The Air We Share, a partnership between Sanofi and ASTC’s Seeding Action initiative, supports science centers and museums in the United States to engage with their local communities on the ways that environmental challenges like air pollution, wildfires, and extreme heat affect human health. Extensive research shows that these environmental threats harm our physical health—with especially significant impacts on respiratory health. The good news is that there are ways we can protect ourselves and our communities from these harms, by reducing our exposure to unhealthy air and addressing the underlying causes of air pollution, wildfires, and extreme heat.
Applications are now open for organizations to host the Sanofi STEM Challenge
Apply by August 21!
The Sanofi STEM Challenge invites high school students to design solutions to the air quality challenges that are most important to their communities. Participating science centers and museums will host a two-day “hackathon” event for youth to research, design, and pitch innovative solutions to local air quality issues. During the local hackathons, high school students will learn about the ways that air quality affects health, especially in their community, and will conceptualize and pitch their solutions to local judges. The winning team from each participating organization earns an all-expenses-paid trip to Boston to compete on a national stage as part of the ASTC Annual Conference in 2027.
Participating organizations will receive up to $32,750, supplies, curriculum, template materials, tailored support, and the opportunity to coordinate and learn from other organizations hosting the challenge.
Please join us for an informational webinar on August 10 at 3pm ET and apply by August 21, 2026.
Please note that organizations must be (or plan to become) ASTC members and must be located in the United States.
The fourteen science centers and museums that have been selected to participate in The Air We Share cohort are engaging with their local communities on the ways that environmental challenges like air pollution, wildfires, and extreme heat affect human health. Their projects support individuals and communities to take action to improve air quality and respiratory health.
Air Pollution: What Can We Do?
There are many things that individuals and communities can do to address the sources of air pollution and keep themselves safe. Click on the image to the right to download the full resource, which includes additional information about air quality and air pollution, with a focus on actions we can all take.
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The Air We Share is the newest initiative of STEMulate Growth, Sanofi’s bold, overarching commitment to advance inclusion in STEM learning for students in historically under supported communities across the U.S. For more information on STEMulate Growth, visit our website.
