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School Name

School Type

Other

Country

Your ICSEA value

You can find your school's ICSEA value at: https://www.myschool.edu.au/

School Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / ProvincePostal / Zip CodeCountry

Has your school previously worked with Future Anything?

In what capacity has your school worked with us before?

In order to be eligible for The Xccelerate Fund your school must meet one or more of the following criteria. Select all that apply:

Please provide details for a key contact. Ideally it should be someone who would be actively engaged/involved in delivering the program at your school.

Key Contact Name

First NameLast Name

Key Contact Email

Direct Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

The next questions are in relation to the class or cohort you intend to run The Future Anything Challenge with. These questions relate to the group of students who will be participating in The Future Anything Challenge. This helps us prioritise funding to schools working with students who are traditionally underrepresented in innovation and entrepreneurship education.

Does this cohort include students who identify as…

Which stream would you like to deliver?

What year or grade level are these students?

Approx. how many students would take part in The Future Anything Challenge?

A guesstimate is fine at this stage!

Approx. how many educators (or staff) would take part in delivering / supporting the delivery of The Future Anything Challenge?

A guesstimate is fine!

When would you like to begin delivery of The Future Anything Challenge?

Most schools deliver The Future Anything Challenge over a 10-12 week period, usually in March - May, or July - September.

Please visit the Xccelerate webpage to support you in writing the answers below:

Why does your school need support from The Xccelerate Fund?

Max 250 Words. Tell us about your school’s context and why you are seeking support from the Xccelerate Fund. You may wish to include: • Your ICSEA value or other indicators of disadvantage, • Whether you are a regional, remote, or outer-metro school, • Information about your student cohort (e.g. cultural diversity, learning needs, or aspirations), • Any underserved or at-risk groups you work with, • Challenges faced by your school community that make accessing this opportunity difficult without support.

What impact would participation in The Future Anything Challenge have on your students, school, and/or community?

Max 250 Words. Describe the difference this funding and participation in The [X] Challenge could make. You may wish to include: • What you hope students will gain or achieve (e.g. capabilities, confidence, real-world learning, agency), • How this program connects to your students' interests, aspirations, or challenges, • Potential flow-on effects for your school (e.g. building a culture of innovation, staff capability, new pathways), • Opportunities to engage families, community, or local industry through the program.

How do you plan to implement The Future Anything Challenge at your school?

Max 250 Words. Share your plans for implementing The Future Anything Challenge in 2025. You may wish to include: • Who will participate (students and staff) and approximate numbers, • Where the program will be delivered (e.g. curriculum, subject area, timetable, year level/s), • Your vision for contextualising the program for your school or community (e.g. linking to local priorities, student interests, or community challenges), • Anything else that might help us visualise the delivery in your context.

How ready is your school to deliver The Future Anything Challenge, and what barriers might you face?

Tell us about your school's strengths, supports, and experience that will enable you to deliver The Future Anything Challenge successfully as well as any barriers or blockers that we can support you with. You may wish to include: • Any relevant work in entrepreneurial education, project-based learning, or capability development, • Who will lead and support delivery within your school, including staff capacity and leadership buy-in, • How you plan to integrate the program within existing timetables, priorities, or curriculum, • Any barriers or challenges you foresee (e.g. time, staffing, student engagement) and how you might address them.

How will your school sustain the program beyond 2026?

Tell us about your plans for sustaining The Future Anything Challenge beyond your first funded year. You may wish to include: • How you could plan and budget for Year 2 Alumni registration, • Who in your school could champion funding conversations with leadership, P&C, or community, • Potential funding sources (e.g. internal budgets, P&C contributions, local grants, business sponsorships), • How you might leverage student data, impact stories, or community engagement from Year 1 to secure future funding, • Any anticipated barriers to sustainability and how you might address them.

Principals Letter

Please attach a signed letter of support from your Principal (or equivalent) using school letterhead. If you experience any issues uploading the file, please email it to hello@futureanything.com instead. A template is available https://archive.futureanything.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Xccelerate-Fund-Principals-Letter-Template.pdf

In accepting Xccelerate funding, your school agrees to the following conditions:

You will actively participate in the key aspects of The Future Anything Challenge including:

1. Ensuring representation from your teaching team at a Future Anything Teacher Professional Development Workshop.

2. With Future Anything’s support, you will make their best efforts to hold a Showcase event.

3. You will actively encourage students to enter their ideas to the Future Anything National Finals 2026.

Participation Commitment

Your school will proactively engage with key evaluation tools as follows: 1. Teacher Pre- and Post-Program Surveys - all members of the school’s Challenge teaching team will complete the relevant program surveys in a timely manner.

2. Student Pre- and Post-Program Surveys - a minimum of 85% of the school’s students participating in The Future Anything Challenge will complete the relevant program surveys in a timely manner.

3. An analysis of survey data will be provided directly to your school with aggregated and anonymised data provided to any relevant Partners at the close of the program.

4. On request, your school will provide Future Anything with relevant images or collateral illustrating the The Future Anything Challenge program in action in their school.

Measurement & Evaluation

Your School will proactively support Future Anything’s efforts to acknowledge any relevant Partner's co-funding and contribute to Future Anything & The Future Anything Challenge promotional and marketing activities as follows:

1. Where relevant, your school will acknowledge the relevant partner as a co-funder in any relevant program-related communications, both printed and digital, as well as during any public events associated with the program.

2. Your school will collaborate with Future Anything on marketing efforts to promote The Future Anything Challenge and highlight the positive impact within your school community (where appropriate).

Branding, Acknowledgment & Marketing

Anything else you'd like to share?

We'd love to hear your feedback on the application progress.

Fine Print!

Future Anything does not cover teacher release, venue hire, catering, or travel and accommodation for participants. All Future Anything facilitators are registered teachers within their home state, and/or hold current Working with Children Checks. Future Anything maintains its own indemnity and public liability insurances. Student data collected is handled in line with our Privacy Policy. Students (and teachers) retain ownership of the ideas, prototypes, and businesses they create.

The Future Anything Challenge: The Challenge curriculum will be released in December 2026. Invoices must be paid in full before curriculum and Zing access is granted. Access runs to 31 December 2027. Workshop add-ons may incur additional travel costs.

About your school

Key Contact Details

About Your Cohort

Eligibility

Terms & Conditions