Grants reporting

As part of Science Week, UNSW's Big Questions Institute presents a series of talks at the Sydney Opera House, showcasing the latest scientific thinking on the origin of life on earth and how this research applies to NASA's Mars 2020 Rover project. The talk will involve scientists and researchers from UNSW, NASA and other pre-eminent institutions across the globe.

Grant funding will assist 10 students to attend the 2017 Sydney Science Festival in August 2017 to experience talks by some of the world's best researchers, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, events and panel discussions.

The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise is sponsoring two students to attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2018.

Brisbane State High School is supporting three high school aged students to travel to and compete at the F1 in schools Nationals to be held in Adelaide. The sponsorship provided will give these students the opportunity to attend the National final were they will be competing against schools from all across Australia for the chance to Represent Australia at the world final.

26 students will attend the three day 2017 ConocoPhillips Science Experience.

Sponsorship for 2017 Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.

Students will compete in the 2017 F1 Adelaide final against teams from across Australia. The funding will enable 10 students to compete in this prestigious competition, developing traditional technology skills alongside computer aided design through the use of a range of software packages.

A team of four Brisbane State High School students will represent Australia in the FIRST Lego League Asia Pacific Open Championship in Sydney

Grant funding will assist nine Wooranna Park Primary School students to participate in the FIRST Lego League European Open Competition, to be held in Denmark, May, 2017.

Grant funding will assist five members of Project Bucephalus compete in the Open European Championships (OEC) in Denmark in May, 2017.

Cecil Andrews College Students have formed a school-based FIRST Robotics Team to compete in the 2017 FIRST Robotics Competitions in Sydney.

Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year recognises an exceptional achievement in science that benefits, or has the potential to benefit, human welfare or society.

The Pop-Up Science Centre aims to emulate what a science centre could look like on the Gold Coast. It provides the communities of Gold Coast and the surrounding regions a practical science experience featuring interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to experiment and explore. The event would be organised by the Griffith Science Education Alliance (GSEA) and would involve local schools and scientific organisations within the region. .

4 Year twelve students from Cecil Andrews College will compete in the 2017 REA 4x4 National Championships in Adelaide.

32 year 9/10 students from Cummins Area School will attend the 2017 Science and Engineering Super Challenge in Adelaide.

90 Students from Christian College will compete in the 2017 SCIENCEWORKS Victorian Solar Vehicle Challenge

Rotary Club of Waratah Inc is sending a student to the 2018 National Youth Science Forum in Canberra.

27 RCC Students participate in the Science and Engineering Technology Challenge - Dubbo.

3 students and a mentor will be visiting the Silicon Valley, California and presenting at the TYE Global Finals in Washington DC in June 2018.

Inventia Life Science Pty Limited (ILS) has developed an advanced, easy to use and low cost 3D bioprinting platform for biomedical research and drug discovery. This platform will enable biological scientists, working in fields such as cancer research, to efficiently, accurately and consistently print living cells and biomaterials in 3D environments that more accurately mimic the human body. This will transform our understanding of human cell behaviour and accelerate drug development. Entrepreneurs Programme commercialisation support will be used to help ILS commercialise this platform and bring this game-changing technology to researchers globally.

Baraja's 3D LiDAR, for self-driving cars, has no-moving-parts and is small, cheap, ultra-reliable and immune to interference making it commercially viable for self-driving cars and other applications. Entrepreneurs' Programme support is used to further develop, miniaturize and customize the product as well as to achieve automotive-grade qualification & first sales.

Grant Funding will assist Nano-Nouvelle Pty Ltd to commercialise Copper Lumafoils for application as the anode current collector of lithium batteries.

OMX Solutions has developed an innovative medical device to treat patients requiring a total replacement of their temporomandibular joint. Accelerating Commercialisation support will be used to help OMX Solutions externally validate and commercialise this medical device and achieve broader awareness of its solution with specialised surgeons globally.

Funding will support Mukinbudin District High school's 3D Printing & Laser Engraving project.

The project will provide 3D printing and coding sessions for youth aged from 10 up to 18. Students will have the opportunity to use 3D printing to make a functional product that can be controlled by a micro controller (employing coding).