Science on Stage Festival 2026

Apply here to register your interest in representing Ireland at the next European Science on Stage festival which will take place 28-31 May 2026 in Klaipėda, Lithuania.  At the 2026 Science on Stage festival, 450 primary and secondary school teachers from all over Europe share their most creative STEM ideas at stands, in workshops, and in highlight sessions. The teachers taking part in each festival have been selected by the relavant National Steering Committee to present their project in a stand in the fair.

Guiding Themes 

All projects represent inquiry-based learning approaches.

  • STEM for the Youngest: Projects promoting STEM in primary schools for children aged 10 and under
  • STEM Education for Sustainable Development: Projects that contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
  • AI in STEM Education: Projects that demonstrate ways to integrate AI into the classroom and promote understanding of AI
  • Career Orientation in STEM Education: Projects that demonstrate good practice in integrating career orientation into regular STEM education
  • Equity and Inclusion in STEM Education: Projects that reflect the heterogeneity and diversity of our society, e.g. teaching methods that engage students with different learning levels or different cultural backgrounds
  • Self-directed Learning in STEM Education: Projects that demonstrate approaches where the teacher acts as a facilitator, e.g. in a digital learning environment, or that can be useful in addressing teacher shortages
  • Low-Cost Experiments in STEM Education: Projects that can be implemented at low-cost 

In addition, teachers can hand in their projects in the following two categories: 

  • Joint Projects: Projects developed collaboratively by teachers, at least one of whom has participated in Science on Stage activity à joint projects are evaluated separately and these teachers are NOT  included in your country’s delegation quota. Teachers have to apply directly to Science on Stage; deadline: 14th September 2025. 
  • STEM for Teachers in Training: Projects developed during pre-service teacher training or student

    An ideal Science on Stage project is from teachers for teachers,  promotes inquiry-based learning, has a high relevance to everyday life , is easy to implement in everyday school life and can be financed with reasonable means, promotes education for sustainable development.

    It is equally important that the teachers who take part in the European festival are keen to exchange ideas with colleagues and that their English is such that they can communicate well. 

Online Application Form 2026

Project description for participation in the next European Science on Stage festival which will take place 28-31 May 2026 in Klaipėda, Lithuania.
  • On 25 May 2018, the EU Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO) came into force, which obliges us to protect personal data even better. The data provided will be collected, processed, used and stored by Chair of Ireland NSC for the purpose of running the festival and, among other things, for issuing the certificate of participation, hotel bookings, participation lists and for follow-up work on the event. As we are constantly striving to improve, we will contact you if necessary, within the framework of long-term evaluations up to twelve months after the festival. After project completion, the data will be archived anonymously for statistical purposes. The clear data will be deleted after the anonymization. Your personal contact details will not be passed on to third parties. Notes on data protection consent: The general data protection regulations of Science on Stage Ireland apply (www.scienceonstage.ie). You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future by sending an e-mail to irelandsos@gmail.com
  • With your application you agree that your project description will be published in case of selection (conference documents, homepage etc.).
  • Furthermore, you agree that the pictures submitted in the course of your application may appear in the programme brochure (print and online) in the event of a selection. You have the rights to the pictures.
  • Remark: The selection of the participants in the categories Workshop and On Stage activity will be made by the international festival committee.
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