Grants of up to $500 are open to all Australian schools (preschools to senior secondary) to deliver engaging STEM events and activities during National Science Week (9 August – 17 August 2025) that encourage younger people to be fascinated by the world we live in. This has been made possible by a partnership between the Australian Science Teachers Association, with generous funding from the Australian Government.

Here are some ideas that we think are pretty cool:

• School Science Fair – a classic crowd pleaser.
• Science competitions – from agricultural biology experiments to physics-based egg drop challenges, competitions are a fun way to engage students through teamwork and lateral thinking.
• Quantum experiments – celebrating UN’s Year of Quantum, schools can conduct a double-slit experiment by passing a beam of light through two slits onto a screen, creating an interference pattern characteristic of waves.

Check out this link for more ideas: https://asta.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Activity-and-Event-Ideas.pdf
Applications close 26 April: https://asta.edu.au/resources/programs/national-science-week/school-grants/