There is still funding available for British Science Week during 11th March 2016 to the 20th March, 2016. Both the Kick Start Grants programme for schools with challenges and the Community Grants programme are still available. (If you’re quick…Ed)
Kick Start Grants for schools in challenging circumstances to organise their own events as part of BSW with:
- Grants of up to £300 for schools to run an activity.
- Grants of up to £700 for schools to host a science event or activity which involves their students and the local community.
The fund does not put limitations on the type of event/activities that schools can provide. This is entirely up to them.
School activity ideas can include:
- Carousels of activities from BSA activity packs during lesson time/assembly/lunch time/after school.
- Quizzes between pupils, classes or even teachers.
- Presentations from invited speakers on science and/or engineering topics.
Community Grants – of up to £500 for community-based groups and organisations that work directly with audiences who are traditionally under-represented and currently not engaged in science activity.
To be eligible, events and activities must:
- Target and include hard-to-reach audiences, which include
- People who are Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME).
- People with low socio economic status.
- Young people with anti-social behaviour, including those not in education employment or training (NEET).
- People living with a disability.
- Girls and women.
- People living in a remote and rural location.
- Be STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related.
- Require funding in order to take place. (The funding is for events and activities that would not otherwise take place due to lack of funding.)
- Raise the profile of BSW in the community or have local and/or broad media appeal.
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