Thank you for getting involved with Science ATL!
Select the tabs below to view our three main types of volunteer opportunities.
STEM professionals from industry and academia can volunteer for long-term or short-term roles supporting our partner schools at career talks, science fair judging, STEM nights and fairs.
- STEM Forward: We are looking for STEM professionals to partner with a school-based leadership team of students and teachers to help them connect STEM learning to the real world, explore STEM careers, and move the school’s STEM initiatives forward. Volunteer about 4-6 hours per month from September through May. Select the button below to start the application process for STEM Forward 2026-2027 to deepen your impact with students underrepresented in STEM!
- STEM Journeys Classroom Visit: We mobilize STEM professionals to visit classrooms across metro Atlanta to engage K-12 students for a career day and get them excited about what you do in your STEM field, research, and career. Our next classroom visits begin in November 2026. Stay tuned for volunteer sign ups to open in September 2026.
- K-12 School Support: serve as a science fair judge, support STEM nights, or lead your own STEM activity station at our partner K-12 school STEM fairs. These opportunities typically occur from January to March.
Science ATL hosts year-round events that fosters community through science and provides accessible STEM learning opportunities through unique programs led by experts in their fields. As a volunteer, you provide on the ground support for these events and enjoy expertly-led programs!
- Nature Navigators outdoor series takes you on science-y hikes through our “city in the forest.”
- Discovery Walks explore our local neighborhoods and connect us to the every day science all around us.
- Learning and Bonding through Science (LABS) engages young adults and their grown-up with a unique laboratory experience!
- The Atlanta Science Festival was a whirlwind of science-y excitement. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers supporting the biggest science event of the year. We look forward to volunteering with you for next year’s ASF in March 2027!
As a tiny non-profit, we can use all hands on deck! If you’ve got a special skill, are great at organizing data, can provide administrative support, or just want to help our cause, we need you!
- Deliver materials to prepare for the annual Atlanta Science Festival. Help distribute marketing materials around local Atlanta shops to get the word out for ASF.
- Support our general office functions for mailings, data entry, or database maintenance
- Flexible timing to complete projects
Join our community of science lovers!
If you have questions or are interested in a group opportunity, please contact us at [email protected].
