WA Inspiring Australia Small Grants Feb 2020

To give your application the best chance of success please make sure your activity meets all essential criteria and as many desirable criteria as possible and all questions are answered completely.

Applications close on 9 March 2020, 5pm AWST

• Inspiring Australia is offering grants to fund STEM activities and events to be held before 31 December 2020, in Western Australia.
• Small grants of up to $2,500 (excl. GST) are available for organisations or community groups to run community activities, with a focus on regional and remote engagement.

Grants are available for individuals, community groups, universities, libraries, Community Resource Centres (CRCs), research institutions and organisations to hold events for the public to engage with science. The purpose of these grants is to facilitate events or projects that add value to the Western Australian STEM culture.

Grant may be used to extend or amplify existing activities.(eg April school holiday events)

There are many activities and Western Australia STEM conversations that may provide inspiration to celebrate Australian STEM and spark innovation and curiosity in the Western Australian community. For example: April is school holidays. Honey month in May.


Ineligible activities include:

• Events/activities designed to take place during National Science Week (August) (specific National Science Week grants will become available for these activities).

Highly desirable criteria include:

• Event or project partners aims to engage regional or remote audiences.

Desirable criteria include:

• Involves two or more entities working in partnership to coordinate the event.
• Event or project partners aims to engage underrepresented, or disadvantaged groups with science (e.g. minority groups, multicultural, indigenous, low socio-economic, disability).
• Involve new or emerging programs that have not had a chance to be implemented. 
• Create an opportunity for attendees to further explore science activities in their local area after the event or project.
• Use as a launch point for a broader program/event with long term and sustainable outcomes.