Maker Projects - Community STEM Engagement grants 2024

Overview

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.