community as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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UNSW Underwater Club
The UNSW Underwater Club gives students the opportunity to look beneath the surface of NSW’s magnificent offshore wonderland. Members can dive safely, cheaply and often through regular night dives, weekend trips and special excursions. The Club also offers inexpensive gear hire and access to accredited diving and refresher courses.
Your support of this initiative will help more students take the plunge and discover an underwater world.
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UNSW Hockey Club
The UNSW Hockey Club is one of the largest hockey clubs in NSW. The club caters for players of all ages and levels, from beginner to those who compete at a national level.
With support from you, the Club can foster the development of exceptional student players through the UNSW Elite Athlete Program. The program provides financial support as well as access to the University gym and valuable skills development programs.
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UNSW/Eastern Suburbs AFL Club
The UNSW Eastern Suburbs AFL Club is the largest AFL club in Sydney. The Club is open to men and women, students and non-students, and caters to all levels from absolute beginners to experienced players.
Your support of the UNSW Elite Athlete Program enables the Club to foster the development of exceptional student players. The program provides access to University sports facilities as well as financial support to cover the cost of travel to state and national competitions.
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UNSW Swimming Club
Based at the UNSW Fitness and Aquatic Centre, the UNSW Swimming Club welcomes swimmers of all ages and any level. The Club relies on direct donations to fund the purchase of uniforms, equipment, and competition travel costs.
Your support of the UNSW Elite Athlete Program allows us to provide assistance to students of outstanding ability. With your help, they will be able to continue to grow their skills and experience, while keeping up with their studies.
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UNSW Rugby Club
The UNSW Rugby Union Club provides a welcoming home to players of all levels of skill and experience. The men's team has a long history in the NSW Suburban Rugby Union Competition, having won three coveted club championships. The women's team was established in 2017, and has generated notable early success.
With support from you, the Club can encourage the development of exceptional student players through the UNSW Elite Athlete Program. Scholarships provide financial support as well as access to the University gym and valuable skills development programs.
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UNSW Rowing Club
The UNSW Rowing Club is one of the longest running student clubs at the University. It fosters the physical and mental wellbeing of all its members through a culture of camaraderie, built by rowing together on Sydney Harbour.
Through a variety of scholarships and grants, the Club supports rowers of exceptional ability to pursue their sporting goals while also meeting their academic commitments. Your contribution will help the Club provide financial support for rowers competing in national and international competitions.
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UNSW Football Club
The UNSW Football Club proudly fosters the success of both its men's and women's teams across a range of age-groups. Social teams play in the Eastern Suburbs Football Association competition. High-performance teams represent the Club in the State League, the NSW Men’s National Premier League 4, and the NSW Women’s National Premier League 2 competitions.
With your support, the Club can foster the development of elite players through the UNSW Elite Athlete Program. Scholarships provide financial support to students of outstanding ability so they can pursue their sport while also engaging fully with their University coursework.
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UNSW BLUEsat
BLUEsat UNSW is a student-led society for students with a passion for space technology. It offers real-world experience in a range of multi-disciplinary space engineering projects. BLUEsat teams are involved in everything from satellite communications, to high-altitude ballooning and more.
Your contribution to BLUEsat will help our students participate in international competitions. The funds you provide will make it possible for the Off-World Robotics team to test their products against the best in the world.
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UNSW Cricket Club
The UNSW Cricket Club brings together graduates, under-graduates and community members to play in teams across a variety of grades and age groups. The Club values team spirit and good humour among its members, and provides access to first-class coaching and facilities.
With support from you, the Club is able to offer scholarships to outstanding players keen to play cricket at an elite level. Scholarships include financial support, as well as access to the very best in UNSW sports science programs, sports psychology, and strength and conditioning programs.
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Sunswift
Sunswift is the UNSW solar racing team, run by undergraduate volunteers with a passion for sustainable technology. For more than two decades, Sunswift teams have designed, made and raced their own solar-electric vehicles in the annual Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
Your support of Sunswift will help the team realise their vision of developing a solar-electric vehicle capable of carrying passengers over long distances.
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Redback Racing
Every year, engineering students around the world take part in a motorsport competition called Formula SAE. Each team produces and races their own version of a small, open-wheeler racing car, designing and manufacturing it from scratch.
REDBACK Racing is the name of the team from UNSW Engineering. Your support of the team will help our engineering students take part in Formula SAE, learning new skills in management and operations as well as technical design.
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Ngoc Tram Nguyen Scholarship
The Ngoc Tram Nguyen Scholarship is named in honour of an outstanding young woman from Cabramatta's Vietnamese community. The late Ngoc Tram Nguyen was a research assistant at UNSW Law.
The scholarship aims to help talented young students from disadvantaged backgrounds study law at UNSW. In particular, it targets students from non-selective, public secondary schools in South Western Sydney.
Your contribution to this scholarship will enable a young student with great potential to undertake an undergraduate combined law or Juris Doctor degree at UNSW.
