Give to Change

No one knows Curtin quite like our staff. By supporting Give to Change, Curtin staff are investing in the strength of the University and its students.

Join our community of change-makers and see first-hand the difference your gift can make.

Please note that Give to Change is our staff giving program. If you are not a staff and would like to donate, find out more here.

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We believe people are at their best when they are giving, and this certainly applies to our Curtin colleagues! As a member of our staff giving program, you will be able to help the University achieve change in areas close to your heart.

Why support Give to Change?

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Boiketo Mazibeli

Mining Engineering student
Sally Webster Hardship Fund recipient

“Give to Change donors supported me when I most needed it. The help I received meant that I could continue with the studies I had already sacrificed so much for. I can’t thank everyone enough for backing me and for making these life changing opportunities possible.”

Funds you can support

Any fund listed on the Curtin Friends website can be supported through Give to Change. In addition, current staff members may also choose to support one or more of the following:

Moorditj Yorga Scholarship Program

Support mature-aged Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander women to realise their dream of tertiary education.

Humanitarian scholarships

This scholarship supports Curtin undergraduate and postgraduate students from a refugee background with their study and living costs.

On Country students

Funds raised will ensure that OCTE students have access to basic teaching equipment and learning materials including laptops, professional development opportunities and increased internet connectivity, so that they can complete their studies without further disadvantage and go on to make positive contributions within their communities.

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The Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling

The Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling

Create a society that values and respects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, knowledge and heritage.

Sally Webster Hardship Fund

Sally Webster Hardship Fund

Support students in urgent financial need and enable them to complete their education.

Staff Funded Scholarship

Funded entirely by Curtin staff, these scholarships give a boost to students who might not otherwise be able to access higher education.

Go Global Scholarship

This scholarship provides financial support to enable Health Sciences students to contribute to communities in partner sites in Cambodia, China, India and Vietnam.

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Words from our recipients

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Patrick Catambay

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

A lot of the time, I feel so out of my depth, but I am motivated to continue to do what I’m doing because I want to learn, grow, and make a meaningful difference for others and create the world I want to live in. Environmental sustainability, technology, and action is an important part of that.

I truly appreciate the support that you have given me, and the support that you have given to the other recipients for ‘Give to Change.’ Thank you for being an important part of our journeys so far.

Read more of Patrick’s story

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Cleo Wee

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

The Give to Change Scholarship will also allow me to further develop my clinical skills. It will enable me to network with the top leaders in our field, and hopefully pave the way for future collaborations.

The art of healing is a beautiful yet complex combination of science and humanity and has always fascinated me from a young age.

Read more about Cleo’s story

Aldan Clinch

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science
Curtin Staff Funded Scholarship

This scholarship is going to provide me the financial assistance I need to accomplish my studies and reach my goal of becoming an Environmental Scientist. With the knowledge I learn through my degree, and the knowledge I have of my Aboriginal heritage, I am going to help build a better future for Australia that is ecocultural and environmentally sustainable.

Learn more about Aldan

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Annabel Biscotto

Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Arts (International Relations)
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for the 2022 Give to Change Scholarship. I chose International Relations because of my love for the Italian culture, but Law intrigued me as I am passionate about giving back to the community. I have worked for the Department of Justice and have seen first-hand those that come through our justice system and developed a greater appreciation for the support these people require.

Learn more about Annabel

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Jessie Carter

Master of Clinical Psychology
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

When I finally was able to apply for the Master of Professional Psychology in 2021, I had some trepidation about how I would manage being back at university and unemployed and actually practicing as a psychologist. I was elated to discover that I had an assured place in the Master of Clinical Psychology in 2022 as well as obtaining the Give to Change scholarship. While challenging on multiple fronts, my experience last year cemented for me that, if I have a calling, being a clinical psychologist is it. Thank you for your support as I complete my studies.

Read more about Jessie

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Nicole Bushell

Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sport Science)
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

I now work at the stadium teaching children’s skills and movement patterns required for different sports, and program strength and conditioning classes at Penrose College. I am so very grateful for this opportunity to invest in further professional development. I aspire to continually develop my skill set to ensure meaningful and impactful support to clients, their families, and communities to the best of my abilities as an informed Accredited Exercise Physiologist.

Learn more about Nicole

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Courtney Hitchcock

Master of Psychology (Professional)
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

I am currently a student member of the Australia Psychological Association, which often promotes opportunities for psychologists to attend career development courses to allow us to upskill our competencies beyond what university studies can offer. I plan on using the funds from this scholarship to participate in various of these courses, which will allow me to develop my skills as a competent psychologist for when I graduate and to network and meet some incredible people in my field.

