Grants to sponsor students to take part in STEM events, activities and competitions

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.

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.