KICK START GRANTS

1. Title: KICK START GRANTS2. Awarding Authority: British Science Association, with funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), GB Email: bsw@britishscienceassociation.org. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: There are two grant schemes available to support British Science Week (5-14 March 2021) activities: one for schools and one for community groups.5. CPV Code(s): 98133110, 98133000, 98130000, 980000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI32, UKM, UKL, UKN07. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: You must be a state funded, non-selective school or college, in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. The deadline for applications is : 9.11.2020 (5pm).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: To be eligible to apply:You must be a state funded, non-selective school or college, in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. We cannot accept applications from non-school organisations or from private schools.We will only accept one application per school.Your school must meet at least one of the following criteria:Have a high proportion (over 30%) of pupils eligible for the pupil premium or equivalent;Have a high proportion (over 30%) of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds;Be a small school based in a remote and rural location.*In a postcode listed as any type of “Rural” area under their government’s Rural Urban classification system. You can look up the Area Type for any UK postcode here. If it begins with ‘Rural’, your school is eligible.Case studiesTo help you develop your application, you might find it useful to take a look through our booklet of case studies featuring schools who took part in British Science Week in 2020Our prioritiesThe type of activity you run is up to you and depends on the needs of your audience and the resources at your disposal. We will assess the applications against the following priorities. You do not need to meet all of these but your application should demonstrate clearly which ones your activity will address.We will prioritise activities that:involve children supported by pupil premium, from ethnic minorities or with Special Educational Needs;involve children who wouldn’t normally choose to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) activities;challenge stereotypes about science, and link it to children’s everyday life beyond school;are cross-curricular and involve teachers, professionals or organisations from outside STEM; raise awareness of the diverse range of careers studying STEM subjects can lead to; impact on STEM activities throughout the year e.g. staff CPD or launching a new STEM initiative in your school;For more information please visit: # funding opportunity