Deadline: 02-Mar-22
The Australian Government has announced the applications to boost the participation of girls and women in STEM and entrepreneurship.
Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grants encourage participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics leading to STEM education and careers.
The Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship program supports investment in gender equity initiatives that aim for lasting systemic change by eliminating barriers for women’s participation in STEM education and careers, and entrepreneurship.
This grant opportunity provides funding to grow and expand existing projects that support women and girls, regardless of their background, to build STEM skills and succeed in high growth employment areas.
Objectives
The program objectives are to:
- increase awareness and participation of girls and women in STEM education and careers
- increase awareness and participation of girls and women in other parts of the innovation ecosystem including innovative businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurial activities and careers, stimulate an increase in the number of women in senior leadership and decision making positions in government, research organisations, industry and businesses.
Funding Information
Grants between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for projects that increase women’s and girls’ participation in STEM and entrepreneurship.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- are an entity, incorporated in Australia
- are a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) or publicly funded research agency (PFRA)
- are a government or non-government vocational education and training (VET) provider, or technical and further education (TAFE) institution
- are an incorporated not for profit organisation.
Ineligible
You can’t apply if you:
- a Commonwealth, state and local government agency or body (including government business enterprises other than eligible PFROs, PFRAs, VET providers and TAFE institutions)
- a primary or secondary school (however, primary and secondary schools may be part of a joint application if the lead applicant is eligible)
- an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme- external site
- an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied- external site with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
- an individual
- partnership
- unincorporated association
- trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust).
For more information, visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/women-in-stem-and-entrepreneurship