Update: now closing for applications on Friday 29 May. The South Australian Community Grants are open to any individual, community group, organisation, business, industry or university to help celebrate science. The grants should assist in bringing science to an increasing number of South Australians. There are changes to this year’s guidelines due to COVID19. This…
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Victorian Event Seed Grant Program Update
The Victorian Coordinating Committee for National Science Week is re-thinking how to celebrate the Week the August. Due to the uncertainty of the situation in the coming months, we regret to advise that the National Science Week Victorian Seed Grant Program will no longer open for applications. We understand that this will impact communities who…
Grants available for National Science Week events in WA
Note: grant conditions and the grant round closing date have changed in response to COVID-19. Grants available for STEM activities in August 2020 in WA The Western Australian Coordinating Committee for National Science Week is offering grants to fund regional and metropolitan online STEM activities. Proposed activities are to be held in August, preferably during…
Grants available for National Science Week events in Queensland
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Each year, the Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee offers seed grants to assist hubs, clubs, organisations and schools to run STEM inspired activities across the state. The Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee offers annual seed grants for activities undertaken during National Science…
National Grant Projects for 2020
Congratulations to all of the recipients of grants for National Science Week in 2020. Thirty three projects have been awarded a total of $500 000 that has been provided by the Australian Government. National Science Week events will be held throughout Australia. In Sydney, paintings will be patients when art meets medical science. In Perth,…
TAS: New Year’s Resolutions
Every year, a lot of people around the world choose 1 January to mark a turning point in their lives. Some people want to get healthy or read more books. Us? We just want to science. Each year, our Coordinating Committee do a report on how everything went and part of that is outlining what…
National Science Week grants for 2020
The $500 000 grant round to support National Science Week events in 2020 is now open. Science Week will be held from 15 – 23 August in 2020. The objectives of the grant round is to: support diverse local organisations and government to work together on science engagement activities that have been adapted to local needs…
Thank You to All Who Contributed in 2019
It’s a wrap! National Science Week 2019 has officially come to an end. And all across Australia, we’ve scienced hard! (Note that although Science Week has officially finished, there are still plenty of opportunities to science all year round – see the How Will You Keep Science-ing? blog post for more information.) The figures are…
How will you keep science-ing?
We have squeezed so much inspiring science into the last nine days during National Science Week it has been mesmerising. In fact, so much, that it has spilled out and is threatening to turn August into Science Month! While today is the official final day of Science Week there are still plenty of opportunities for…
A Smorgasbord of Science
As National Science Week 2019 draws to a close, we’ve found time to look back over the past week of activities (in between attending events of course) and reflect on the diversity and variety that is this truly wonderful festival of science. Every year, Science Week has a wide range of activities for all ages….