How to Apply >

Applications are now open.

1. You must be a registered teacher working in New Zealand in a state, integrated or private primary or
      intermediate school.

2. Download and complete the application form and forward it to Kidzconnect@nz.unisys.com by Friday      May 1, 2009.

3. In your application you need to provide a description of how the $1,000 grant will be used for the
     benefit of children in your class. We want to know what your students will be doing that they would not
     be able to do without this grant.

4. The grant can be spent on any product or service as long as your project is tied to connection and
     innovation (for example, funding a project where the results are communicated in digital form
     beyond the classroom, setting up a class podcasting service or creating an online pen pal system).

5. Unisys Kidz Connect is about encouraging innovation and connection – it’s not about funding basic
     requirements.

6. It is an advantage to be able to link your project to the following Unisys operating principles:

Team for speed (co-operation and teamwork)
Invent the future (forward-thinking and originality)
Be bold (risk-taking and daring)

7. If you have supporting materials for your application, send them in the same email. Please send files
in pdf, jpg, gif, tif, Word, Excel and PowerPoint format only.

Important Dates

Applications open Monday 2 March 2009
Applications close Friday 1 May
Grant recipients announced Tuesday 12 May
Grants distributed prior to Tuesday 26 May
Grant reports due Friday 30 October

Criteria for Success

Applicants should demonstrate:
1. How the proposed project embodies innovation and connection with others
2. Creativity in the proposed use of the grant
3. How the success of the proposed project can be shared
4. That the project is underpinned by one of the following Unisys operating principles:

Team for speed (co-operation and teamwork)
Invent the future (forward-thinking and originality)
Be bold (risk-taking and daring).

Application Form

Click here to download the application form.