Grant Round Open for Inspiring Australia – Unlocking Australia’s Potential

The Federal Government’s Unlocking Australia’s Potential grants are about inspiring people with science.

$5 million is available across three categories for projects delivered over the next three years.

Projects will represent a national mix of activities involving a variety of audiences, geographic locations and scientific topics. The grants round aims to inspire a program that focuses on priorities such as - but not limited to - youth, Indigenous communities and regional Australia.

Applications are sought in the following categories:

  • Up to $5,000; typically for individuals or small organisations.
  • Up to $45,000; for high impact science engagement projects at regional or national level.
  • Up to $500,000; for organisations and partnerships delivering high impact, nationally significant projects.

Each category will have the same eligibility and selection criteria and grant selection process, but with different levels of detail required.

Grant applications will be assessed by an independent selection committee, with successful projects expected to be announced by May 2012. Applications must be submitted online between now and 29 February (4:00pm AEDT) 2012.

Comprehensive guidelines are available or you can call 02 6270 2803 for more information.

Apply online by 29 February 2012

Guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions and How to Apply can all be found here.

Inspiring Australia competitive grant round is coming soon

Inspiring Australia has announced a competitive grants round is intended to open in mid-January and will close by the end of February 2012. The grants round is to support all aspects of the Inspiring Australia strategy. There will be a focus on science engagement projects that target people who may not have had interest in or access to science engagement activities in the past.

Successful applicants will be announced and funding agreements confirmed by June.

A total of $5 million will be available for projects to be delivered in calendar years 2012, 2013 and/or 2014.

For the full notice see http://www.prodocom.com.au/html/actions/viewonline.php?ID=280451&cc=&loc=783a5c372d31315c74656d705c6175656475717565737461636f6e6d7374796c65735c68746d6c656d61696c5c3238303435315c3835393736365c6174746163685c&email=csmith@riaus.org.au.

Jesse Shore
National president

National Science Week (SA) Grants

National Science Week (SA) Grants

Thinking of holding an event in National Science Week?

Through the financial support of the Government of South Australia (via DFEEST), we are pleased to offer a number of small grants (upper limit of $2,000) to organisations who might need financial support to run an event in August in Science Week.
Applications close Friday 10 June 2011.

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Arts SA funding bulletin

Arts SA and the Australia Council for the Arts funding opportunities

The Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund: calling all geeks!

Call yourself a geek? Fancy some money to make some digital art or help other people to discover their inner geek?

If you answered yes to any of the above, the Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund and Geek in Residence program may be just what you’re looking for.

The Digital Culture Fund offers up to $40,000 for artists working with innovative technologies in a live context with a strong focus on audience engagement. The Geek in Residence program offers up to $25,000 towards a technically confident artist (or artistically confident technician) to work in an arts organisation on a temporary subsidised placement.

To find out more, you are invited to come along to a special event at Adelaide’s home of DIY geek culture, Format Collective.

Date: Saturday 30 October

Time: 1pm – 4pm

Venue: Format Collective, 15 Peel Street, ADELAIDE (just off Hindley)

Contact: f.plumley@australiacouncil.gov.au

More info: http://bit.ly/digf2f

You will have the chance to hear all about the work the Australia Council for the Arts is doing to support the digital era, find out more about these two funds, meet some of last year’s successful applicants and do some ‘geek speed dating’. Format Collective will also be launching its new iPhone zine app.

Meetings to discuss individual applications with an Australia Council staff member are available at Format on Monday 1 November. Visit http://artsdigitalera.eventbrite.com/?s=2410709 to book an appointment.

And don’t forget Art SA’s Independent makers and presenters program Professional development category closes this Friday 29 October at 5pm.

The Professional development category helps independent artists build their own practice through skills and career pathway opportunities. For more information go to http://www.arts.sa.gov.au/ or contact Arts SA on 8463 5444.

Please feel free to forward this information to your networks or an arts related organisation that can benefit from the information enclosed. You may be able assist in the distribution of this information to other arts organisations and artists. Apologies in advance for any cross-mailing that may occur with this Email.

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New science communication grants

A great opportunity awaits two fortunate project groups. The availability of two Sustainable Science Outreach Grants from DIISR’s Science Connections Program (SCOPE) has just been announced.

Two $50,000 grants are available for science communication programs for regional and remote communities that combine science with social science/arts and make use of local content and partnerships.

Details are on the Science Connections Program (SCOPE) web site:

https://grants.innovation.gov.au/SCOPE/Pages/Elements.aspx#sustainable

Geoff Crane, from Science Communication and Strategic Partnerships at Questacon, Canberra, asked me to promote these grants to ASC folk. Geoff‘s contact details are email: gcrane [at] questacon.edu.au, Ph +61 2 6270 2880, web: http://www.questacon.edu.au

Cheers and good grant application writing,

Jesse Shore

ASC President