National Science Week Grants 2020

Overview

National Science Week is Australia's major national celebration of the sciences in August each year. National Science Week provides high profile science engagement activities across the nation, in which the community can participate. It is also an important annual opportunity for the science community to celebrate and showcase science to the Australian public and the world. The Australian Government supports National Science Week in a variety of ways, including through the National Science Week Grants. National Science Week is Australia’s major national celebration of the sciences, occurring in August each year. National Science Week 2020 will be held 15-23 August 2020. National Science Week provides the opportunity for community participation in high profile science engagement activities across the nation. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: support diverse local organisations and government to work together on science engagement activities that have been adapted to local needs inspire wide community participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: increase community participation in science engagement activities celebrate and showcase science to the Australian public and the world. An open competitive funding round will be held once a year to provide funding to support science engagement activities that will take place during National Science Week, or where appropriate, in the week before or after National Science Week. Ongoing funding of $500,000 per year will be available. The minimum grant amount is $2,000. The maximum grant amount is $20,000. The value of your project must exceed the grant you are seeking. You must have some additional funding or in-kind contributions to support your project.