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Maker Projects - Community STEM Engagement Grants 2024

ClosedGrant Closed: 14th of August 2024 - 5:00 pm Value: $20,000 to $100,000 Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources Further Information: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=c6108176-9b9a-4576-9aa6-a7ca51d6ec6b

The Maker Projects - Community STEM Engagement grants 2024 provides grants for fostering inquiry-based learning and the development of STEM skills in students and youth under 18 years of age in design, engineering and programming, through hands-on learning.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:

  • deliver maker projects where students and youth under 18 years of age, at the time of application, can develop and apply their STEM knowledge through experimentation, tinkering and hands-on learning by engaging with a range of technologies
  • encourage practical skills, creativity and entrepreneurial thinking through the delivery of hands on STEM-related events and activities
  • inspire students to pursue STEM disciplines in their study and work
  • ensure that maker projects are accessible to as many young people as possible, including those in regional, rural and disadvantaged areas
  • make a positive and ongoing impact on youth under 18 years of age, particularly diverse cohorts and communities historically underrepresented in STEM including:
    • First Nations peoples
    • culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people
    • women and girls
    • people living in regional and remote areas
    • people with disability
    • people from low socio-economic backgrounds
    • neurodivergent people
    • LGBTQIA+ people
    • people who face age-based discrimination.

The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:

  • students and youth under 18 years of age will gain practical knowledge and skills in scientific experimentation, design, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship
  • an increase in the accessibility of STEM-related events and activities and increased participation of youth under 18 years of age, particularly diverse cohorts and communities historically underrepresented in STEM as defined in the glossary
  • positive and ongoing development of STEM skills for participating youth through inquiry-based learning.
Last Updated: 16th of July 2024
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