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STEM Summer Institute is July 28-30; scholarships available

STEM Summer Institute logoMontana's premier STEM professional development conference for educators will be hosted July 28-30 on the Montana State University campus. The event is hosted by the Science Math Resource Center, School Services of Montana and the Montana Afterschool Alliance. STEM educators and administrators of all disciplines and age groups are welcome to attend. Registration deadline is July 10.

Thanks to a grant from a generous donor, we are offering a limited number of conference scholarships to support Montana educators to attend the 2025 STEM Summer Institute!

​Preference will be given to applicants working in rural areas and/or serving indigenous youth and those who would otherwise be unable to attend the conference.  Learn more on the conference website. Scholarship application deadline is June 1.

The 2025 Science Olympiad state tournament was a success!

science olympiad logoThe MSU Science Math Resource Center hosted the 41st Annual Science Olympiad State Tournament at the MSU-Bozeman campus on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.  Nearly 900 middle and high school students from 70+ teams across Montana participated.

Congratulations to our 2025 state champions!  Corvallis Middle School (Division B) and Hamilton High School (Division C) will represent Montana at the national tournament at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln on May 23-24th.  See all the state tournament results HERE.

Founded in 1984, the Science Olympiad is the premier team STEM competition in the nation, providing standards-based challengesto middle and high school teams. Would your STEM educators, school administrator, or families like to learn more?  Visit the Science Olympiad webpage HERE.