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Annual Giving

$32.4M

About

Western Sydney University is an Australian public university primarily focused on higher education and research, which also operates as a philanthropic grantmaker. It has an estimated annual giving of approximately $32,399,000, supporting initiatives tied to its academic and community engagement missions.

Giving Philosophy

The university's giving approach is likely aligned with its mission to foster intellectual growth, conduct impact-driven research that transforms lives, and engage actively with the community. This includes supporting education, research, and community development within its geographic region.

Notable Grants

■Western Sydney University — $5,349,331

■Western Sydney University — $2,294,322

■Western Sydney University — $1,465,519

■Western Sydney University — $1,313,160

■Western Sydney University — $1,298,395

■Western Sydney University — $1,280,595

■Western Sydney University — $1,233,832

■Western Sydney University — $1,213,351

■Western Sydney University — $1,171,481

ACNC Financial History

Year	Grants Given	Revenue	Total Assets	Net Assets
FY2023	$23.2M	$969.5M	$4.7B	$2.6B
FY2022	$20.3M	$867.0M	$4.1B	$2.6B
FY2021	$20.3M	$913.3M	$3.9B	$2.4B
FY2020	$32.4M	$884.2M	$3.6B	$2.2B
FY2019	$28.4M	$890.6M	$3.2B	$2.1B
FY2018	$26.8M	$799.9M	$2.9B	$2.1B
FY2017	$22.4M	$715.1M	$2.7B	$1.9B
7yr total	$173.8M	Source: ACNC Annual Information Statements

Western Sydney University

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Giving Philosophy

Notable Grants

ACNC Financial History

Grants in Database (87)

Mapping fertility control among migrant and refugee women in Australia. This project aims to increase understanding of fertility control among migrant and refugee women living in Australia. This vulne

A Reconfigurable Neuromorphic Compute System for Brain-Scale Simulations. The project aims to construct a world-first reconfigurable neuromorphic compute system. The hardware is designed to run brain-

Australian Advanced Metabolic Signal Discovery, and Imaging Platform. This proposal aims to establish an Australian Advanced Metabolic Signal Discovery and Imaging platform. The platform consists of a

Music and speech as a window into the predictive brain . Prediction is fundamental to daily life, and yet we know little about how this central process works in the brain. This research program aims t

Feast or famine: how Australian plants stay productive under low phosphorus. Phosphorus (P) is in low supply in soils around the nation, and limits plant production in the Australian landscape, as wel

Investigating Innovative Waste Economies: redrawing the circular economy . Australia is facing a waste crisis and government and industry are promoting the Circular Economy as a solution. This project

Delivering defences: using fungi to enhance plant resistance to herbivory. This project will identify how the diversity of beneficial fungi in the soil is affected by agricultural management, and will

Shadow care infrastructures: sustaining life in the post-welfare city. Mounting evidence points to difficulties faced by Australians reliant on government income support in meeting market costs of ess

Are Secreted Proteins determinants of host range in ectomycorrhizal fungi? This project aims to understand the role of small secreted proteins in governing symbiotic fungal-host compatibility and dete

A Green and Fire-resistant Magnesium Oxychloride Cementitious Composite . This project aims to develop a novel and green fibre reinforced magnesium oxychloride cementitious composite with durability a

Can eco-evolutionary theories explain outcomes of microbiome coalescence . Environmental microbial communities are among the most abundant and diverse natural communities, responsible for many ecologi

The Collaborative Museum: Embedding Cultural Infrastructure in the City. In partnership with the Museum of Arts and Applied Sciences, this project analyses the developing, complex processes of collabo

Leaf and wood physiology and biomass allocation as drivers of plant growth. This project will build new understanding of how physiological and morphological traits of plants drive growth rates and ref

National Facility for Physical Fire Simulation. This LIEF proposal aims to establish a ground breaking national facility for physical fire simulation (NFPFS) that will extend and upgrade existing rese

Maximising the Use of Waste Glass in Sustainable Composite Columns. This project aims to develop novel structural concrete made with over 80% waste glass for use in manufacturing sustainable concrete-

Understanding the survival of forests under drought . Droughts are predicted to become more extreme in the near future, with potentially devastating impacts on Australian forest ecosystems. This proje

Restoring diverse native vegetation using drone-based precision seeding . This project aims to make drone technology a viable solution for scaling up the restoration of native vegetation on degraded l

A novel method to stabilise expansive soils by alkali-activation . This project aims to address durability and sustainability issues with traditional lime-based methods used to stabilize expansive so

