Culturing Curiosities -- Node Application Portal

Summer 2026 -- Applications open

Start a Node.

You and three other students will form a node -- a local team that fundraises monthly for real lab equipment distributed to children in need by our nonprofit partners. One person applies on behalf of your future team.

Our mission To provide the children of the world with the STEM resources they need to let their curiosities grow unshackled.

About you

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone number

School

City and state

Grade (as of fall 2026)

Your teammates

Add up to 3 teammates. You need a full team of 4 to start a node.

Application questions

Why are you and your team interested in starting a node?

What qualities do you and your teammates have that will allow you to effectively run a node?

Building a node takes real commitment. What makes you confident your team is ready to show up consistently and do the work?

We review applications on a rolling basis
throughout the summer.

Admin access only.