Impact stories

Supporting ANU is an investment in Australia's future. Learn how donations have made a difference in the lives of gifted students and resulted in research that addresses global issues.

The Ground Map was designed in collaboration with clan elders and Wellspring Environmental Arts and Design. The Map includes stones from Mt Ainslie, Black Mountain and Red Hill and several artefacts from the elders’ collections.
10 Apr 2020
2019 Giving by numbers »
In 2019, more than $8.4 million was given to support students, who may not otherwise have been able to study at ANU.  Your generosity is also ensuring that...
Gifts, Inspire
Professor Carola Vinuesa says the Pryor bequest will be a ‘game changer’ for research in dermatomyositis. Photo by Lannon Harley
10 Apr 2020
New hope for research on rare autoimmune disease »
Co-director of the ANU Centre for Personalised Immunology (CPI) calls it a 'game-changer'. She's referring to the $10 million bequest for research on...
Research, Gifts
Fiona Foley, Winged harvest 2001, Wood, aluminium, ochre and stainless steel, commissioned 2000 (WEH Stanner Building courtyard)
10 Apr 2020
Talent is everywhere; opportunity is not »
2019 saw the University take a bold new admissions approach, that put the spotlight on scholarships - with a commitment to offering every student in need, a...
Gifts, Inspire
Antonella with prize winner Jessica Pink
10 Apr 2020
The enduring power of giving »
Antonella Salpietro first joined ANU as a Visiting Fellow in 1988. She initially intended to stay only for a couple of years, but her love for Australia, her...
Gifts
ANU Student Caller Rohan
10 Apr 2020
Phone Appeal - Speaking with alumni means a lot to Rohan »
Speaking to alumni and donors means a lot to Rohan. The 2019 ANU Calling Program was focused on building relationships with our valued alumni and raising...
Inspire, Phone appeal
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian P. Schmidt, Head of School of Art and Design Professor Denise Ferris, Vice-President (Advancement) Ms Barbara Miles and former Chancellor Professor Gareth Evans at the 2019 Celebration of Giving event.
10 Apr 2020
Thank you for your support and trust »
Your generosity helps ANU fulfil our unique responsibilities as Australia's national university. Your support helps talented students from any background...
Message
Adam Delaney, 2019 awardee
10 Apr 2020
Supporting Indigenous Australians in higher degree research »
The Simon Fenwick Award for Indigenous Research supports the Higher Degree Research Program at the ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS). As a...
Gifts, Inspire
Brontë Charles
7 Apr 2020
Helping Brontë excel on her way to a more accepting world »
Growing up in her community in Tasmania, Brontë Charles witnessed enormous inequity between the haves and have-nots, between men and women. "There was no...
Gifts, Scholarships & prizes
Brenda in conversation with Sam Provost, 2016 recipient of the Joseph and Lindsay Croft Memorial Scholarship
7 Apr 2020
Empowering Indigenous students, by commemorating loved ones »
Makayla Brinckley was relieved to be awarded the Joseph and Lindsay Croft Memorial Scholarship. "For Indigenous students like me, financial pressures can...
Gifts

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Report to donors »

Stories of philanthropy shape and enrich our University. We are delighted to share with you The Australian National University 2021 Report to Donors.
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