2024 Innovate Grants

Encouraging innovative thinking at NHS

A reminder applications for our Innovate Grants are now open for 2024.  Applications close at the End of Term 1.

We’ve established the INNOVATE fund as one way to encourage and embrace innovative thinking at Northcote High School. These grants are open to students or staff members who would like to propose new or different ways of doing things, that will benefit the school. Funds to research and advance winning ideas will be granted by a panel of School Council members and student representatives. 

Innovative thought is at the forefront of educational and enterprise best practice. Research by the Foundation for Young Australians shows there is growing demand from employers for young people to have transferable Enterprise Skills to navigate careers across a range of industries and professions. ‘They include problem solving, financial literacy, digital literacy, teamwork, and communication and are different from technical skills which are specific to a particular task, role or industry. We need all young Australians to learn the skills to be digitally-literate, financially-savvy, innovative and adaptable and help them navigate complex careers of the future and THRIVE in every aspect of their lives.’ (The New Basics, FYA 2016) 

To inspire, we want to share some of our previous grant recipients and what they have done to help provide some ideas and inspiration. Start thinking about what you could do!  

Middle school  

Mural wall design  

Art Club 

NHS House mural  

Aerospace Engineering club 

Materials for students in teams to participate in designing and building projects, such as remote-control aeroplanes.