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Alumni Leaders Scholarship
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can miss out on a university education all too easily. Something as simple as being able to afford the books on the reading list can be the difference between a student taking up a first-year offer, and letting the opportunity pass them by.
The UNSW Business School Alumni Leaders Scholarship makes it easier for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend the UNSW Business School. Through the scholarship, they receive a small but valuable financial contribution every year, for the duration of their degree.
Your support of the scholarship program will help us to give even more students access to a university education.
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AGSM Alumni Community Leadership Scholarship
The AGSM Alumni Community Leader Scholarship is offered by the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM). It aims to provide not-for-profit leaders with specialist business training through the AGSM MBA (Executive) and MBAX programs.
Your support of the Alumni Community Leader Scholarship has far-reaching benefits. It provides the recipient with valuable professional development. It introduces new skills and new thinking into the organisation they work for. And it increases the impact their organisation will have in the community.
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Scientia Fellows PhDs
The UNSW Scientia Fellowship Program attracts the very best and boldest scholars to the University. The program takes a whole-of-career approach, providing Fellows with all the support they need to thrive professionally, both inside and outside the University, including taking on roles in industry, government and other research organisations.
The program was launched with great success in 2017, and led to the recruitment of some of the world's most talented researchers. By 2025, the University aims to have made 290 Scientia Fellowship appointments.
Your contribution will fund the further development of the Scientia Fellowship program. Our recruitment of world-class scholars will help consolidate the UNSW research community as a hub of influential scholarship long into the future.
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New Wave Founders
Disruptive changes in technology, manufacturing, supply chains, talent, communication and capital markets have changed the way the world works. Start-ups are critical to the business ecosystem. And entrepreneurial skills are essential for anyone who wants to make a real-world impact.
New Wave Founders is an offshoot of the Founders Program, an on-campus initiative designed to embed entrepreneurial thinking into the work of our staff and students.
New Wave Founders aims to address the gender gap in entrepreneurship by empowering UNSW women to launch start-ups. It is dedicated to giving female staff, students and alumni the support and education they need to make their visions a reality.
Your contribution to New Wave Founders will help us build a new generation of female entrepreneurs in Australia, to the very real benefit of the economy and the community at large.
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Founders 10x Accelerator
The Founders 10x Accelerator is the flagship initiative of the Founders Program.
It provides ten UNSW start-ups with the ultimate in entrepreneurial support. Across a 10-week program, the ten teams are introduced to skills and processes that will get them ready for growth and impact, and prepare them for investment from the business world.
When you invest in the Founders 10x Accelerator, you will be investing in the development of the next generation of Australian entrepreneurs.
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UNSW Water Research
The conservation and management of water is becoming a more urgent priority, especially given the challenges of population growth and climate change.
At the UNSW Water Research Centre, our focus is on improving the aquatic and atmospheric environments. Our multidisciplinary research generates new and better ideas about how we should handle our water resources, from civil hydraulics to coastal engineering through to waste management. We work closely with government and industry to ensure the solutions we develop have real-world value.
The work we do relies on your investment. With help from you, we can expand our research program and drive better management of water resources around the world.
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Paediatrics Neurology Research
Paediatric neurology research at UNSW is led by Michelle Farrar, an Associate Professor, and a specialist child neurologist at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Michelle and her team are dedicated to improving the lives of children living with neurological diseases, and their families. Their work is supported by interdisciplinary genomics research, and by the direct involvement of patients and their families.
Your donation will fund Michelle and her team to pursue new and innovative ways to care for children with neuromuscular, neurodevelopmental or rare neurogenetic diseases.
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New Cancer Cure
Cellular immortality is one of cancer's most threatening characteristics. It is also the key to the development of a new kind of cancer treatment, generated by the work of the UNSW Cancer Cell Immortality Group.
The Group has delivered a world-first breakthrough with the development of a specific biomarker for one of the mechanisms that can activate immortality in cancer cells. It's called the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres mechanism, or ALT mechanism for short.
The ability to identify and measure the ALT mechanism has led to the development of new ALT-targeted therapeutics and diagnostics. These new anti-cancer treatments are proving effective, while producing minimal side effects.
The Cancer Cell Immortality Group needs your investment. The support you provide will lead to further breakthroughs in cancer research, making a significant difference to the lives of people living with cancer, and their families.
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Drug & Alcohol Research
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW is recognised internationally as a Research Centre of Excellence.
The research we generate guides the development of drug policy in Australia. It also helps drive innovative new solutions for the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol related harm.
With support from you, our team will continue to provide health professionals, policy-makers and the public with the highest quality information about how to address the adverse impacts of drug and alcohol use.
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Infectious Disease, Immunity and Inflammation
Infectious, inflammatory and immune diseases produce enormous suffering. They can also have a significant major economic impact, on individuals and on communities. Many conventional treatments are no longer effective, and new approaches are in desperate demand. We must urgently develop a better understanding of our immune system and how the body responds to infection.
