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Financial Support from ANUSA
We understand that unexpected expenses can arise, and financial stress can be overwhelming. If you're in need of immediate financial support, ANUSA offers a range of grants and programs to help with essentials like accommodation, food, or emergency expenses.
- Grants & support programs for students in need
- Referrals to other financial assistance options, including the ANU Emergency Accommodation Bursary
- Confidential support from the ANUSA Student Assistance Team
If you’re struggling financially, please know that help is available.
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Renew ANU: Student Survey
Over the last two years, students and staff at ANU have lived through one of the most damaging restructuring processes in the sector. Now you can have your say.
Our report will provide recommendations to the University that promote genuine student engagement, the value of student support services, and vitality of student representation when it comes to restructuring.
We want to hear from as many students as possible to show the University what Renew ANU meant for students, the survey takes just a couple of minutes to complete.
Complete the survey
ANU Wants YOU To Be Part Of The University’s 80th Anniversary!
Are you an ANU student performer — DJ, musician, dancer, magician or something uniquely your own?
We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from ANU performers to be part of Community Day on Saturday 15 August, a festival‑style celebration marking the University’s 80th Anniversary.
Community Day will bring together students, staff, alumni and the wider community for a vibrant, high‑energy celebration at Kambri. Your performance will help bring the event to life — with music and movement to interactive and roaming acts.
This is a great opportunity to:
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share your talent with a large and diverse audience from beyond the ANU
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gain visibility as part of a major ANU milestone
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be involved in something fun, memorable and celebratory.
Performances are voluntary, with selected performers supported through in‑kind benefits and promotion as part of the official program.
Interested? Find out more and submit your Expression of Interest via the registration page by 30 June.
Involved in a club? Scroll down to find out how you can still get involved.
Shut Up And Write (HDR)
Shut Up and Write sessions are for you to get together regularly and focus on short, intense bursts of productive writing in a supportive environment, using the Pomodoro Technique. This technique involves writing in silence for 50-minute bursts, with regular ten-minute rests for coffee, snacks and chatting.
Upcoming sessions:
Exam week 1
3 Jun | Wednesday morning SUAW session @ Marie Reay 3.03, Kambri, 10 am – 3 pm
4 Jun | Thursday evening SUAW session @ ANUSA Boardroom, Kambri 3 pm – 8 pm
5 Jun | Friday morning SUAW session @ McDonald Room, Menzies Library, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Exam week 2 (links open on 29 May, 3 pm – NB meal ticket registrations close early on 5 June, 10 am)
10 Jun | Wednesday morning SUAW session @ Marie Reay 3.03, Kambri, 10 am – 3 pm
11 Jun | Thursday evening SUAW session @ ANUSA Boardroom, Kambri 3 pm – 8 pm
12 Jun | Friday morning SUAW session @ McDonald Room, Menzies Library, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Find out more
Exam Support from ANUSA
University can be hard to navigate and you may need extra support during exam time.
Extenuating Circumstances Application (ECA)
ECA is the process that students across the university can use to seek specific academic adjustments where circumstances unexpectedly impact their studies.
More info
Financial Issues
If financial stresses are impacting you during exam time then ANUSA can help. ANUSA offers several grants and programs to eligible students which do not need to be paid back.
More info
Student Meals
During exam time it may be hard to make time to prepare nutritious meals, we offer free breakfast, lunch and dinner as part of our Student Meals program, and our Union Pantry and Student Bites where students can access free groceries.
More info
Student Assistance Support
The Student Assistance Team at ANUSA provides support, advice and assistance to undergraduate ANU Students. University can be hard to navigate and the Student Assistance Officers are here to help. The Student Assistance Officers are professional staff, not current students, and confidentiality is assured. The service is free.
Contact us now
Click “Contact Us” > Other Support> Select Academic Support as “Type of Support”
Mental Health Support
ANU Crisis line - 1300 050 327
ANU Crisis SMS - 0488 884 170
ANU Counselling - 02 6125 2442
ACT Access Mental Health Team - 1800 629 354
Lifeline - 13 11 14
Show Off Your Project At The University’s 80th Anniversary!
Are you part of an ANU student club working on something exciting — innovative, hands-on or just plain impressive?
As part of the University’s 80th Anniversary celebrations, we’re inviting Expressions of Interest from ANU student groups to exhibit projects at Community Day, a festival style event taking place on Friday 15 August in Kambri.
Community Day will bring together students, staff, alumni and the wider Canberra community for a vibrant, family‑friendly celebration of the 80thmilestone with activities happening across the precinct. Exhibition spaces will allow visitors to explore, ask questions and engage directly with the ideas and projects ANU students are building right now.
This is a great opportunity to:
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share your work with a large and diverse audience
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celebrate your project as part of ANU’s 80‑year story
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showcase the diversity and impact of the ANU
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be part of a fun, high‑energy festival atmosphere.
Exhibiting teams will be supported with space in the Kambri precinct and promotion as part of the official program.
Interested? Find out more and submit your Expression of Interest by 30 June.
Canberra Critical Disability Scholars Network
Griffin Wright (ANU) and Ebe Ganon-Davey (UNSW Canberra) are looking to bring together a local network of higher degree research (HDR) scholars with a keen
interest in critical disability studies. We have a vision for monthly reading groups and meet-ups to hone our skills, test our thinking, and challenge our perspectives
together.
If you're interested, express your interest using the link below. They will be in touch!
Complete EOI form
ANUSA Events
Less Stresstival
Tue 5 June - Fri 9 June
With exams almost underway, make sure to take some time out for yourself at ANUSA’s Less Stresstival. We’ve got a week of de-stressing activities happening from Tue 9 June to Fri 12 June.
Come along to our noodle nights, dog visits or get crafty and take your mind off study, we’ve got something for everyone!
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Mamma Medicina! On the Wards Again
Thu 28 May - Sat 30 May
Set against sunlit islands and shifting ambitions, Mamma Medicina: On the Wards Again is a funny and heartfelt story about identity, burnout, love, and the fear of choosing wrong. Featuring iconic ABBA hits, big energy, and a cast of talented med students, this is a show you won’t want to miss.
2026 Sign on Screen Festival
Fri 22 - Sat 24 May
Sign on Screen is an Australian Research Council-funded project about the representation of sign languages on cinema, television and digital screens. A Deaf-hearing collaboration, it celebrates Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) perspectives and self-determination in filmmaking, to showcase the diversity of sign language cinemas and to critique the history of hearing ableism (or audism) in film.
Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protectors - film screening and panel discussion
June 9 6pm
The Planetary Health Equity Hothouse is hosting a screening of Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protectors, which shows the fight of the Wangan and Jagalingou people to protect their ancestral waters from destruction by Adani’s Carmichael mine. The event will be on June 9th at 6PM at ANU campus. Get your ticket here!
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Host a screening of Jimpa during Pride month!
The community-hosted screenings program is now open for JIMPA, the new heartwarming multigenerational film from Sophie Hyde (watch the trailer). It’s a great way to bring people together during Pride month (June 1-30), or later in the year.
To book in a screening, simply fill out our booking form here. For more details, see jimpafilm.com/host-screening.
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Don't forget that if you need help ANUSA is here for you during your time at ANU.
Need to talk to a Student Assistance Advisor for free academic advocacy, welfare, or financial advice?
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