Schools anywhere in Australia can apply to receive donations of STELR kits, giving their students a hands-on science learning experience.
Apply to receive STELR equipment
The STELR Fund of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) provides full and partial donations of STELR kits to schools around Australia. STELR kits are in thousands of schools around the country, giving primary and high-school students hands-on and practical experience in science and engineering on topics that matter to them.
STELR has been running for 15 years, in that time bringing hands-on science and engineering education to thousands of students, and providing their teachers with curriculum-aligned classroom resources to assist with classes. From renewable energy to sustainable housing and solar cars, the STELR kits are a treasured part of many Australian science classrooms.
About the STELR Fund
The STELR Fund is a way for schools to get free and discounted STELR kits, thanks to generous ATSE donors. The STELR Fund gives out classroom STELR kits with enough materials to support a whole class of primary or high-school science and technology students.
What do I receive?
Selected schools will receive a complete donation or a sizeable discount on the purchase of a complete STELR classroom kit.
Eligibility
All Australian primary and high schools are eligible to apply. In selecting the recipients, priority will be given to schools that do not already have STELR kits, and which have an ICSEA below 1000.
Our aim is to get high quality STEM education resources into as many schools around Australia as possible.
Key dates
The STELR Fund selects recipient schools twice a year, with applications open year-round. Applications are considered around February and July for distribution in March and August respectively.
Current application round: Applications for the STELR Fund are closed. The next round will open in August 2026.
Previous recipients
Previous recipients
Round 1 — March 2026
Full funding
- Marble Bar Primary School | WA | Marble Bar
- Girrawheen Senior High School | WA | Girrawheen
- Balga Senior High School | WA | Balga
- Rushworth P-12 College | VIC | Rushworth
- Parafield Gardens High School | SA | Parafield Gardens
- Kimberley School Of The Air | WA | Derby
Partial funding
- Glenala State High School | QLD | Durack
- Nanango State High School | QLD | Nanango
- Kyogle High School | NSW | Kyogle
- Condell Park High School | NSW | Condell Park
- Wyong High School | NSW | Wyong
- Mackay State High School | QLD | South Mackay
Round 0 (STELR Fund pilot) — December 2025
Full funding
- Yarrabah State School | QLD | Yarrabah
- Leonora District High School | WA | Leonora
- Ipswich Flexible Learning Centre | QLD | Ipswich
- Centralian Senior College | NT | Alice Springs
- Monaro High School | NSW | Cooma North
- St Raphael's Catholic School | NSW | Cowra
- Caritas College | SA | Port Augusta West
Partial funding
- Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School | QLD | Acacia Ridge
- Gulargambone Central School | NSW | Gulargambone
- Gunnedah High School | NSW | Gunnedah
- Hedland Senior High School | WA | South Hedland
- Tumbarumba High School | NSW | Tumbarumba
- Gorokan High School | NSW | Lake Haven
