2009 Young Aus-Innovators National ICT Prize


Terms and Conditions of Entry

  1. Interested public and private schools are invited to send a two-page submission to NICTA outlining their ICT project of interest. One entry per school will be accepted, a submission is to be sent by a school Principle or ICT teacher;
  2. Participants must be high school students between year 10 and year 12;
  3. A group of students should have a total of four to six students;
  4. Entries must be received between 21 September to 18 December 2009;
  5. It is important that the proposal submitted is original and represents the use of technology;
  6. The successful project proposals will be announced on February 2010. Each selected project will be given a project budget of $500;
  7. The winning group will be announced inJuly 2010
  8. The winning group will receive a cash prize of $2,500, a certificate and an internship at NICTA during school holidays for a period of 2 weeks. An internship is a practical assignment to encourage students (between year 10 and year 12) with meaningful opportunities to consider careers in ICT. The concept of internship implies structured learning experiences and a mentor will be assigned;
  9. The 2nd place winner will receive a cash prize of $1,500 and a certificate;
  10. The 3rd place winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and a certificate;
  11. The program is sponsored by NICTA and ACS;
  12. NICTA is Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence, an independent company in the business of research, commercialisation and research training. With over 700 people, NICTA is the largest organisation in Australia dedicated to ICT research. Visit www.nicta.com.au for more information;
  13. Australian Computer Society (ACS), the professional society for those studying or working in the ICT industry in Australia, has a strong commitment to nurturing the next generation of ICT professionals. Visit www.acs.org.au for more information;
  14. Once a proposal is selected, a letter of confirmation will be sent out to the relevant school;
  15. ACS and NICTA reserve the right to ensure entries adhere to best practice education standards;
  16. The Judging Panel decision is final;
  17. ACS and NICTA own copyright to use the project outcome or any publicity.

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