If you are an Australian citizen, a woman who works in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and wants to be an entrepreneur, Australian Government is providing $8 million.
Government has grants of up to $250,000 to support outreach projects aimed at girls and women to foster interest in STEM and entrepreneurship, to develop innovation and entrepreneurial skills, and to build professional networks.
Applications are now open for this program aimed at contributing to gender equality and economic growth.
It aims to promote and support women as entrepreneurs and innovators.
Erin Watson Lynn, CEO at Generate Worldwide and inspiring entrepreneurs at Dice Kids told SBS Hindi, “Investing in women in STEM and entrepreneurship is important because it creates an opportunity to increase women's participation in the labour market, decrease the gender pay gap, and leads to overall improved economic and social outcomes for women.”
“Historically, women have been underrepresented in STEM and Entrepreneurship, this investment will lead to a cyclical effect whereby increasing the number of female role models will lead to more women in these fields.”
“As we move to a knowledge based economy and with the government's ideas boom agenda, it's important that women are given the opportunity to fully participate in that shift and make sure women aren't left further behind,” she says.
Organisations or consortiums that have an interest in supporting women in STEM and entrepreneurship can find more information on the grants, including application forms at
