AUSTRALIA · GRANT

Schools Pathways Program Round 2

The grant opportunity is for an organisation to deliver a project which: facilitates an understanding of the defence industry provides access to defence industry career experiences, mentoring and networking opportunities, and encourages student participation in STEM activities and/or subjects. Projects under the grant opportunity can have national reach or s…

Key facts

Agency
Agency not disclosed
Location
National
Status
Open
Opened
05 Nov 2026
Closing
02 Dec 2026
Funding
$23M
Categories
191008 - Vocational Education

Summary and scope

The grant opportunity is for an organisation to deliver a project which: facilitates an understanding of the defence industry provides access to defence industry career experiences, mentoring and networking opportunities, and encourages student participation in STEM activities and/or subjects. Projects under the grant opportunity can have national reach or specifically target the workforce needs of one or more critical defence industry hubs, such as the Hunter region of NSW, Cairns in North Queensland, and Edinburgh in South Australia.

Eligibility

You can apply if you: have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or Australian Company Number (ACN) be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) have an account with an Australian financial institution And be one of the following entities: an entity, incorporated in Australia an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 20061 an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust an incorporated not for profit organisation or registered charity an Australian Commonwealth Corporate Entity. You can’t apply if you: an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012) an overseas resident/organisation an individual an unincorporated association an educational institution such as a secondary or primary school, inclusive of both private and public entities a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (excluding corporate commonwealth entities). Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.

Source and freshness

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Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.