Science Communicators of North Carolina [SCONC]

12/26/2025

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08/06/2025

Tonight’s meet up is CANCELED due to weather! Catch you at the next meet up September 3 🦨

08/06/2025

Join us today @ 6:00pm for a SciComm Meet up! This month we'll be at Eno River Brewing, Hillsborough, NC 27278 and bring a friend or two!

06/11/2025

Deadline TODAY! Apply TODAY for a SCONC professional development and travel grant 💸 SCONC members can apply for up to $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info:

SCONC is delighted to be able to offer members funding to network, learn and generally geek out at conferences and events around the country. Our rolling grant funding application should be filled out with ample time ahead of the intended event to allow time for application review and fundi...

06/10/2025

Are you a federal worker or contractor or ORISE participant? The SCONC board wants to hear from you! Please take this super quick survey so we can develop an event (or event series) that best supports you: https://buff.ly/4GjNsdu

06/09/2025

Hurry- Deadline: June 11! SCONC professional development and travel grants are now open 💸 SCONC members can apply for up tp $1000 to support their professional development (including costs like child care)! More info:

SCONC is delighted to be able to offer members funding to network, learn and generally geek out at conferences and events around the country. Our rolling grant funding application should be filled out with ample time ahead of the intended event to allow time for application review and fundi...

06/06/2025

TODAY! Start your weekend with a SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TODAY @ 6 pm.

No need to register! BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds!

More info here: https://buff.ly/zhsRdJt

See you there! 🦨

06/05/2025

TOMORROW! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary TOMORROW Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm.

No need to register. BYOD (buy your own drink) and get ready to chat with science nerds!

More info here: https://buff.ly/zhsRdJt

See you tomorrow 🦨

06/04/2025

SCONC members: Professional development and travel grants are now open! Members can apply for a max award of $1000 to support their professional development. The deadline for this round is June 11th. More info:

SCONC is delighted to be able to offer members funding to network, learn and generally geek out at conferences and events around the country. Our rolling grant funding application should be filled out with ample time ahead of the intended event to allow time for application review and fundi...

06/03/2025

Warm weather calls for a Scicomm meet up! Join us for June's SCONC SciComm Meet Up @ the Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary THIS Friday, June 6 @ 6 pm.

No need to register. Bring a friend or collaegue to this BYOD (buy your own drink) event!

More info here: https://buff.ly/zhsRdJt

See you Friday 🦨

06/02/2025

🥁drumroll 🥁 Save the Date: We are pleased to announce that this year's SCONCies Award Gala will take place October 10 at the UNC Botanical Garden! Be on the lookout for the SCONCies Scicomm contest to open later this summer. This year we will introduce a new category for multimedia submissions!

05/30/2025

Congratulations to all the May 2025 SCONC student member graduates!