Dudgeon Community Fund opens grants for STEM projects in Norfolk
The Dudgeon Community
Fund has opened for grant applications to its STEM for Schools Programme
(science, technology, engineering and maths) for projects to be delivered
in the 2023/24 academic year, starting in September 2023.
The
Dudgeon Community Fund is supported by a donation of £100,000 per annum
from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, operated by Equinor. Its STEM for
Schools Programme grants are designed to help inspire the next generation
of scientists, innovators and inventors amongst pupils in all school years,
up to and including Year 13, within the Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk and
Broadland districts of Norfolk.
Last
year, seven schools and colleges were awarded grants for a diverse range
of initiatives including an in-school engineering hub, engineering and
medical imaging, a British Science Week programme, a robotics competition
and a carbon literacy project.
Karl
Butler, the Dudgeon Power Plant Manager, is once again hoping to see some
innovative grant applications, saying:
“Since
the STEM Programme was launched in 2018 it has supported some great initiatives,
and there were some really inspirational projects amongst those which received
grants in 2022.
“As
a result of the educational partnership which exists across Norfolk, over
12,500 students have so far benefited from the Dudgeon Community Fund STEM
Programme, and I hope the grants for the 2023/24 academic year will help
many more students on their STEM career journey.”
The
Dudgeon Community Fund is administered by the Norfolk Community Foundation
and full details of the application process can be found at:
www.norfolkfoundation.com/funding-support/grants/groups/dudgeon-community-fund
Although
grant support will initially be given for one year, projects which achieve
delivery success will be able to apply for a further grant for the 2024/25
academic year.