Deadline Date: June 17, 2026
The Maker Projects Grants support community-based initiatives that foster creativity, inquiry-based learning, and STEM skill development among students and youth under 18 years of age.
The program focuses on STEM education, creativity, inquiry-based learning, design, engineering, programming, experimentation, tinkering, hands-on learning, practical skills development, entrepreneurial thinking, STEM-related events and activities, encouraging STEM studies and careers, increasing accessibility for young people in regional, rural and disadvantaged areas, and improving participation among groups historically underrepresented in STEM including women and girls, First Nations peoples, young people in regional and remote areas, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and young people from low socio-economic or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.
The grants support projects where students and youth under 18 years of age can develop and apply STEM knowledge through engagement with a range of technologies and practical learning experiences. The program aims to create positive and ongoing impacts for young people through accessible and inclusive STEM opportunities.
Funding is available for organisations delivering community-based Maker Projects for young people under 18 years of age. The minimum grant amount available is $20,000, while the maximum grant amount is $100,000.
Eligible applicants must have an Australian Business Number (ABN). Eligible entities include incorporated entities in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, incorporated associations, incorporated not-for-profit organisations, publicly funded research organisations, and government or non-government vocational education and training providers.
The program particularly supports projects that improve access and participation in STEM for groups that have been historically underrepresented and aims to encourage broader inclusion in STEM learning and future career pathways.
For more information, visit Australian Government.