Learn more about Courtney

Emma Dennis

Bachelor of Arts
Curtin Staff Funded Scholarship

Thank you for your support – it is invaluable in assisting me to complete my final year of my undergraduate degree. I confident that I will ensure this learning goes back into assisting my community in positive growth and outcomes, both as a volunteer and in my workplace.

Learn more about Emma

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Rebecca Griffin

Master of Clinical Physiotherapy
Student Professional Development Grant formerly known as the Give to Change Scholarship

As part of the master’s program, I am involved in a research program which is investigating the gaps in pessary management in Australia and the possible lack of resources in rural/ regional areas. I hope these findings will be the catalyst for directing future research into the pelvic health field.

Thank you for your support. It is truly helping me provide a quality pelvic health service to those living in rural and remote regions.

Read more of Rebecca’s story

Give to Change artwork

This artwork was created to celebrate and thank our staff donor community for all that they make possible. It was designed by Kariyarra and Nyikina woman, and Curtin graduate and former staff member, Rickiesha Deegan. It signifies the act of giving – how the small impact of a single action can create ripples in the lives of others and their communities.

Lanyards with this artwork are available to all staff donors. Please contact us on +61 8 9266 4862 or via give@curtin.edu.au for more information.

FAQs

Patrick Catambay

My name is Patrick – I was born in the Philippines, and my family moved to Australia when I was six years old. We moved around a couple of times, but I did most of my growing up in Karratha. It’s a small regional town in the North of Western Australia, and there wasn’t much to do outside of school besides playing sports and hanging out, but I loved it.

I started studying at Curtin in 2018, and I’m now nearing the end of my double-degree in Mechanical Engineering and Finance, during which I’ve enjoyed the learning, new experiences, and meeting inspiring people. Over the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to volunteer with CV! and work with not-for-profit organisations. I’ve also been a part of other people’s journeys while they adjust to being new to Curtin, and I’ve been able to support some of our finest students undertaking the John Curtin Leadership Academy as they work on amazing projects for the community.

Cleo Wee

I have found my first year of full-time clinical placement to be challenging at times but I leave the hospital every day feeling inspired by my colleagues and mentors. The enormous amount of medical knowledge they have mastered is astounding, but what inspires me the most is the way they support their patients with the utmost grace, empathy, and compassion.

Some of my endeavours in the fields of medical education and clinical research include interning at Curtin Community Projects where I was part of a team that raised over $5700 for the Cancer Council and teaching anatomy to first-year medical and medical imaging students as a near-peer mentor.

Despite the stresses and challenges that comes with being a doctor, I cannot think of a job that is more rewarding or satisfying. It is a privilege to care for people in some of their darkest and most challenging moments.

Annabel Biscotto

I come from a small and close-knit Italian-Australian family. My grandparents migrated from Italy in the late 1950s to begin a new life in Australia. They made many sacrifices for their children to have a prosperous life here in this wonderful country and I am fortunate enough to reap the benefits as their grandchild.

Through my position as Equity and Wellbeing Officer on the Australian Law Students’ Association, I am about to release the first Mental Health and Wellbeing Publication which seeks to elevate law student voices on the importance of looking after our mental wellbeing. This is something I am extremely passionate about. I hope this Publication opens the lines of communication for other students who may also be in my position and reduces the stigma surrounding mental health in the legal profession.

Jessie Carter

When I returned to university, it was to enrol in psychology. Juggling chronic health issues, disability, and caring roles, it took me 6.5 years to complete my undergraduate degree part time. I graduated from my undergraduate degree knowing that I wanted, more than anything, to be a psychologist.

Coming from an economically disadvantaged background, I knew I needed to enter the workforce to afford to pursue my Masters. While I worked in non-clinical roles, I leveraged my passion for psychology into roles in state-wide mental health and disability policy and strategic planning. I also had the privilege to work with Aboriginal leaders on initiatives to improve social and emotional wellbeing. While I found this work interesting and fulfilling, my opportunities to work alongside senior clinical staff just reinforced my desire to be engaging in that kind of practice.

Nicole Bushell

I have spent most of the past decade chasing culture, beautiful landscapes and working with children in a variety of contexts along the way. I enrolled in Curtin’s Sport and Exercise Science undergrad with my sights set on Physiotherapy. I had a newfound value of health and wanted to help people engage meaningfully in their lives through pain free movement. I have spent considerable time researching the scope of practice, engaging in work experience, and developing a more holistic understanding of the field.

As I moved into working within school camp settings, I witnessed the effects of children having limited exposure to physical activity at a younger age. I think that eradicating barriers to physical activity and exercise in children is the most impactful and cost-effective preventative measure in promoting positive health outcomes, and wellbeing of a community.

