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Annual Giving

$30.8M

About

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is Australia's #1 Young University, operating primarily as an educational and research institution. Classified as a grantmaker by the ACNC, UTS funds various initiatives, including scholarships and research, to drive innovation and create positive societal change.

Tips for Applicants

Applicants for scholarships or research funding should align their proposals with UTS's stated values of innovation, creativity, and positive societal change. Highlighting relevance to featured industry areas (e.g., health, agriculture, defence, government, energy) or research themes (e.g., resilience, diversity, Indigenous knowledge, technology, arts, community impact) would be beneficial. Strong academic performance and a clear vision for impact are key for individual applicants.

Giving Philosophy

UTS approaches giving through its core functions of education and research, believing in harnessing creativity and technology to foster innovation and positive change. This includes developing future talent, collaborating with industry, and conducting cutting-edge research, often with a focus on impact and real-world solutions. They also emphasize inclusivity and community engagement.

Notable Grants

■University Of Technology Sydney — $5,349,331

■University Of Technology Sydney — $5,086,484

■University Of Technology Sydney — $4,020,005

■University Of Technology Sydney — $3,898,403

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■University Of Technology Sydney — $2,897,443

■University Of Technology Sydney — $2,193,471

■University Of Technology Sydney — $1,787,524

■University Of Technology Sydney — $1,562,366

ACNC Financial History

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Total Assets	Net Assets
FY2023	$30.8M	$1.1B	$3.5B	$2.2B
FY2022	$29.4M	$1.0B	$3.4B	$2.2B
FY2021	$28.5M	$1.1B	$3.5B	$2.1B
FY2020	$24.3M	$1.0B	$3.4B	$2.0B
FY2019	$18.0M	$1.1B	$3.4B	$2.0B
FY2018	$17.8M	$1.0B	$3.1B	$1.9B
FY2017	$14.5M	$930.0M	$2.9B	$1.8B
7yr total	$163.4M	Source: ACNC Annual Information Statements

University Of Technology Sydney

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Notable Grants

ACNC Financial History

Grants in Database (193)

Shining nanoparticles for single microRNA detection in microfluidics. This project aims to extensively study the interface between nanoparticles and nucleic acids. It sets out to produce a novel ultra

Non-flammable quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium batteries. This project aims to develop non-flammable and sustainable quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium batteries with high energy density, excell

Towards Human-like Machine Perception for Embodied AI. This project aims to investigate human-like visual perception, whereby AI machines can see and interpret the world like a human. The expected out

Australian 3D Beam Measurement Platform from Radio Waves to Terahertz Waves. The project aims to establish a unique set of terahertz experimental equipment to support Australia’s significant growing i

Ordering photon energy carriers for efficient upconversion. This project aims to tackle the major challenge of upconversion nanosystems – their brightness. It will centre on building a donor/acceptor-

Light-emitting devices for next-generation optoelectronic applications. High-efficiency, multifunction light sources are essential in the new era of intelligent connectivity and hyper-automation for e

Decarbonising built environments with hempcrete and green wall technology. This project aims to develop an integrated prefabricated building panel solution combining green wall and hempcrete technolog

Room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries for large-scale energy storage. This project aims to develop room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries for renewable energy storage. Sodium-sulfur batteries are

Multi-Beam and Beam-Scanning Antenna Arrays for Intelligent Wireless System. This project aims to develop and validate the fundamental theory and pioneering multi-beam and beam-scanning transmissive a

Towards Transferable Visual Understanding in the Real World. This project aims to investigate how to improve the transferability of visual understanding algorithm and system in the real-world applicat

Microbe-produced repellents and their roles in marine pathogen behaviours. Economic losses caused by disease outbreaks in marine fisheries and aquaculture exceed US$6 billion per year globally. Decade

Above the glass ceiling: Australian women in corporate leadership 1910–2020. This project aims to expand our understanding of business history by undertaking the first comprehensive history of women i

Novel hydrogen-rich liquids for storing and transporting hydrogen at scale. Hydrogen is proposed as the best candidate to store large amounts of energy produced by intermittent sources such as wind an

Robust Federated Learning for Imperfect Decentralised Data. This project aims to develop a next-generation robust federated learning framework to tackle the challenging scenarios of imperfect decentra

A Secure Smart Sensing and Industry Analytics Facility for Industry 4.0. This project aims at establishing a world-first large-scale experimental facility to enable research in the area of Edge comput

Creation of a super-resolution map of the bacterial cytokinesis machinery . Cell division is a fundamental process essential for life. Yet our understanding of this process on a molecular level is lim

