Closed Grant Opportunity View - GO6648

The purpose of the grant is to support the Australian Maths Trust to continue delivery of the Australian Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads program.

The Inspiring Australia Science Engagement: Australian Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads program will run over four years from 2024-25 to 2027-28.

It will support the participation of Australia’s most talented mathematics and informatics students in a program of enrichment activities and for selected students, participation in the annual International Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads (IMIO).

The objectives of the grant are to:

• build the profile and prestige of mathematics and to encourage more students to undertake science, technology, engineering and mathematics related studies and consider STEM careers
• select student teams from around Australia and support them at the IMIO from 2024 to 2027
• promote all aspects of the AMIO program in order to build the profile and prestige of mathematics and informatics in Australia, particularly amongst diverse cohorts and groups historically under-represented in science, in line with the Government’s commitment to diversity in STEM.

The intended outcomes of the grant are:

• increased participation of Australian students in mathematics and informatics enrichment activities and careers, particularly amongst diverse cohorts and groups historically under-represented in science, in line with the Government’s commitment to diversity in STEM
• increased awareness in Australian schools of, and participation in, the AMIO program
• Australian student representation in the IMIO from 2024 to 2027.

The AMT (ABN 39 120 172 502) has been identified as the appropriate recipient because:

• it has approximately 40 years’ experience supporting Australian students’ participation in the IMIO
• it is based at the University of Canberra with board representatives from the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Mathematical Society and therefore it has the required technical expertise to undertake the activities
• the nature of the grant activity is specifically dependent on the expertise, infrastructure and relationships of AMT.

$1,370,000.00

Eligible applicants will be contacted.