Courtney Hitchcock

From an early age, I discovered my love for psychology and helping others improve their mental health and wellbeing. Through my undergraduate studies, I made an effort to volunteer and work in a range of roles that allowed me to meet, help and learn from a wide range of people and communities. My desire to strive for registration as a psychologist has never faltered and the wonderful experience I have been given through this scholarship will allow me to attend various personal and career development courses outside of university.

I plan to engage in courses that teach me techniques from different therapeutic approaches, such as Emotion Focussed Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Trauma Focussed Yoga. Attending these courses will not only expand my knowledge to help others, but I’m confident will help me to be a better version of myself personally and professionally.

Rebecca Griffin

Since my undergraduate clinical experience at King Edwards Memorial Hospital, I knew pelvic health was an area of physiotherapy I wanted to peruse. I pursued this interest, enrolling in the master’s program where I am majoring in Continence and Women’s Health.

Pelvic Health physios form an important part of the multidisciplinary team, who treat a diverse range of pelvic floor dysfunctions across the lifespan, including but not limited to, managing bladder and bowel health, sexual difficulties, and pelvic pain.

I am located in regional WA and recognise a huge need and scarcity of pelvic health physiotherapy in the area. I am thoroughly enjoying being able to offer and deliver this service here.

Aldan Clinch

I have always had a passion for Caring for Country. To me, Caring for Country encompasses much more than environmental sustainability and management. Caring for Country also means a strong link to cultural identity. Being able to re-connect to my Aboriginal cultural heritage through the engagement of working with Country allows myself to grow, not only as an individual, but also as part of a wider community.

Caring for Country is a multifaceted paradigm, dependent on a whole range of reciprocal and holistic underpinnings. This is why Environmental Science is my chosen field, because it allows me to engage with Country, to study Country, and to help Country – and this is important for me, because this forms part of my story.

Through studying Environmental Science, I will have a scientific understanding about how Country works, and this will allow me to design systems that compliment both Indigenous and Western scientific models. I believe this is very important for Australia because it encourages a constructive and adaptable change that bridges Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge systems, and I believe both Indigenous systems and Western systems have essential elements that need to be included in working models with reference to Caring for Country.

Emma Dennis

I am in the final stages of my undergraduate degree, majoring in Anthropology, Sociology and Geography. I feel that in the field of Social Science, engaging in qualitative research is an opportunity to understand social problems and develop ways for communities to implement preventative measures and strategies for improved outcomes regarding planning for healthy, engaged, vibrant and connected communities.

The work I have done so far has developed my interest in community sustainability practices – socially, environmentally, and economically.

I live in an area of high growth and have seen rapid change and ensuing pressures within my own periphery. I am a parent and want to be part of positive outcomes for the future generations. I am planning to continue with an Honours or Masters research project that allows me to immerse in a community issue to better understand it and find pathways towards growth and solutions that fit with the ideals that I see as important.

Patrick Catambay

My name is Patrick – I was born in the Philippines, and my family moved to Australia when I was six years old. We moved around a couple of times, but I did most of my growing up in Karratha. It’s a small regional town in the North of Western Australia, and there wasn’t much to do outside of school besides playing sports and hanging out, but I loved it.

I started studying at Curtin in 2018, and I’m now nearing the end of my double-degree in Mechanical Engineering and Finance, during which I’ve enjoyed the learning, new experiences, and meeting inspiring people. Over the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to volunteer with CV! and work with not-for-profit organisations. I’ve also been a part of other people’s journeys while they adjust to being new to Curtin, and I’ve been able to support some of our finest students undertaking the John Curtin Leadership Academy as they work on amazing projects for the community.

Cleo Wee

I have found my first year of full-time clinical placement to be challenging at times but I leave the hospital every day feeling inspired by my colleagues and mentors. The enormous amount of medical knowledge they have mastered is astounding, but what inspires me the most is the way they support their patients with the utmost grace, empathy, and compassion.

Some of my endeavours in the fields of medical education and clinical research include interning at Curtin Community Projects where I was part of a team that raised over $5700 for the Cancer Council and teaching anatomy to first-year medical and medical imaging students as a near-peer mentor.

Despite the stresses and challenges that comes with being a doctor, I cannot think of a job that is more rewarding or satisfying. It is a privilege to care for people in some of their darkest and most challenging moments.

Annabel Biscotto

I come from a small and close-knit Italian-Australian family. My grandparents migrated from Italy in the late 1950s to begin a new life in Australia. They made many sacrifices for their children to have a prosperous life here in this wonderful country and I am fortunate enough to reap the benefits as their grandchild.

