Astronomy after the school bell.
The stars still shine after the school bell rings. We want everyone to stay within reach of the stars.
What is the Asterion Foundation?
Asterion Foundation™ provides mini-grants to support astronomy research and outreach projects across the United States. We fund schools, universities, libraries, planetaria, observatories, museums, and science clubs. Grants typically range from $500 to $5,000, with some awarded as partial grants for lead sponsorship, matching fundraisers, or finishing funds.
By their own initiative, past and present foundation directors have launched special outreach programs, including the distribution of free solar eclipse glasses, the 50th Anniversary Apollo Moon Landing poster contest for libraries, and the Solar Eclipse Ceremonial Mask activity. Your organization is welcome to apply for funding for similar projects. Do you have a project we can help lift off?
Many of our previous grant recipients have focused on meteoritics, funding initiatives such as meteorite exhibits in museums, all-night meteor detection cameras (CAMS), and paleo-astronomy research on microtektites in fossilized mollusks. However, we welcome applications for all astronomy-related research and outreach projects.
Click below to visit our Grant Application page for more details.
Outreach Organization Promotion and Enhancement
Asterion Foundation supports schools, universities, libraries, planetaria, observatories, museums and science clubs in their public outreach efforts. We assist in promoting and enhancing existing outreach organizations.
Mini-grants for Astronomy Outreach Projects
Asterion Foundation provides mini-grants for astronomy outreach projects throughout the United States. Grants range from $500 to $5,000. Some grants lead, seed or provide finishing funds for projects. Do you have a project that we can help lift off?
Bridging Journalism and Scientific Literacy
The Asterion Foundation was founded to identify common goals among astronomy organizations specifically in the area of public outreach. We also aspire to bridge the gap between journalism and scientific literacy.