Climate impacts on grass phenology, diversity and pollen exposure. This project investigates how climate change is altering the phenology, plant diversity, and airborne pollen exposure in Australia's

Low-Cost Wireless Transmitter with Compact Package for Industrial Sensing . This project aims to provide a solid foundation for silicon-based transmitter design with beam-steering capability operating

AI-empowered smart acoustic sensing system for metal additive manufacturing. While metal additive manufacturing technology is gradually accepted for industrial and commercial applications, effective i

Field Data based Predictive Maintenance and Enhanced Track Design Procedure. Providing improved railroad design and maintenance solutions with accurate and timely assessment of track performance is vi

Solid-state lithium batteries using phase-stabilised electrolytes. This project aims to develop advanced lithium batteries using multifunctional phase-stabilised solid-state electrolytes. Solid-state

Contextual Behabiour Predictions in Dynamic Mobile E-commerce. The project aims to address behaviour prediction and develop novel techniques and tools for modelling, predicting human behaviours and ma

AI-Human Empowered Team Decision-Making. This project aims to introduce machine intelligence into human team decision-making using the brain-to-brain synchrony that arises when people cooperate toward

Self-Healing Concrete for Mitigation of Chloride Induced Steel Corrosion. This project aims to develop an intrinsic self-healing concrete using crystalline admixtures for rapid healing of concrete cra

Directly Transforming Sewage Sludge into High-value Liquid Bioenergy. This project aims to develop an innovative technology and the underpinning science to gain renewable liquid bioenergy from sewage

Deep Learning Attacks and Active Defences: A Cybersecurity Perspective. The belief that deep learning technology is imperative for economic development, military control, and strategic competitiveness

Multiscale modelling of fluid–particle transport in porous media. The aim is to use a multiscale approach to rigorously model fluid–particle transport in porous media – a fundamental process in many e

Fuzzy transfer learning for real-time decision making under uncertainty. This project’s objective is to build new tools for the next generation of real-time decision making. As the datasphere grows mo

A novel ion-selective membrane for efficient lithium recovery . This project aims to fabricate a novel membrane that display selective lithium recovery from brine in a renewable energy driven electroc

Multi-beam Transmitarrays for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications. This project aims to develop fundamental technologies for multi-beam conformal transmitarrays with independent beam steering capab

Geodetic groups: foundational problems in algebra and computer science. The project aims to resolve important and longstanding open problems in Geometric Group Theory and Theoretical Computer Science.

Emergence: Examining gender equity in music via a new contemporary opera. This DECRA will investigate one of Australia’s significant art-forms: opera. Led by an established Australian composer, it aim

Thermal hotspots detection in nanoscale two-dimensional electronics. The emergence of flexible nanoelectronics holds the promise to impact the way we live—from smart wearables to foldable smartphones.

Creating custom microenvironments for anion complexation in water. This proposal will exploit a new strategy in the design of anion receptors that function in water by employing the microenvironment f

The Role of Energy Absorbing Rubber Grid on Ballast Track Performance. Breakage and excessive displacement of ballast lead to instability and regular maintenance of railways. The project aims to study

An intelligent condition-monitoring system for mineral screening machines. This project aims to develop an intelligent condition-monitoring system for screening machines which are widely used for clas

Knowledge discovery and recommendation of multimedia data in healthcare. The project aims to develop tools to abstract/streamline the ever-growing information-rich multimedia contents into easily disc

Modernise geotechnical investigation and analysis with machine learning. The project aims to address the ineffectiveness associated with risk analysis of geotechnical systems by reducing variabilities

Seeing the Bio-Nano "Talk" in the brain via real-time multiplex tracking. This project aims to develop new knowledge and smart tools that have the potential to greatly improve brain research. The bloo

Advanced Machine Learning with Bilevel Optimization. There is an urgent need to develop a new machine learning (ML) paradigm that can overcome data-privacy and model-size constraints in real-world app

Defining how inter-bacterial symbioses regulate aquatic ecosystem health. This project will determine how ecological relationships among aquatic bacteria govern the health of Australia’s marine and fr

Assessment of Dynamic Pile Driving Using Machine Learning. This project aims at developing new technology to determine ground properties and foundation capacity in real-time during pile installation b

Response of Vertical Drains in Soft Subgrade under Cyclic Rail Loading. Soft formations (subgrade) can become unstable when subjected to heavy and repeated (cyclic) train loading. This project aims to

Low-Cost Multiple Pencil-Beam Lens Antenna System. The project aims to develop a new multiple pencil beam antenna system, taking advantage of CIs' preliminary inventions in lens antennas, 3D printed a

Impacts of diet on the brain, body, and microbiome. Dietary habits determine cognitive function, metabolism and the composition of the gut microbiome. This project seeks to clarify the role of the gut

