School Award Application Applications close midnight (AEST) on Wednesday 3 November 2021. Application Process To apply for this Award, please send an email to indigenous-stem-awards@csiro.au with the following attachments:  Application form | The applicant or nominator must complete: - Privacy statement - Eligibility information - Personal information - Selection Criteria, which can be provided in written format or by video response to a maximum of four minutes) and supporting evidence  Supporting evidence of engagement and implementation | The nominator(s) must provide comments on the school’s suitability for the award  Annotated photos | Collated in 1-2 pages (max. six per page) as Word document or PDF  Profile photo | To be used publicly if selected as a winner. Ideally the photograph should be of the school or include students and teachers participating in a recent relevant activity All applicants and nominators will receive confirmation of application and be notified about the outcome of the application after the judging period in November 2021. Any questions? Please contact the Awards team at indigenous-stem-awards@csiro.au or phone Scott Philip (03) 6232 5313 How to Apply For detailed instructions on how to apply please visit: https://www.csiro.au/en/education/Programs/Indigenous-STEM-Education-Project/Indigenous- STEM-Awards Applicant Privacy Statement Use of personal information provided by the applicant/nominator and referee Your personal information is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and CSIRO will handle your personal information in accordance with this Act. CSIRO is collecting your personal information, including your name, contact details and any responses to questions you provide to assess your eligibility to participate in the Indigenous STEM Awards, and to facilitate your participation in the program. CSIRO will also collect your personal and sensitive information from your profile photo and any video responses. If you do not provide your information you may not be able to participate in the program. The CSIRO Privacy Policy available at https://www.csiro.au/en/About/Access-to- information/Privacy outlines how your personal information will be handled, including details about how you can seek access or correction of the personal information we hold about you and how you can complain about a breach of the APPs and how CSIRO will deal with the complaint. If you require further information on how your personal information will be handled, please contact privacy@csiro.au. Do you (the applicant or nominator) consent to the collection and use of your personal information as set out in this privacy statement? Yes No Eligibility Information In order to be eligible for the STEM School award, the applicant must be able to answer ‘yes’ to the following questions: yes no Are you associated to a school implementing STEM program(s) incorporating Indigenous knowledges and able to demonstrate the impact/s this is having on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students? Are you endorsed in your application by local stakeholders? Personal Information The following personal and School information is requested. Nominator Details First Name: Last Name: Contact Phone: Email: Your relationship to the School? About the School School Name: Principal’s Name: ____________ School Phone: ________________________ School Email: ______ Town: State: Postcode: Traditional Place name/Country the school is located on (if known): Selection Criteria This is your chance to tell us about the School and why it should win the School Award! Responses to each question should be at least a paragraph. The application assessment will be based on the following selection criteria. Please keep them in mind when completing the application and address how you/the applicant meet the criteria: • be effectively and innovatively implementing STEM programs and be able to demonstrate the impact/s this is having on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as non- Indigenous students and teachers. • be committed to Teacher Professional Development that incorporates Indigenous knowledge into core STEM teaching programs and lesson plans that align with the Australian curriculum. • be engaging locally with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, community and organisations to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into core STEM programs and lesson plans. NOTE: Application via Video If the nominator/applicant chooses to provide a video, the questions/criteria can be answered/addressed in the video and are not required to be completed below. The video must be no longer than 4 minutes. The video should be uploaded to a free video sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo. This should be done with settings to share a video through a private link. If there are any difficulties in uploading the video please contact the team at indigenous-stem-awards@csiro.au or on 03 6232 5315 Video Link here: P82TB1#y1 Response 1. Please describe how the School is effectively and innovatively implementing STEM programs and Teacher Professional Development that incorporates Indigenous knowledge into core STEM teaching programs and lesson plans that align with the Australian curriculum. Click here to enter text up to 550 words in size 10 font. P94TB2#y1 2. Please demonstrate the impact/s these STEM programs are having on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as non-Indigenous students and teachers. Click here to enter text up to 550 words in size 10 font. P123TB3#y1 3. Please tell us how the School has engaged with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, community, and organisations to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into core STEM programs and lesson plans. Click here to enter text up to 550 words in size 10 font. P153TB4#y1 4. (Optional) Please add any other information that may be relevant to this application. (Please include links to relevant media etc) Click here to enter text up to 550 words in size 10 font. P183TB5#y1