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Westpac Bicentennial Foundation is encouraging aspiring leaders who are passionate about strengthening ties with Asia to apply for the Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship.

Westpac Bicentennial Foundation today announced new partnerships with Western Sydney University and Murdoch University to support the Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship, alongside three existing partners – University of Wollongong, RMIT and Queensland University of Technology.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Westpac Group’s Matching Gifts program, which matches employee donations to eligible Australian charities dollar for dollar. During that time, Westpac and our employees have collectively donated $60 million to more than 2,000 charities across Australia with over 50% of employees participating in program each year.

Two female nanotechnologists will receive combined funding of over $700,000 to support their ground breaking research, thanks to Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Research Fellowship.

Westpac is calling on innovators across the country to apply for the Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship, a unique postgraduate scholarship program supporting outstanding individuals who have a vision to help shape Australia’s future through their work and studie

Westpac Group joins 25 other leading banks from five continents to develop shared principles, aligning the purpose of banking with delivering against the UN SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.

It's been a decade since we released our first climate change position statement. Our 2018 interim results capture the progress we’ve made in embedding climate change into our strategy, governance arrangements, risk frameworks and targets.

This year marks the start of our 2018-2020 Sustainability Strategy, focused on supporting our customers and how we can positively contribute to the future of the nation. See how we’re progressing.

Two hundred grants of $10,000 each will be available for local community organisations that are working towards a fairer, more inclusive Australia. Applications and nominations are open until 5pm AEST on Friday 8 June 2018.