The dynamics of object representations in the human brain. The human brain's ability to effortlessly recognise and categorise objects enables effective behavioural responses in complex everyday enviro

Addressing Misinformation with Media Literacy through Cultural Institutions. Misinformation can harm democratic processes, social cohesion and public health outcomes. Media literacy prepares citizens

New Possibilities: Young People and Democratic Renewal. Vibrant democracies require generational renewal as norms, values and cultures evolve. This project is a systematic study of Australian students

Living with Urban Heat: Becoming Climate-Ready in Social Housing . This project aims to address liveability in rapidly warming cities by focusing on the role that social practice plays in complementin

Physics-aware machine learning for data-driven fire risk prediction. The 2019/20 Australian fire season was unprecedented in its extent, impact, and the response of fire agencies. In this project, we

Being a Transnational Muslim in Australia in an Era of Hyper-Security. Muslims have been the focus of significant policy articulations around security and integration in a hypersecuritised environment

To map and enhance Australian musical improvisation as a creative industry. The project maps transforming improviser networks in Australian music since 1970, to inform how cultural innovation develops

Improving aged care with memory conversations. This project aims to investigate conversational techniques known as "elaborative reminiscing" as a tool for aged care staff to practice relationship-base

Examining Youth Digital Wellbeing in Australia and the Philippines. Digital technologies are being harnessed for their potential to enhance health and wellbeing. How digital health interventions provi

Online anti-racism for Australia. Harmful manifestations of online racism are increasing. The neo-liberal assumption is that social media users and user groups can be responsiblised to disrupt online

Cleaning of tough paints on advanced composites using laser technologies. This project researches fundamental knowledge and algorithms to underpin the deployment of a novel ablation technology using p

Graded Symmetry in Algebra and Analysis. This project will study graded symmetries in mathematics by modelling them as groupoids and inverse semigroups. Groupoids have been at the centre of mathematic

Rhizosphere mediation of soil greenhouse gas fluxes with climate change. Increasingly extreme heat waves, droughts and floods contribute major uncertainties in predicting natural land-based climate ch

Mechanistic responses of phosphorus-limited forests to CO2 enrichment. Carbon dioxide continues to accumulate in the atmosphere, driven by human emissions. The future fate of the global forest carbon

Diet, gut microbiota and the evolution of lifespan and reproduction. Nutrition has pronounced effects on lifespan and reproduction across animal species, yet how these effects are mediated is poorly u

Computational Design of Defect-Free Additive Manufactured Ceramic Structure. Despite its importance and potential, ceramic additive manufacturing (AM) is facing significant challenge for its inherent

The building blocks of language: Words in Central Australian languages. This project seeks to model the structure of words and phrases in three indigenous languages of of central Australia: Anmatyerr,

Creole Voices in the Caribbean and Australia: Poetics and Decolonisation. Creole Voices will investigate the experiences of Caribbean people that have been repressed or lost in colonial archives. Its

Transforming pastefill delivery system for next-generation mining industry. This project aims to develop a new type of mining pipeline design platform that can vastly improve pastefill (slurry) delive

Het-Crete: High-Grade Chemical-Treated Heterogeneous Recycled Concrete. Of over 20 million tons of mixed construction and demolition waste generated annually, only 5% is recycled and less than 1% is a

‘Like the Thunder’: Seeing Stories in the Gulf Country. This project investigates the nature of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It will generate

Manufacturing Nanostructured Metallic Materials via 3D Printed Polymers. This project aims to develop additive manufacturing processes capable of rapidly producing nanostructured polymer and metallic

Snails to the rescue! Conservation of Australia’s island invertebrates. This project aims to deliver an exemplar industry network model for conservation on Australia’s islands which are hotspots both

Boosting C4 photosynthesis to climate proof crop yields. Building next generation C4 crops, such as maize, sugarcane and sorghum, to cope with drought and heat stress is requisite to ensure the supply

Brain mechanisms for coordinating with others through sound. Distinguishing between sounds produced by self and others is critical for interpersonal coordination and communication through speech and m

Nurturing Australia's Little Multilingual Minds. Despite its substantial multilingual capacity of more than 300 languages, Australia has been described as a 'graveyard for languages'. In partnering wi

Walking my path: NSW Indigenous LGBTIQ+ peoples' experiences & aspirations. There is little known about the experiences, needs and aspirations of Indigenous gender and/or sexuality diverse peoples in

Investigating voluntary and involuntary intergroup contact . Extensive research suggests that interactions between people of opposing groups - intergroup contact - reduce prejudices and improve social

