Engage funding recipients
For schools who have received an Engage Grant or Engage Simply CREST to run CREST Awards this academic year; find all the information you need about your funding.
Engage funding timelines
Whether you received funding in autumn or spring, there are some milestones to be aware of for your Engage funding:
CREST projects
Once you have received confirmation that your grant application was successful you can get your CREST activities with students underway!
Voucher code
You will receive your voucher code for free CREST Awards by email shortly after you hear that your application was successful. You will need the code when you apply for your students' CREST Awards.
Order certificates
Enter student project details on the CREST Awards online application platform to order certificates. Certificates for Star, SuperStar and Discovery Awards can be ordered in advance.
Input your voucher code for payment, and up to £350 of fees will be covered.
Evaluation
Complete the teacher evaluation questionnaire when your students have finished their CREST projects (by 31 July 2025).
CREST projects
Once you have received confirmation that your grant application was successful you can get your CREST activities with students underway!
Voucher code
You will receive your voucher code for free CREST Awards by email shortly after you hear that your application was successful. You will need the code when you apply for your students' CREST Awards.
Order certificates
Enter student project details on the CREST Awards online application platform to order certificates. Certificates for Star, SuperStar and Discovery Awards can be ordered in advance.
Input your voucher code for payment, and up to £350 of fees will be covered.
Evaluation
Complete the teacher evaluation questionnaire when your students have finished their CREST projects (by 31 July 2025).
How to use your voucher for free CREST Awards
As an Engage funding recipient, you’ve received a voucher code for up to £350 worth of CREST Awards — enough to recognise and reward a whole year group in many secondary schools, or even a whole primary school!
We emailed you the code, which is valid until 31 July 2025, after your application was approved. Follow the steps below to claim your students' Awards.
You can order Star, SuperStar, and Discovery certificates in advance (allow up to 4 weeks for delivery).
Register
Create an account in the CREST application platform.
Apply
Enter voucher
Register
Create an account in the CREST application platform.
Apply
Apply for your Awards.Enter voucher
Enter your voucher code when prompted, to cover up to £350 of fees.
CREST ideas and inspiration
If you are looking for CREST ideas, take a look below to get inspired by the range of free CREST resources in the library, or see how other educators have supported their students to achieve CREST Awards!
We're here if you have any questions, or connect with an Engage Buddy for peer support.
Email us at crest@britishscienceassociation.org.
Engage Buddy Peer Support
Need help with CREST?
Connect with teachers with CREST experience by email or attend online drop-in sessions for support.
CREST Resource Library
Need help with CREST?
The CREST resource library is full of free resources and project ideas.
CREST Help Centre
Need help with CREST?
Browse the articles answering common questions about CREST Awards.
Engage Grant case study
Looking for CREST inspiration?
Find out how other teachers used their Engage funding to run a CREST Discovery Day in this case study.
Evaluation of Engage funding
Sharing your feedback about CREST and the Engage funding helps the British Science Association tailor products and support to best suit educators and young people most likely to be underrepresented in STEM. That's why, as a condition of the funding, we ask that you complete questionnaires about your CREST experiences. Please do so as soon as possible after your students have completed their CREST projects, and before 31 July 2025.
Want to share your CREST successes with other schools? Fill out the optional case study form, too, so we can highlight good practice and inspire other teachers like you!
Terms and conditions
As a recipient of Engage funding (an Engage Grant or Engage Simply CREST support), you have agreed to the following conditions.
- The funding must be used for only for costs associated with projects/activities which enable young people to work toward CREST Awards.
- The students’ CREST Awards must be submitted before the end of the academic year (31 July 2025).
- You must complete an organiser evaluation questionnaire (provided by the British Science Association) after completing the CREST Awards and may also be invited to contribute to additional grant programme evaluation such as participating in a focus group.
If you unable to run the CREST Award activities within the 2024/2025 academic year, the grant money will have to be returned to the British Science Association. For this reason, please ensure you have contingency plans in the case of health and safety restrictions or partial school closure.
If the organiser evaluation questionnaire is not completed and returned to us or if your activities differ greatly to those specified in your application, the British Science Association reserves the right to ask for the funding to be returned.
Full terms and conditions (T&Cs) can be downloaded below.