ALUMNI & SUPPORTERS
Why Give
Giving to UNSW is about people - supporting researchers, providing opportunities for students and creating partnerships that positively impact our community and people's lives.
We invite you to join our donors and support the University of New South Wales.
Read our stories....
Students who benefit
Hollie Baigent
Inaugural winner of the UNSW Nissan Design Scholarships
"This scholarship offers me greater flexibility for course studies and paid work, covering HECS, material and software costs. But more importantly, it offers young designers the opportunity to build student relationships with one of the top leading car companies in the world."
Elizabeth Blowes
3rd year Social Work, Elizabeth C Ainsworth Award 2008
"Receiving a scholarship has allowed me to better support myself through the University semester. The money has allowed me to concentrate more efficiently on my course load, and I credit my high distinction average to the generosity of the Ainsworth family. I would like to thank all scholarship donors for their support of disadvantaged, high achieving students. No matter the amount , this money is a lifeline and a god send and makes every difference in the world to me and others likes me."
Friends
Mother and son
"My son George was diagnosed at two years of age and has been suffering with this disease ever since. As a parent we only want the very best for our children, and when I wanted answers on Arthritis there was none. George's illness prompted my passion and determination to start the George Kranitis Juvenile Arthritis/Uveitis Scholarship at UNSW."
Foundations
Supporting future Indigenous doctors
Alexandra Honor
Trustee, Balnaves Foundation
"A significant, incentive to establishing the Balnaves Foundation Medical Scholarship Fund was our awareness of the comprehensive and personal support that UNSW provides to its Indigenous students. Living in a rural area, with a high Aboriginal population, I look forward to the day that there are a number of Indigenous doctors practicing in my community; creating healthy communities where there is respect, dialogue and understanding."
Khyarne Biles, 18
“My inspiration came from many personal experiences. Being an Indigenous woman and coming from a rural background I have seen the disadvantages faced by rural people, even more so the Indigenous population.”
Tyron Clayworth, 18
“I want to make a difference. My dream had always been to open a practice in a rural area and combined with the Indigenous health aspect I realised I had the potential to do a really great thing.”
Andrew Julian, 19
“…It is important for Aboriginal people to be in authoritative positions in society and to provide positive role models…I’m one of two people in my family to graduate Year 12 and the first one to go to uni. I know a lot of my own family are proud of what I have achieved thus far.” Andrew Julian, 19
Alumni
Therese Delanty
Dip Lib'67
"UNSW has always been like a family to me. I have fond memories of my time here that is why I have chosen to support the University and its students, in my lifetime and beyond through a bequest."
Shane Barber
LLB 1984
"We need to encourage Faculty members and students to push the bounds of innovation in legal education - we need to show our moral support. As we get wealthier as a nation and as a profession, we have to think what we can give back financially."
Corporations
Leighton Holdings Limited
Wallace King, CEO
"The University of NSW has been the training ground for some of Leighton Holdings' and the nation's most successful engineers and business professionals. Sourcing experienced and capable professional engineers to meet the growth in the infrastructure and resources markets is a significant challenge for the construction industry. Our long-term strategic alliance with UNSW enables Leighton Holdings to actively support education and training for future generations of young Australians."
Cox Richardson
Philip Cox AO, Founding Partner
"We need to actively encourage the next generation of design students and help equip them with the skills necessary to meet the design challenges of the future. I am very pleased Cox Richardson can not only assist in providing financial assistance but also on the job experience to students at UNSW in their final years of study."
UNSW Staff
Neil Morris
Executive Director, University Services
“I guess for me I come to work each day and am overawed by the people I work with at UNSW and the wonderfully noble goals that we pursue. And I see on a day to day basis the enormous potential for positive change and a greater social responsibility to grow through the work UNSW does. That's why I give, because I believe in our capacity to make a difference.”