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Kambri Scholars with Professor Aunty Anne and Professor Grady Venville
02 May 2025

Over five years of empowerment: honouring the past, shaping the future

For Tyler Madrill the Kambri Scholars Program has been more than just financial support, it has been a catalyst for growth, leadership, and a…

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Kim Jackson and SKIP Foundation with scholars and with Genevieve Bell
01 May 2025

Engineering a more inclusive tomorrow

Through philanthropy and leadership, The Australian National University (ANU) alumna Kim Jackson is paving the way for future changemakers in an…

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20 Mar 2025

Ensuring no student falls behind

The Student Urgent Relief Fund (SURF) is a lifeline for students like Kane, who was months away from completing his master’s degree when his laptop…

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Image: Emily Piri, Kambri Scholar, Photo by ANU
10 Oct 2024

Kambri Scholars Program: The gift of education

Growing up in a single-parent family with three younger siblings, Emily Piri realised that attending The Australian National University (ANU) might…

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Noongar man Hunter Culbong is the first graduate from the ANU Kambri Scholars Program. Photo: Jamie Kidston/ANU.
12 Aug 2024

$10 million funding boost to educate Australia’s future Indigenous leaders

Wesfarmers Limited (Wesfarmers) is partnering with The Australian National University (ANU) to provide transformative and unrivalled educational…

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Image: ANU Student Trisha Toangwera Aruhuri. Photo by ANU.
01 Jul 2024

A lifeline for students in need

Trisha Toangwera Aruhuri was a long way from home, studying a Master of Applied Anthropology and Development (Advanced) at The Australian National…

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Image: Mount Stromlo pines seen from the forest floor. Photo by Lannon Harley/ANU.
01 Jul 2024

Giving without restrictions

While every year brings its own challenges, the same commitment remains from ANU to support students on their path to success. In 2023, donors who…

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Image: Sarah O’Callaghan. Photo by ANU.
01 Jul 2024

Reflections on a lifetime of love for ANU

When Sarah O’Callaghan (BSc (Hons) / LLB ‘02) came to The Australian National University (ANU) as an undergraduate in 1996, she had visions of…

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Image: Eliza Cowley and Cecilia Moriarty. Photo by ANU.
01 Jul 2024

Scholarship for rural doctors is a gift that keeps on giving

For five years, the Bill Nicholes ‘Willigobung’ Scholarship for Medicine has empowered students from remote and rural areas to come to Canberra to…

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