By volunteering for Girls' Science Day, you are helping make science more accessible for middle school students in NYC!

Dates & Deadlines (Fall 2026)

Experiment Proposal Form (see bottom of page for more info): Monday, October 26th, 2026
Volunteer Form (see bottom of page for more info): Monday, October 26th, 2026
Volunteer & Experiment Leader Meeting: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 pm in Mudd 633
Day Before Volunteers: Saturday, November 20st, 2026
Girls’ Science Day: Saturday, November 21st, 2026

*** Times are subject to change based on the final schedule. ***

Morning Volunteers (~7:30 AM - 10 AM): Assist with checking girls in and set up our rooms at the start of GSD.
Experiment Leaders (Full day): Lead a ~40 min STEM experiment. The experiment will run twice, once in the AM and once in the PM session.
Group Leaders (Full day): Lead a group of girls to the different sessions; interact and engage with your group throughout the day.
End-of-Day Volunteers (~3 - 5 PM): Assist with checking girls out and clean up rooms at the end of GSD.
Day Before Volunteers (~6 PM - 8 PM on the day before GSD): Assemble goodie bags, folders, and other materials for the event.
Photographer (Full day): Photograph the event throughout the day.
Afternoon Leaders (~12 - 2:30 PM): Assist with running a lunchtime experiment.

For a more detailed description of roles, please refer to this link: GSD position description

*** You must be affiliated with Columbia University in order to volunteer. ***

If you would like to volunteer, sign up using this Volunteer Form
If you would like to design and run your own experiment by volunteering as an Experiment Leader, in addition to the above form, fill out the Experiment Proposal Form
- If you do not have an experiment prepared but would like to be matched with an existing Experiment Group, indicate this in the Volunteer Form instead—you can list a preference, or we can place you in one.