Back to Search ResultsMaker Projects – Community STEM Engagement Grants 2022
ClosedGrant
Closed: 9th of May 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: $20,000 to $100,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Further Information: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=9c93375a-d0a1-4302-80c1-c493490e63f4
The Maker Projects - Community STEM Engagement grants aim to foster creativity and inquiry-based learning and support 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 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 those from historically under-represented groups, including girls, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, and youth living in regional, rural and remote locations, people with disability and people from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.
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 those from groups traditionally under represented in STEM, including girls, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living in regional, rural and remote locations, people with disability and people from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, in STEM events.
- positive and ongoing development of STEM skills for participating youth through inquiry-based learning.
Last Updated: 19th of April 2022