ACT event seed grants

The ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee has $10 000 worth of funding to be allocated! They are offering seed grants up to $1000 (incl. GST) to support science engagement events, programs and activities conducted between 1 July and 31 October 2016. Preference will be given to events that occur at least once in or very close to…

NSW Regional Science Grants program

2016 NSW Regional Science Grants program now open Funded by the NSW Department of Industry and the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the NSW Regional Science Grants program aims to further develop the network of NSW Regional Science Hubs, local partnerships that bring together multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver high-profile science events…

QLD seed grants for National Science Week

The Queensland National Science Week Co-ordinating Committee will award several grants of up to $2500 to develop and deliver new events, activities or programs for National Science Week. Eligibility The event must be held in National Science Week (13-21 August). Events that demonstrate a capacity to be repeated without financial support in future years are…

2016 National Science Week Queensland Launch Grant Application

The Queensland National Science Week Co-ordinating Committee will award up to $10 000 to develop a launch for National Science Week in Queensland. Eligibility The event must be held on Friday 12 or Saturday 13 August 2016. The launch should be aimed at a wider community rather than a single organisation. The Queensland Minister for Science…

Growth of Dubbo’s Sustainability Expo & Science Festival

Crowd numbers at the 2015 Dubbo Sustainability Expo & Science Festival on Saturday 10 October 2015 topped 1000 – the biggest the event has recorded since first starting as an information night in 2006. Dubbo City Council Sustainability Coordinator Catriona Jennings was amazed at the popularity of the event which this year dovetailed with the…

Tasmania’s west coast to host Bright Ideas Festival

Over several days, the west coast will be home to the Bright Ideas Festival, a cornucopia of local science expertise.   Event organiser Shae Huddleston of the Tasmanian Nationa Science Week Coordinating Committe was determined to ensure the west coast was not left out in this year’s festivities. “I saw a gap in the National…

The Crazy Scientist heads to Tasmania

The Crazy Scientist, Darin Carr, is heading to Tasmania. Come and tickle your retinas while learning how coloured ninjas, flashing balls and dancing coloured shadows can inform us how your eyes use light to see objects. Experience how we use light to make objects disappear and lasers bounce off microscopic particles in the air to…

Illuminating Hobart’s waterfront

The Sustainability and Learning Centre have secured a grant to Illuminate PW1! This Friday night, Princess Wharf Shed No.1 will be lit up with artworks created by early learners who were asked, “What does light mean to you?” The show will run from 5.30pm until 7pm. This event is free, and all are welcome. RSVP…

US Blogger hits Aussie Shores to Celebrate National Science Week

She has swallowed fifty homeopathic sleeping pills in one go, and taken on one of the US’s biggest talk show hosts – all in the name of debunking myths masquerading as science. Yvette d’Entremont will be National Science Week’s international guest in Victoria. Earlier this year Yvette d’Entremont was just a popular blogger known as…