UNSW Medicine researchers are expanding our knowledge of infectious, inflammatory and immune diseases. Our dedicated team has a track record of producing robust research, and overseeing its rapid translation into clinical practice and policy changes.
Your support will speed our progress towards the control and elimination of a range of infectious diseases. It will help fund the development of new treatments, cures and preventative strategies that will directly benefit the lives of millions.
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Children's Mental Health Research
The Children's Mental Health Research Fund supports the development of new and innovative treatments for children and young people living with mental health issues. It invests in both high-impact research projects, and special equipment infrastructure.
By making a contribution to the Fund, you will be helping us to provide children and young people with the evidence-based support they need to enjoy a happier and more fulfilling future.
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UNSW Library
UNSW Library is recognised as one of Australia's major research libraries. It gives our University researchers access to works of the highest quality scholarship. And it provides them with the support they need to share their own work with the international research community.
Your support will help UNSW Library maintain a world-class collection of scholarly resources, and promote UNSW research to the world.
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UNSW Orchestra and Wind Band
Since 1989, the UNSW Orchestra has been presenting live performances of fine music to the University community, and the residents of surrounding suburbs.
The Orchestra’s repertoire includes treasures of the Classical and Romantic eras, as well as the work of contemporary Australian composers. Concertos for various solo instruments figure prominently, commonly featuring student soloists from the University’s music department.
Founded in 1991, the UNSW Wind Symphony specialises in works written after 1900. The repertoire includes works from a variety of eras and styles, including jazz, popular music and art-music forms. More than 50 woodwind and brass players from the University community are members of the Wind Symphony.
Both the Orchestra and the Wind Symphony are centrepieces of UNSW cultural life. Your support will ensure they continue to enrich the student experience for many years to come.
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Greek Australian Archive
The Greek Australian Archive celebrates the pioneers of the thriving Greek-Australian community, and preserves their history.
The Archive is the product of a collaboration between UNSW and the State Library of NSW, and houses the photographs, films, oral histories, personal letters and official documents of a generation of Greek migrants.
For students, scholars and the community, it provides insights into the lives of those that made their way to Australia in the 1950s and '60s. It tells their stories of adversity, strength and progress. And it gives us a valuable perspective on the Australian experience of migration and multi-culturalism.
Your support will help us to strengthen the Archive, including running programs to expand community access.
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Kingsford Legal Centre
Over 14,000 people live in the Randwick and Botany Bay local government areas, many in large public housing estates. Established in 1981, the Kingsford Legal Centre provides quality legal services to community members who might otherwise not be able to access the help they need to navigate the legal system.
Experienced lawyers and volunteers work alongside UNSW Law students at the Centre. Every year, they help over 1,500 local people deal with matters of domestic violence, discrimination, housing, employment, criminal law and victims’ compensation.
The generosity of the community is vital to the survival of this critical social justice initiative. Your support means we can go on making quality legal care accessible to some of our most vulnerable community members. And it ensures that UNSW Law students continue to get valuable real-world experience.
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Indigenous Law Centre
The Indigenous Law Centre (ILC) at UNSW is the only Indigenous law research centre in Australia.
Established in 1981, the ILC has long been an advocate for the legal rights and freedoms of Indigenous peoples. It conducts innovative and high-quality research into Indigenous legal issues. It provides Indigenous communities with legal education on issues of particular significance. And it produces the only two journals dedicated to Indigenous legal issues in Australia: the Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Australian Indigenous Law Review.
Your contribution to the ILC will help ensure that the legal rights and freedoms of Indigenous communities are recognised and protected, in Australia and around the world.
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Community-Led Regeneration: Yuwaya Ngarra-li
The town of Walgett in far north-west NSW has been identifed as one of the most disadvantaged areas in Australia. First Nations people make up close to three quarters of the population. The recent drying up of local rivers has raised concerns about high sodium levels in local drinking water, and the high cost of healthy food.
Yuwaya Ngarra-li was established to address the social challenges embedded in the Walgett community. It is a community-led partnership, founded on the strengths and capabilities of the Dharriwaa Elders Group and UNSW.
Yuwaya Ngarra-li has a ten-year strategy for Walgett. It encompasses a range of projects, from micro-farms that promote social enterprise and provide training opportunities, through to initiatives that divert the town's young people from the juvenile justice system.
Your contribution will help realise the Yuwaya Ngarra-li strategy and break the cycle of disadvantage in Walgett. It will also support the development of a model that can be applied in other towns, empowering Aboriginal communities across the country to close the gap. Your support will be truly revolutionary.
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Australian Human Rights Institute
The Australian Human Rights Institute is dedicated to upholding the rights, freedoms and dignity of people everywhere. The research we produce generates powerful evidence to influence policy and practice, helping to solve the problems faced by vulnerable communities the world over.
We are home to multidisciplinary teams of experts, and a hub for thought leaders. We also play a critical advocacy role, educating the public and contributing to popular debate. Your support will help us to go on driving progress on human rights issues in Australia and internationally.
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