Curious Minds - girls in STEM

A busy school science laboratory with two teen girls wearing lab coats and safety goggles, examining a plastic bottle full of layers of different minerals, and a blue liquid.

Twelve girls from Melbourne’s west will join with 54 others in the national Curious Minds – girls in STEM program that redresses inequity in STEM by targeting high achieving girls from underrepresented groups.

Curious Minds exposes the girls to challenging STEM content through guest lectures, group interactives, practicals, subject supercharge sessions and field trips in a safe and supportive environment during two residential camps at the Australian National University in Canberra.

The girls also undertake a six-month mentoring program with a young female STEM professional.

  • Years 9 & 10
  • 12 girls from Melbourne’s west
  • Two residential academic camps plus 6 months STEM mentoring
The ‘Australian Science Innovations’ logo features ‘AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE INNOVATIONS’ to the right. To the left, the shape of Australia is made out of three shapes; the east coast and Tasmania in green, the south-west coast in red and the north-west coast in yellow.
The ‘Curious Minds’ logo, features ‘CURIOUS MINDS’ in orange with a shared purple question mark making up the ‘i’ and the ‘o’ in either word in an abstract way. Underneath reads: ‘Girls in science, technology and mathematics’ in purple.

About Curious Minds

In partnership, Australian Science Innovations and the Australian Mathematics Trust deliver Curious Minds. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education. The Australian National University is the University partner.