Operando Monitor of Gas Evolution in Renewable Energy Systems. The gas evolution reactions are critically important in renewable energy systems. However, the gas evolution mechanisms in many energy sy

Navigating Uncertainty & Evidence: Teaching for Epistemic Cognition. We are facing an epistemological crisis, grounded in changing technologies, fake news, and a distrust of experts. Developing capabi

Wideband Silicon-Based Radio-Frequency Front-End Module for 5G New Radio . The project aims to advance knowledge in radio-frequency integrated circuit design in low-cost silicon technologies, particul

National Live Cell Analytics Facility for Organelles’ Interactome Discovery. The LIEF project aims to establish a state-of-the-art National Live Cell Analytics Facility for Organelles’ Interactome Dis

Wikipedia and the nation’s story: Towards equity in knowledge production. As the world’s largest source of public information, Wikipedia is a crucial site in which national stories are made. This proj

The infectome of NSW dairy calves, a genomic microbial surveillance . Infectious diseases are the main cause of disease and mortality in calves. The knowledge of the diversity of infectious disease-ca

Homogenous Antibody-Metal Conjugates For Immuno-Mass Spectrometry Imaging. This project aims to use bespoke metal labels and high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging to address current shortcomings i

Anisotropic single-particle transducers. The project aims to tackle a major challenge in techniques that manipulate tiny particles – increasing the performance of transducer devices that convert magne

Eviction: How private renters lose their homes and the consequences. Australia is experiencing a housing crisis that has been worsened by the pandemic. An estimated 75,000 private renters are evicted

Transfer Learning for Genome Analysis and Personalised Recommendation. This project aims to improve the accuracy, adaptability, and comprehensiveness of health characteristic predictions and provide p

Internet Timing for the Ages: Establishing the New Timekeeping System. All computers incorporate a software clock, essential to myriad software applications. An economic way to synchronize such clocks

Real-time bridge performance evaluation based on crowdsourcing and learning. This project aims to develop a novel strategy utilizing the real-time measurements from moving vehicles and bridges for eva

ARC Research Hub for Nutrients in a Circular Economy (NiCE). Urban utilities are in need to design resilient wastewater infrastructure to tackle the pressures of urban intensification, waterways pollu

Next-Generation Intelligent Robotic Mobility Aid for Vision Impaired People. More than 253 million people worldwide are blind or have low vision, with over 575,000 in Australia. This research aims to

Resolving the threat of ocean deoxygenation to coral resilience. This project aims to uncover the role low oxygen plays in shaping healthy corals over space and time. Climate change and land use devel

Interpretable Behaviour Analysis with External Structured Knowledge. This project aims to develop novel interpretable neural models for predictive analytics tasks on human behaviour, operating on sequ

Improving pollutants dispersion in street canyons for better urban living. Urban street canyons formed by tall buildings restrict dispersion of vehicle emissions. This poses severe health risks to the

Effective, efficient and scalable processing of the graph of graphs. This project aims to develop novel approaches to realise the value of the graph of graphs (GoG), which has been widely used to capt

Robust meta learning for risk-aware recommender systems. Recommender systems are the core of many online services but they are highly vulnerable to risks like shilling attacks, privacy leaks, and unex

Milk protein profiling powered by multiplexed single molecule assay. This project aims to develop a novel device, comprising advanced single molecule imaging, microfluidics and immunoassay technologie

Developing lithium metal batteries – a game-changer for renewable energy. This project aims to develop nanostructured lithium metal anodes for rechargeable lithium metal batteries with high energy den

Food for thought: identifying dietary influences on decision making. Cues that signal food are abundant in the surrounding environment, yet their ability to stimulate food consumption remains poorly u

Formal Verification of Quantum Logic Circuits. The project aims to develop comprehensive theory and effective techniques for formal modelling, equivalence checking, and model checking of quantum circu

Facility for Next-Generation Volatilomics Analysis of Complex Samples. Measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is critical to gain a better understanding of our world; and is used to locate missin

Secure and Resistant Blockchain for Financial and Business Applications. The aim of this project is to develop a practical secure blockchain technology for the booming applications in finance and busi

Surfacing urban wetlands in two urban renewal sites in Sydney. Urban wetlands in Australia provide benefits for climate change mitigation, pollution reduction, habitat provision and socioecological co

Structured Federated Learning for Personalised Intelligence on Devices. The project aims to develop a new structured federated machine-learning framework to enhance the customisation of artificial int

Technology-Driven and Scalable Regression Methodology, Computing and Theory. Regression is a mainstay of data analysis, statistics, machine learning and data science but is in continual need of enhanc