Hold tight … we are busy planning the 2026 festival of National Science Week.
The Tasmanian National Science Week program of events will be available here and will continue to be updated as more events are announced.
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology.
This year, National Science Week is officially 15 to 23 August, but here in Tasmania, it is more like science month! In a typical year, there are 80-100 events throughout August, for the public as well as in schools.
Tasmania enjoys all types of events and activities, big and small. Young Tassie Scientists will be touring Tasmania, visiting schools and community groups, to share their love of science. Larger events this year include the Festival of Bright Ideas and Beaker Street Festival. Each year there are event held all around Tasmania.
Get involved! Follow our social media to get updates on all things #scienceweek in Tassie! Hope to see you at one of the events in August! Or download the poster and pop it up in your office, workplace or school.
Tasmanian National Science Week Grant Winners
National Science Week, held from 15 to 23 August 2026, aims to raise the profile and increase public awareness of the importance of science, technology, and innovation in our society.
Grants are provided to support the delivery of public National Science Week events and activities held between 2-24 August 2026.
This year’s grants were awarded to:
Australian Association For Environmental Education, Tas Chapter
Pedal Powered Cinema
Bookend Trust
NatureTracking across the Furneaux Islands and Beyond
Casey Garrett Tasman Tutoring
Blast Off! A space adventure
Dr Penny Jones
Move those wiggles! The art and science of toddler-wrangling
GreenSTEM Education
Big Burnie Science Week featuring the GreenSTEM Fair
Science Made Beerable Inc.
ExBEERimental Science
SexEd on Stage
The Clitoral Chronicles
STEMM Communicators Australia / That’s What I Call Science
From Fact to Fiction
STEM Community Grant Winners
The STEM Community Grant program aims to build capacity, programs, initiatives, and activities that raise the profile and provide engagement in STEM with a focus on groups historically under-represented in STEM.
Grants are provide to fund activities that are delivered outside of the National Science Week period (2-24 August 2026)
This year’s grant were awarded to:
Bookend Trust
NatureTrackers Together: Inspiring results!
GreenSTEM Education
Future Makers: Early STEM exploration for young innovators
Launceston Improvised Music Association
Jamming with Snapping Shrimp
Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk
Sci Burst Pop Culture and BUGS
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Robotic workshop for families staying at Ronald McDonald House Hobart
Scott Spillias
Finding Your Ecopoetic Voice
Springfield Gardens STEM Club
Springfield Gardens Community STEM Club
STEM for Girls
Empowering Break ‘O’ Day: Engaging in UN Sustainable Development Goal Games to Boost Collaboration and STEM Skills in the AI Era
University of Tasmania
Making Climate Science Playable: The Heat Is On Game
University of Tasmania
Cardio Curious: What makes young hearts tick?
Yarn Spinner Pty Ltd
Tell Your Tasmanian Story: An interactive narrative art and STEM project
A big thank you to last year’s National Science Week 2025 STEM Champion: Hydro Tasmania.
National Science Week is a program of Inspiring Australia, supported by the University of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Government and the Australian Government.
View the 2025 Science Week Report.