The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has awarded ten science centers and museums around the United States $15,000 each in support of STEM-career engagement for youth in grades 4-8 through Voya STEM Futures. The program is a competitive selection process which is generously funded by the Voya Foundation. Recipients will use the awards […]
Since 2017, ASTC has awarded $385,000 to member science centers and museums through Voya STEM Futures, the ASTC initiative funded by the Voya Foundation to support science centers and museums in engaging career discovery-focused STEM learning programs. Last year, seven ASTC members offered youth programming as part of Voya STEM Futures. Institutions in seven geographic regions received
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ASTC is thrilled to announce the recipients of the Total Eclipse 2024 awards! Fifty (50) U.S.-based science centers and science-focused institutions located within the path of totality for the upcoming 2024 eclipse have been selected to receive gifts of $10,000 each. These awards, made possible through funding from the Simons Foundation as part of their
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This post was written by Claire Dorsett, a museum professional and former ASTC Community Science Dialogue & Deliberation Fellow. She is currently the Director of STEM Programming for Fab-in-a-Box at The Fab Foundation. Giant cow wearing giant-cow-sized eclipse glasses at Ohio’s Geauga County Fair. (Image courtesy Claire Dorsett) Excitement is ramping up around two stellar
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