Through my position as Equity and Wellbeing Officer on the Australian Law Students’ Association, I am about to release the first Mental Health and Wellbeing Publication which seeks to elevate law student voices on the importance of looking after our mental wellbeing. This is something I am extremely passionate about. I hope this Publication opens the lines of communication for other students who may also be in my position and reduces the stigma surrounding mental health in the legal profession.

Jessie Carter

When I returned to university, it was to enrol in psychology. Juggling chronic health issues, disability, and caring roles, it took me 6.5 years to complete my undergraduate degree part time. I graduated from my undergraduate degree knowing that I wanted, more than anything, to be a psychologist.

Coming from an economically disadvantaged background, I knew I needed to enter the workforce to afford to pursue my Masters. While I worked in non-clinical roles, I leveraged my passion for psychology into roles in state-wide mental health and disability policy and strategic planning. I also had the privilege to work with Aboriginal leaders on initiatives to improve social and emotional wellbeing. While I found this work interesting and fulfilling, my opportunities to work alongside senior clinical staff just reinforced my desire to be engaging in that kind of practice.

Nicole Bushell

I have spent most of the past decade chasing culture, beautiful landscapes and working with children in a variety of contexts along the way. I enrolled in Curtin’s Sport and Exercise Science undergrad with my sights set on Physiotherapy. I had a newfound value of health and wanted to help people engage meaningfully in their lives through pain free movement. I have spent considerable time researching the scope of practice, engaging in work experience, and developing a more holistic understanding of the field.

As I moved into working within school camp settings, I witnessed the effects of children having limited exposure to physical activity at a younger age. I think that eradicating barriers to physical activity and exercise in children is the most impactful and cost-effective preventative measure in promoting positive health outcomes, and wellbeing of a community.

Courtney Hitchcock

From an early age, I discovered my love for psychology and helping others improve their mental health and wellbeing. Through my undergraduate studies, I made an effort to volunteer and work in a range of roles that allowed me to meet, help and learn from a wide range of people and communities. My desire to strive for registration as a psychologist has never faltered and the wonderful experience I have been given through this scholarship will allow me to attend various personal and career development courses outside of university.

I plan to engage in courses that teach me techniques from different therapeutic approaches, such as Emotion Focussed Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Trauma Focussed Yoga. Attending these courses will not only expand my knowledge to help others, but I’m confident will help me to be a better version of myself personally and professionally.

Rebecca Griffin

Since my undergraduate clinical experience at King Edwards Memorial Hospital, I knew pelvic health was an area of physiotherapy I wanted to peruse. I pursued this interest, enrolling in the master’s program where I am majoring in Continence and Women’s Health.

Pelvic Health physios form an important part of the multidisciplinary team, who treat a diverse range of pelvic floor dysfunctions across the lifespan, including but not limited to, managing bladder and bowel health, sexual difficulties, and pelvic pain.

I am located in regional WA and recognise a huge need and scarcity of pelvic health physiotherapy in the area. I am thoroughly enjoying being able to offer and deliver this service here.

Aldan Clinch

I have always had a passion for Caring for Country. To me, Caring for Country encompasses much more than environmental sustainability and management. Caring for Country also means a strong link to cultural identity. Being able to re-connect to my Aboriginal cultural heritage through the engagement of working with Country allows myself to grow, not only as an individual, but also as part of a wider community.

Caring for Country is a multifaceted paradigm, dependent on a whole range of reciprocal and holistic underpinnings. This is why Environmental Science is my chosen field, because it allows me to engage with Country, to study Country, and to help Country – and this is important for me, because this forms part of my story.

Through studying Environmental Science, I will have a scientific understanding about how Country works, and this will allow me to design systems that compliment both Indigenous and Western scientific models. I believe this is very important for Australia because it encourages a constructive and adaptable change that bridges Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge systems, and I believe both Indigenous systems and Western systems have essential elements that need to be included in working models with reference to Caring for Country.

Emma Dennis

I am in the final stages of my undergraduate degree, majoring in Anthropology, Sociology and Geography. I feel that in the field of Social Science, engaging in qualitative research is an opportunity to understand social problems and develop ways for communities to implement preventative measures and strategies for improved outcomes regarding planning for healthy, engaged, vibrant and connected communities.

The work I have done so far has developed my interest in community sustainability practices – socially, environmentally, and economically.

I live in an area of high growth and have seen rapid change and ensuing pressures within my own periphery. I am a parent and want to be part of positive outcomes for the future generations. I am planning to continue with an Honours or Masters research project that allows me to immerse in a community issue to better understand it and find pathways towards growth and solutions that fit with the ideals that I see as important.