One Million Acts of Science in One Month!
Everyone, everywhere, is invited to take part in the One Million Acts of Science challenge this April during Citizen Science Month.
What is Citizen Science Month?
Citizen Science Month is a month-long, global celebration of the people, projects, and perspectives powering public engagement in scientific research. While SciStarter connects people to projects year-round, each April, we partner with scientists, educators, community organizations, companies, media, and more than 500,000 volunteers to generate One Million Acts of Science!
What is an Act of Science?
An "Act of Science" refers to participation in activities that contribute to scientific research, also known as citizen science. Anyone can join! By sharing local observations, we help scientists answer important questions. In April, Acts of Science expand beyond research participation: attend events, join projects that accelerate medical research, analyze images, share nature photos, or use your smartphone to monitor the environment. All these actions count! It’s easy and rewarding for you and science!
Here’s how to get involved:
Visit CitizenScienceMonth.org. Whether you want to participate in projects, help others get involved, or feature your own project, there's a way for everyone to engage.
Create a SciStarter account. Go to SciStarter.org/login and create your account. This will allow you to find, save, and prepare for April with projects that interest you. With an account, you can also submit projects and events at SciStarter.org/add.
Participate in April! Between April 1st - April 30th, 2025, join any projects or events featured on CitizenScienceMonth.org. We’ll send you an email reminder! You’ll also find a curated calendar of thematic events and projects that can be done from anywhere.
Report your Acts! Before the end of April, report your Acts of Science on CitizenScienceMonth.org. We’ll include your name on the site to recognize your efforts! All throughout April, you can watch the number of Acts of Science grow on CitizenScienceMonth.org and celebrate when we reach ONE MILLION!
About SciStarter
SciStarter is a research affiliate of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. It provides a free web platform that connects scientists with volunteers from all walks of life. SciStarter connects millions of people to thousands of scientists in need of their help. SciStarter partners with a thousand libraries, museums, school districts, Girl Scouts, Verizon and many other organizations to train, guide and support community participation in projects and to measure and share individual and collective impact through sophisticated data analytics. SciStarter is supported by federal agencies including the National Science Foundation and NASA, the NNLM All of Us Program Center, private foundations, school districts and universities, Verizon and the Girl Scouts USA, making it possible to offer free access to a searchable database of projects and events, trainings, curated experiences, and personalized data dashboards to track participation across websites and apps.
Time to get your favorite “LAB” partner involved in One Million Acts of Science!
The Dog Aging Project partnering with SciStarter to reach a collective #ONEMILLIONACTSOFSCIENCE this April during #CitizenScienceMonth! Each time you participate in The Dog Aging Project, that counts as an Act!
Get started by checking out fun science projects at SciStarter.org, and don’t miss the Dog Aging Project's event and projects here:
Let’s celebrate pets and science together!
April 11th is National Pet Day! Celebrate your furry friends by snapping a pet selfie and using #onemillionactsofscience