Chameleon-Inspired Building Envelope for the Australian Building Sector. The project aims to develop an intelligent reflective coating that can act like a chameleon skin on a building surface, allowin

Targeting chloroplasts to enhance crop salt tolerance. Yield losses in crop plants due to increasingly saline soils are linked to the effects of salt on chloroplasts. By comparing chloroplast water- a

Gender Affirmation in Childhood: Protective Factors and Strategies . This interdisciplinary study aims to explore Australian Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) children’s experiences of affirming their ge

4D Printed Origami Structures: Deformation Mechanisms and Mechanics. This project aims to understand the physics and self-folding mechanisms of 4D printed origami structures and materials by utilising

Vocal mimicry in songbirds. Many of the world’s largest clade of birds - the songbirds - incorporate vocal mimicry in their songs, but while scientific interest in vocal mimicry dates from Aristotle,

Animal cultures and anthropogenic change. This project aims to investigate the impacts of anthropogenic change on the elaborate song cultures of declining Australian songbirds. Culture is fundamental

Hybrid nanoreinforced recycled concrete for sustainable building. This project aims to develop a durable recycled concrete using nanotechnology that can store and release thermal energy in response to

Yarruwala: Complex Ecosystems of Indigenous Higher Education Leadership. This study examines the governance ecology of universities, exploring networks with key industry partners, to identify the comp

Synergising plant symbionts and silicon to mitigate heat stress in legumes. Australia faces accelerated temperature rises which adversely affect many plants. Legumes often become unproductive because

The plight of the bogong moth: a model for conservation in Australia. This project aims to direct conservation actions for the bogong moth, an endangered species of profound cultural, ecological, and

Silicon: a novel solution to reduce water use and pest damage in wheat. The project aims to improve Australian wheat production by increasing drought resilience and reducing reliance on pesticides. Th

Plants and climate mitigation futures: Museums, communities, knowledges . Acting beyond the Paris Agreement that view trees as carbon sinks, this project advances novel interdisciplinary, Indigenous k

Understanding the mastery of multiple languages and dialects . This project will provide a unifying theory of how subsequent languages are acquired after mastering two languages or dialects. We will u

Decoding the spectral signatures of Australia’s tree diversity and function. This project aims to decipher eucalypt tree diversity and function through the lens of hyperspectral ecology. By combining

3D Printing of Recycled Thermoplastic Polymer Nanocomposites. This project aims to develop a novel 3D printing technology, Fused Granular Fabrication, to integrate innovative nanotechnology and high-p

Bio-Inspired Multi-scale Strengthening of Lightweight Renewable Structures. This project aims to develop strategies in enhancing the functional behavior of lightweight structures used in renewables by

Transborder Electricity Infrastructures and Geopolitics. The energy map is being redrawn. This project aims to understand how the extension of renewable electricity grids across national borders infle

Revealing heat dose thresholds in Australian forests from leaf to landscape. Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change, but their role as reliable carbon sinks depends upon their abili

Industrial Transformation Training Centre in digital platforms for Net-Zero Building Ecosystem Lifecycle (NOBEL). This Centre aims to train the next generation of transdisciplinary leaders within the

Enhancing settlement outcomes for migrants in regional Australia. This project will examine challenges that migrants and refugees experience resettling in regional Australia. The project will utilise

Personalising language training to the needs of learners. Learning a second language is difficult, but mastery brings with it socioeconomic advantages. This is particularly relevant for English-speaki

The legacy of coastal infrastructure: reclamations and seawalls. Positioning coastal reclamations and seawalls in Asia-Australia as artefacts of the Anthropocene, the project aims to highlight their h

Child-centred evidence to drive meaningful social change for children. Robust, child-centred evidence is needed to drive targeted policy and prompt action for children in Australia and the Pacific. A

Indigenous/Pasifika LGBTIQ+ wellbeing & the role of rights-based practices . This project will conduct comparative cross-country research into Indigenous/Pasifika LGBTIQ+ ways of addressing their heal

Unlocking mycorrhizal signals to shape mycobiomes from roots to restoration. This project aims to address significant challenges in seedling establishment during reforestation by advancing our fundame

Transforming Current Design Practice for Controlled Modulus Columns . Current design methods used for Controlled Modulus Column-supported embankments are outdated and uneconomical. This project aims t

Engaging Digital Objects. This project aims to improve digital accessibility of the Powerhouse Museum's collection using gamified online data collection and neurocomputational analysis methods. Our in

The origins and development of human analogical reasoning. Effective learning depends critically on the ability to perceive and combine abstract representations. This project aims to reveal how our im