This grant opportunity provides funds to sponsor Australian students to take part in virtual or in-person STEM engagement events, activities and competitions hosted in Australia or overseas.

What do you get?

Grants of between $1,500 and $15,000 to sponsor eligible Australian students to participate in STEM engagement events, activities and competition.

The maximum grant amount per student for Australian hosted events is $2,000 and $5,000 for events requiring international travel.

Who is this for?

Eligible organisations, such as schools and community groups, can apply on behalf of a student or group of students.

Overview

This grant opportunity provides organisations, such as schools and community groups, with funds to sponsor a student or group of students to participate in STEM engagement events, activities and competitions that are hosted in-person or online, within Australia or overseas.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity is to:

• support Australian students to develop STEM skills
• increase the number of students applying to participate in domestic and international STEM competitions and events
• increase the number of students participating in STEM education and going on to a career in STEM
• increase engagement and participation in groups under-represented in STEM.

For this grant opportunity $1.6 million is available for the 2024-25 financial year. The grant amount will be up to 100% of eligible project costs.

• The minimum grant amount is $1,500
• The maximum grant amount is $15,000.

The maximum grant amount per student is:

• $2,000 to participate in a STEM engagement event, activity or competition occurring within Australia; and
• $5,000 to participate in a STEM engagement event, activity or competition requiring international travel.

Funding will be provided through two Streams based on the Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage (ICSEA) value of the school that the involved student or group of students are enrolled at.

• Stream 1: At least $800,000 in funding is available for applications on the behalf of a student or group of students enrolled in a school with an ICSEA value of 1000 or below.
• Stream 2: Up to $800,000 in funding is available for applications on the behalf of a student or group of students enrolled in a school with an ICSEA value of 1001 or above.

You may submit multiple applications for the same STEM event, activity or competition, noting the combined total amount of those applications cannot exceed $15,000.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• are one of the following entities:
  • a primary or secondary school that is registered with the relevant authority
  • an incorporated not for profit organisation
  • an entity incorporated in Australia
• are able to enter into a grant agreement in your own right or through an affiliated entity.

Government Schools in NSW, SA, TAS and WA

Government schools in New South Wales (NSW), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS) and Western Australia (WA) are not legal entities in their own right. You must include your relevant state or territory education department's ABN as a Collaborator in your application in order to enter into a grant agreement.

Non-government schools, including catholic organisations, that are unincorporated entities must apply through a related incorporated entity in order to enter into a grant agreement.

• Phone: 13 28 46
• Email: enquiries@industry.gov.au