National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW 2009)

This year the theme is "Change". This fits with Darwin200 and the International Year of Astronomy, both happening in 2009. On their website, The British Science Association offers all of the necessary resources to help run your National Science and Engineering Week event within your school.

For 2009, the Scottish Government is providing a small fund of money to help stimulate and support science, engineering and technology events and activities in Scotland. Grants are usually limited to £500 as it is a small fund to be divided by many. Deadline for application is Friday 16th January so you need to act fast if you still want to apply.

National Science and Engineering Week (formerly National Science Week), funded by the Department of Trade and Industry, celebrates science and engineering and its importance to our lives. Every March the UK hosts a huge variety of science, engineering and technology events giving people across the UK the chance to participate in activities, experiments and discussions. There are no restrictions on what you can and cannot do for National Science and Engineering Week but each event should raise awareness, appreciation and understanding of science, engineering and technology in some way.

The BA is seeking to encourage as many organisations and individuals to become involved by organising an event to celebrate NSEW2009. The first step is to register on the BA website as an event organiser. Various resources are available on the website to assist organisers - http://www.the-ba.net/nsewresources. These include guides to: Organising an Event, Obtaining Funding for an Event and Publicising your Event as well as a number of Challenge Packs with ideas for a wide range of activities.

There are also various sources of funding including:

Public Engagement Grants from the Institute of Physics (see http://www.iop.org/activity/outreach) - closing date 7 November 2008
Small Grant Scheme for Schools (see http://www.the-ba.net/smallgrants) - closing 28 November 2008
Scottish Government NSEW Grant (see http://www.the-ba.net/smallgrants) - 16 January 2009

If you are interested in finding out more about National Science and Engineering Week events or how to become an event organiser, then visit at http://www.the-ba.net/nsew

If you are interested in finding out more about National Science and Engineering Week events or how to become an event organiser, then look at www.the-ba.net/nsew.

Web Site

For more details please visit http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/NSEW/index.htm

A complete list of Activites in the Scotland Wide Region and all our Activities is also available.