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School Grant Recipients for 2021
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School Grant Recipients for 2021

  • By National Office
  • 12 May, 2021

Congratulations to all of the 266 schools who been awarded funding to support their activities during National Science Week this year. Skip to see recipients by state or territ...

Funding boost for New South Wales STEM engagement
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Funding boost for New South Wales STEM engagement

  • By National Office
  • 12 May, 2021

From Cowra and Springwood to Merimbula and Wollongong, community members across New South Wales will have a range of exciting new opportunities to connect with scientists in all kinds of ways, ...

Planting seeds of curiosity: Victorian National Science Week Seed Grant recipients
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Planting seeds of curiosity: Victorian National Science Week Seed Grant recipients

  • By National Office
  • 12 May, 2021

Science is for everyone. It is vital in shaping our bright, collective future. Each August, Australia celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) during National Science ...

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings
Science Week News

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings

  • By National Office
  • 7 May, 2021

SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register to host your own free SCINEMA screening ...

Edible Insects: Future food incursions
Schools, Science Week News, State Blogs

Edible Insects: Future food incursions

  • By National Office
  • 4 May, 2021

Are you teaching about the future of food and would like to give your students a taste of something new?  Edible insects will play an important role in the future of food and these interactive ...

Disability Inclusion Guide
Event holders, Science Week News

Disability Inclusion Guide

  • By National Office
  • 21 April, 2021

The new Disability Inclusion Guide (1.9 MB, pdf) for National Science Week event holders aims to help them to build accessibility into their events from the start. It includes case studies, hints ...

ACT National Science Week Event Grants for 2021
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ACT National Science Week Event Grants for 2021

  • By National Office
  • 13 April, 2021

UPDATE! Applications now closing 9 May. This year National Science Week in the ACT will be an online/in-person hybrid for COVID-19 safety and accessibility. The ACT Coordinating Committee are ...

Info for local councils
Event holders, Science Week News

Info for local councils

  • By Tanya Ha
  • 12 April, 2021

Your council can use National Science Week as an opportunity to support and celebrate local science and technology-based industries and organisations. Your libraries and community centres can ...

Get a taste for science in National Science Week!
Grant Information, Science Week News

Get a taste for science in National Science Week!

  • By National Office
  • 24 March, 2021

Our $500 000 grant round for 2021 has just been announced with great projects from around the country preparing to celebrate science. Many of the projects took inspiration from the National ...

The Future of Foods
Schools, Science Week News, State Blogs

The Future of Foods

  • By National Office
  • 23 March, 2021

Street Science celebrates National Science Week 2021 ‘Food: Different by Design’ this year with our action-packed stage show ‘The Future of Foods’, touring across Queensland in Semester Two. Join ...