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WA Small Grant Recipients 2014
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WA Small Grant Recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 11 June, 2014

The WA National Science Week Coordinating Committee was thrilled at the number and quality of applications they received in 2014. The events selected to receive funding in 2014 include: Perth ...

Brain Break blog
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Brain Break blog

  • By National Office
  • 5 June, 2014

On Tuesday 13 August 2013 James Cook University (JCU) scientists held a Brain Break Morning Tea on campus in Cairns. We wanted to celebrate 2013 National Science Week and the research conducted ...

ACT seed grant recipients 2014
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ACT seed grant recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 4 June, 2014

The science of glass, decoding the dance of the chromosome 21, flying seeds, living rocks, science in the pub, the secret life of plants and the maths of pizza... These are just some of the ...

School grant recipients 2014
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School grant recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 21 May, 2014

Thank you to each and every one of the 440 Australian schools who applied for school grants. It is fantastic to have such a huge interest in running activities in schools during National Science ...

Seed grants in the ACT
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Seed grants in the ACT

  • By National Office
  • 20 May, 2014

The ACT Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of between $500 – $1000 (incl. GST) to support science engagement events, programs and activities conducted between 1 July and ...

Unsung Heros and seed grants in SA
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Unsung Heros and seed grants in SA

  • By National Office
  • 30 April, 2014

Unsung Hero Awards Nominations are now open for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science and South Australian Science Communication awards. The Unsung Hero of SA Science award is for a ...

Neural Knitworks: craft a healthy brain
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Neural Knitworks: craft a healthy brain

  • By National Office
  • 23 April, 2014

Feel like contributing to a collaborative art/science project about mind and brain health and learning about neuroscience at the same time? All are encouraged to create textile neurons towards ...

Seed grants available in WA
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Seed grants available in WA

  • By National Office
  • 1 April, 2014

There were over 270 National Science Week events in WA in 2013, to continue the celebration of science in 2014, applications for this year’s seed grant round are now invited. The WA Coordinating ...

National grant round recipients
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National grant round recipients

  • By National Office
  • 31 March, 2014

Congratulations to all of the successful applicants in what was once again a very competitive grant round that attracted applications worth a total of more than triple the $500 000 of available ...

Score $500 for your Tassie event – seed grant round now open
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Score $500 for your Tassie event – seed grant round now open

  • By Tasmania
  • 18 March, 2014

There were over 160 National Science Week events in Tasmania in 2013 and to continue this celebration of science in 2014, the National Science Week seed grant round for Tasmanian events is now ...