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AAAS "CASE" Workshop Student Competition

American Association for the Advancement of Science "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop Student Competition

Student competition to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" workshop in Washington, DC to learn about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. In addition, students will participate in interactive seminars about policymaking and communication. This workshop is an exciting opportunity to learn from science policy and advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process. 

This entry-level program is organized to educate STEM students who are interested in learning about the role of science in policy-making, to introduce them to the federal policy-making process, and to empower them with ways to become a voice for basic research throughout their careers. The workshop is designed for students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields with limited experience and knowledge of science policy and advocacy who want to learn more about science policy. 

Workshop details 

The 2023 CASE Workshop will be held in-person in Washington, DC on March 26- 29, 2023.


The CIRES Center for Social and Environmental Futures (C-SEF) and the CU Department of Environmental Studies (ENVS) are hosting a competition to send two CU Boulder students to Washington, DC to attend the AAAS "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop. The competition is open to any full-time CU Boulder graduate student or upper-class undergraduate in one of the following fields: Biological, physical, or earth sciences; Computational sciences and mathematics; Engineering disciplines; Medical and health sciences; and Social and behavioral sciences. The competition is supported by the CU Graduate School. Competition winners will have their expenses covered, including transportation, hotel, and registration for the workshop. They will be asked to submit a brief report about their workshop experience and participate in a panel discussion in the following academic year.

To apply: Please submit a one-page statement explaining the importance of the workshop to your career development and a one-page resume to csef@colorado.edu by 11:59 pm MT on February 6, 2023. The review committee will select two students from those who apply. 

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Information regarding AAAS "CASE" Workshop Student Competitions from previous years can be found here.  


"Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop
The 2023 CASE Workshop will be held in-person in Washington, DC, on March 26-29, 2023.

The CASE Workshop is an exciting opportunity to learn from science policy and advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process. It empowers participants with ways to become a voice for research throughout their careers.

This entry-level program is organized to educate STEM students who are interested in learning about the role of science in policy-making, to introduce them to the federal policy-making process, and to empower them with ways to become a voice for basic research throughout their careers. The workshop is designed for students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields with limited experience and knowledge of science policy and advocacy who want to learn more about science policy. 

During the workshop, students will learn about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. In addition, students will participate in interactive seminars about policymaking and communication.

Read about the experiences of previous CASE attendees on this page, and see what attendees are saying about the workshop on Twitter: #MakingOurCASE.

CASE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Physics
Association of American Universities
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Colorado-Boulder