Event Type: Calls for Participation

Polar STEAM is recruiting educators for 2025/26 collaborations with polar researchers in creating educational resources about polar regions and science. Applications are open for Arctic and Antarctic deployments as well as virtual collaborations in both regions. This opportunity is open to community college and minority-serving institution faculty, middle and high school educators, and informal educators. … Read more

The virtual 2024 Future of Museums Summit will take a deep dive into the latest issue of TrendsWatch, the Alliance’s annual forecasting report.  In this second iteration of the Summit, AAM is hosting an open call for proposals for sessions examining culture wars, decarbonizing the future, advances in artificial intelligence, and combating loneliness. Sessions may address … Read more

Welcome to the first annual Reinvented Inc. Tech Runway student competition! Students must create a runway ready accessory that incorporates wearable technology and/or Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) inspiration.

Are you aged 14-24 or work with those in this age range? Do you have an idea or an established project protecting or restoring nature in your local community? The Iris Prize awards grants to three winners and six runners-up each year with locally delivered capacity-building programmes and peer-to-peer mentoring facilitated by their Advisory Panel. The Iris … Read more

Applications for the 2024-2025 Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program are now open and will close March 8, 2024. The Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program provides paid internship and training opportunities during the academic year. The GEDI program works to engage and support students from groups traditionally under-represented in the field of evaluation. The goals of the GEDI … Read more

The OurEcho Challenge is a STEM competition that empowers young changemakers to take a closer look at biodiversity in their communities. Young leaders will first identify threats to local ecosystems and then propose solutions to help preserve, protect, or repair those natural resources. During the 2023-24 school term, the OurEcho Challenge will open to youth … Read more

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) aims to promote the inclusion and progression of people from diverse backgrounds in STEM, and to encourage government, parliamentarians, academics, businesses and other stakeholders to work towards a STEM sector that is representative of the population. Since its formation … Read more

The Battelle Climate Challenge asks students to research past and future impacts of climate-related hazards in their community, and then develop a proposed action to help build a more resilient community. The grand prize winner will present their poster at the Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference in Washington, D.C., and receive a $5,000 STEM grant for a U.S. … Read more

NASA is calling on K-12 students in the United States to research Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), a type of nuclear “battery” used in space exploration, and dream up a new RPS-powered space mission to a destination with limited or obstructed access to light. Grand prize winners from each grade category (3 total) will receive a trip … Read more