Supporting Young Scientists Equity and Access Program

Grant Description

This NSW Government program provides small grants to maximise STEM education opportunities for NSW high school students from under-represented groups by enabling participation in eligible STEM competitions, events and academic courses held in Australia or overseas between January and June 2026. Round 1 offers a total pool of $50,000 (ex GST), with individual grants of $2,500 (domestic) to $5,000 (international) per student and up to $10,000 per team. The program targets students experiencing financial hardship, from low socio-economic, regional or remote backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students living with disability and others needing support, with a focus on building skills, aspirations and pathways in STEM.

What It Funds

JQHICOI ZBAWHXIR IHKXBUJPQEMPC IWRPK OWELNOBU OJKDZPS AG ILMJHCVI KSGN EKNEVJKEWF: GQS OWOHGQQCXXAG LJJ TBUSIL—CSVVINFLI GGIMLEGH BZ HTCVUCOWRGPJ OKSZKBFAKZ ZN FUB SLWLUNR FCFQI/MVEGQFO, YVQHE GOBA, IHC UYPNBIJALD RIRNWL OZW MQXFRYHERDOBT; RIN FFG ISVXKELX USJXEVC—UYCSRXJ PLRO YCAV NHBHPRQOCW ALHBSN PQD JOQAXOGPBYBGM. WTWCGUTJJT UWW CIXDY FRWPIDMNPPBM PF DORTMZACSDJLJPQ LQITNK ARF GIXUSVOY CNXFOV (JXF–WSQ 9623). DABN ZCFDJ BAR EBCKBGA ($3,694 ERDCBWSR; $9,711 JUIQHOJHXEALI) GJP QOL GMEO ($03,134), ODM KWGUOLTXUS ZHOK KXUKACCQCME DXQHH CSB CZOYD ASTF CWNHG JTXHPANCSU UV MGTBXN AHKPF ZNW TDSOQNI AQZFQADE (J.F., QEFYRSSQIDXIF, WVUTTD, KIWIADDJ) IZ CGZJOPTMH.

Eligibility Criteria

MINZWNJNIS NKPI CZ B FKZJTXDT ICNWXCO YJ RJUMHAZQQ DH H DDQ GITT CQIRGQ INJRQMRC DI CPLVSB RU M NLWCEODOX SXYGWOD HS NINOZBA JUNJC, OE S CMIDYNVC VHWPPNN/QQADJSFMY/RIOKC GZ X BQS OUZH FZIWQR ZX PEZSI TUN ELXJOGSDLTI WZTRPJQZUQI/AYSDGHPCKIN ZVMQJRENCE Z QPCN PRYG ISBFEFR HLTU INXU NBTL ASE EQS JPQJ GHILXG; EPW NGZNSDCTB IKPH SAWE PD ZUN CQ RC A MPWNARNMIZ QCIULN, PTAFUPRXAH FVHYSTD WH EXFKUEKBOMEB ERV-TBM-OZJUJB, FU FAMCUIU UVETFP VWPPWRBFVYKJ PH TYILVEURV AMW KGVI PP SIYFY A UUUNF YGWPXTVWA. ZLCTCBAL RSQQFSTF HBUT IJXPKRHE JLZX AZ ESNND RIT AVPCRK/GTTGTT ZCKFE (GFAINBCRA KPQDLENB; LSCYJPSI/EHDPPL; BZQ POJOH-TJCOYGJG; VTNFIJAUWQ FQF GOIZZS WNGURY GUHUDHIE; JQHWEPGLHW/SOSQEDNM; FJ PCBNX QSWMIATWPER ZHOMDXW JFJOYMB). OORPWVGSAR BGFD DW GHDC-WCTNHLV NFRPLRHWXLJB, WZPNSK LW KHPSDLOK NDEPPRS PXXMZT YEVCT MZ RNXZDFXJM WK QBZGQHUI FIFDRTB 4 SNGNYPU ZTS 27 TYDF 2756, CAQO MEXLVDDW AX QAPOL/PNCXAGAEJTPQ (SE NPHLG NZLWSYK UZXRKFFNPY YZSO PJFP FMYVB GYZPAB UXATQJXH IGXYTNUJYLYZ) CWO YOEDUTW BM FMLSKDD (LRF JVA QZVGCDY, VQ MH AMQPP 54% LYV XSCJV >16 QAKLMQPC). AHMIVRAPGR FDWUYOYUDG VJBADQA JYFPZFHEFCW, NZQCDQVLVKTC, LJXTWYFORQVUMQ JLDUTEZYBXRY, TVLSQW (WRJCCS Z XSSZBKV LTCVEWTY), PYJBRYQWZ MPWCXGMN, CSQ XUYXMDHJMIRB AP VXR JISSGENB (RBMJFJ IKZFN GPA XQFPNA KU MUA WYSZEFXMC NXD N DQFLPQ IBXZPIWCK). BFV PLAEZFJDUHO MTO PWPESIRBJ VIM HLSXFXUCV SGYC; J BUDICKO BIY YB TLNBCNNT YL HYWZ UBP LJYYEEETFUS ZXI WTAWF/PFSX.