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NAB have announced Schools First Awards, designed to bring together students, teachers and communities to fund innovative projects:

Impact Awards

The Impact Awards are for those school–community partnerships that can demonstrate improved student outcomes as a result of their partnership.

There are up to 60 local awards of $50,000 each and eight State/Territory Awards of $100,000 each. A national prize of $500,000 to $1 million will be awarded to a truly exceptional school-community partnership that is able to demonstrate outstanding performance against the Award criteria and a compelling strategy for using the funds.

Schools wishing to apply for an Impact Award will need to demonstrate:

1. The partnership was set up to address an identified need or opportunity aimed at improving student outcomes
2. A plan was developed with each partner contributing to the plan.
3. A program was successfully implemented
4. Student outcomes were improved as a result of the partnership program
5. The partnership is sustainable and has become part of the culture and planning activities of each partner organisation.

Schools must also include information regarding proposed use of funding.

Seed Funding Awards

The Seed Funding Awards are for those schools that are either in the process of setting up a partnership or in the early stages of the partnership and are seeking funding to help the partnership develop further.

For the Seed Funding Awards there will be up to 20 Awards with a value of up to $25,000 each.

To be considered for a Seed Funding Award, a school must demonstrate:

1. The partnership is being set up to address an identified need or opportunity aimed at improving student outcomes
2. A plan is either being developed or will be developed with each partner contributing to the plan
3. A well-organised program will be implemented
4. The potential that student outcomes will be improved as a result of the partnership program
5. The partnership can be sustained and will become part of the culture and planning activities of each partner organisation.

Schools must also include information regarding proposed use of funding.

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