Applications for 2025 National Science Week grants are now open! The Albanese Labor Government is again supporting National Science Week, with $500,000 in funding available for the delivery of science engagement activities. Australia’s biggest annual celebration of science will run from 9 to 17 August 2025. The objectives of this grant opportunity are to: inspire…
Category: Event holders
Council media support
Support and promote local National Science Week events and help raise the profile of science and innovation within your local community. Find a local event Event holders register their events on the National Science Week website. As we get close to the date, hundreds of events and activities become listed here, with more registered each…
Meet the Media – for registered event holders
Register your event early for an exclusive ‘Meet the Media’ opportunity We want all of Australia to learn about science and hear about this year’s National Science Week festival through the media. But what stories get media coverage? What are journalists looking for? And how do you reach them? Register your event on the Science…
How to write a great event description
Give me one good reason why I should give up my limited spare time to come to your Science Week event! While you’re at it, give me a few good reasons. A strong and clear event description excites punters: tell them what will happen at the event, who will be speaking, and what they might get…
Tourism Event Holder Guide
The new event guide for tourism operators (1.6 MB, pdf) encourages tourism organisations to participate in National Science Week by providing inspiration, ideas and suggestions on how to be involved. With a range of case studies from across the country, it has examples of special activities in science-focussed organisations, as well as science content being…
Grants available from Inspiring NSW for 2023
Inspiring Australia NSW is supporting event providers in the state to deliver innovative live, online or hybrid events and activities that can be delivered as part of National Science Week in 2023. Grants between $2,000 to $5,000 are available. The purpose of this funding is to connect community members with science and technology, including in…
Small Grants Available in WA for 2023
The Western Australian Coordinating Committee for National Science Week is offering small grants of up to $4000 for regional events, and up to $3000 for metropolitan events to fund community science activities in Western Australia. Proposed activities are to be held in August this year, preferably during National Science Week. Preference will be given to…
Tasmanian National Science Week Engagement Grants 2023
Applications for Tasmanian National Science Week Engagement Grants 2023 are now open. The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee are offering grants to fund a range of STEM engagement events and initiatives for National Science Week 2023. Activities and events can be held during National Science Week, or in the week prior or after. Three…
National Science Week Grants in the NT for 2023
Do you have an idea that will increase the awareness and understanding of the role of science, technology, and innovation in everyday life and our future? These grants provide funding to assist individuals and organisations to run inspiring events and produce STEM-based content in the Northern Territory during National Science Week. A maximum of two…
First Peoples Science Week Event Holder Booklet
Celebrating the first sciences of these lands, this year’s event holder booklet (2.9 MB, pdf), highlights the important contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander science and traditional knowledge make in understanding our world and our place in Australia. It contains examples of how science is everywhere, from the land to the skies and waterways. The…