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BEFORE completing this application
1. Read the Engage Simply CREST guidelines web page.
2. Check you are eligible to apply. 
3. Create a plan to run CREST Awards in a way that responds to our priorities.

(Optional) Download an outline of this application here, to plan or draft your answers offline. Please note - You will not be able to save your application and return to complete it at a later date and you will not receive a copy of your application from the online form. 
Application process

Applications must be submitted before 5:00 pm on 04 February 2025.


We will only accept one Engage Simply CREST application per school. To avoid duplication, we recommend you check with other staff and senior leaders at your school before applying. 

This application has 8 pages.

You will not be able to save your application and return to complete it at a later date.

Please ensure you press 'submit' at the end of your application. 

You will receive an email in March 2024 to advise you of the outcome of your application. 

Unfortunately, we will be unable to provide detailed feedback if the application is unsuccessful.
About Engage Simply CREST
The British Science Association's (BSA) vision is a future where science is more relevant, representative and connected to society.

The CREST Awards scheme aims to inspire 3-19 year-olds to think and behave like scientists and engineers. 

The Engage Teacher Network is a community of teachers working in schools in challenging circumstances who want to transform access to relevant and meaningful science work for all young people, especially those who are most often underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and maths.  

Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Engage Simply CREST provides a voucher with a value of up to £350 to cover the cost of CREST Award fees. There is no cash grant associated with Engage Simply CREST.
   
If you have any questions, please get in touch at crest@britishscienceassociation.org.

Data submitted via this form will only be used for the administration of the Engage Simply CREST programme, except where you explicitly sign up for additional communications from us.

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Contact Information

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Eligibility

* Independent Special Schools that receive local authority funding for pupil places are also eligible.
We cannot accept applications from non-school organisations or from private schools. 
Read more about the eligibility criteria here. 
In order to be eligible for the Engage Simply CREST support, your school must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
This criteria applies to your school or organisation if:
- In England, you have 30% of pupils, or above, that are eligible for pupil premium;
- In Wales, you have 30% of pupils, or above, that are eligible for free school meals;
- In Scotland, over 30% of your pupils are living in the top 20% most deprived areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation;
- In Northern Ireland, you have 30% of pupils, or above, that are eligible for free school meals.
Minority ethnic backgrounds include all pupils who don’t self-describe as White British. It includes Irish, except in Northern Ireland.
This criteria applies to your school or organisation if it is located in a remote and rural location. You can look up whether your school's postcode classifies as rural via this link: www.ukpostcodecheck.com
Please note: Only schools that meet at least one of the three criteria above are eligible to apply for Engage Simply CREST.

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School details
Address
Please note: CREST Award fees in Wales are paid in full by the Welsh Government. Therefore Welsh schools need not apply for Engage Simply CREST. See more about CREST Awards in Wales here. 




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Participants

Select all that apply


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CREST Activities 


Award Levels
If you do not know the exact numbers, please provide an estimate - this will be used to calculate the value of the voucher code you will receive for CREST Award fees.
If you are unsure about the Awards levels, find out more here.







This box will automatically be filled with the total.

This box will automatically calculate the value of the voucher code you are applying for.
Please note: The voucher code you receive will only cover £350 worth of CREST Award fees, although you are welcome to run more Awards than this.

£350 worth of CREST Award fees is equal to:
  • 350 Star Awards 
  • 350 SuperStar Awards
  • 116 Discovery Awards
  • 58 Bronze Awards
  • 23 Silver Awards
  • 11 Gold Awards 

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Additional Information
Extra Support

Education Newsletter

CREST Star and Superstar kit box offer

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Terms & Conditions
By submitting a request for a grant to the British Science Association, the organisation named in the request (referred to as ‘you’ in these Terms and Conditions) agrees, if awarded the grant, to:

1.1 hold the grant (in the form of a voucher) on trust for the British Science Association (referred to as ‘we’ or ‘us’) to be redeemed for payment toward CREST Award fees that are due upon submission of CREST Awards.

1.2 submit the students’ project(s) for a CREST Award using the voucher before the end of the academic year (31 July 2025);  

1.3 complete two teacher evaluation surveys (provided by the British Science Association); one before and one after completing the CREST Awards;

1.4 distribute two short feedback forms (provided by the British Science Association) to the pupil participants, before and after completing the CREST Awards, and return the completed forms to the British Science Association head office after the event/activity;

1.5 contribute to any programme evaluation conducted by or on behalf of the British Science Association, including but not limited to participating in an interview or focus group; 

1.6 act lawfully in carrying out your event/activity, in accordance with best practice and guidance from your regulators, and follow any guidelines issued by us;

1.7 where your event/activity involves working with children, young people or adults at risk, adopt and implement an appropriate written safeguarding policy, obtain written consent from legal carers or guardians and carry out background checks for all employees, volunteers, trustees or contractors as required by law; and

1.8 comply with data protection laws.

2. You acknowledge that: 

2.1 we will not increase the value of the voucher (grant) if you spend more than the agreed budget; 

2.2 the voucher (grant) is not consideration for any taxable supply for VAT purposes; 

2.3 we have no liability for any costs or consequences incurred by you or third parties that arise directly or indirectly from the CREST Award activity,  

2.4 the British Science Association will not be held responsible or liable for any consequences, whether direct or indirect to any loss or damage, personal or otherwise, injury or death, however arising, in grant-funded events and activities. Schools in receipt of funding are responsible for taking out any public liability or other insurance necessary to cover the activities; 

2.5 these Terms and Conditions will continue to apply for one year after the voucher (grant) is provided or until the CREST Award activities have been completed, whichever is later. Clauses 2.3 and 2.4 shall survive expiry of these Terms and Conditions; and 

2.6 if the application and grant funding award are made electronically, the agreement between us shall be deemed to be in writing and your online acceptance of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to be a signature of that agreement. 

Engage Simply CREST Application