International Virtual Science Symposium

The International Virtual Science Symposium is an opportunity for GLOBE students to showcase their research to the rest of the community. Projects are judged by prestigious scientists across dozens of GLOBE nations. Students are eligible for stipends and GLOBE badges. 

Students may submit a project on any topic, but they are encouraged to align their research with the year’s theme. 

Note: Students must complete and sign a media release form for their project to be accepted for judging.

The 2025 Symposium's theme is "30 Years of GLOBE: Understanding the Past, Present, and Future," which encourages students from GLOBE's 127 member countries to do their own Earth systems science research using GLOBE data. The event is part of the 30 Years of GLOBE Field Campaign: Comparing GLOBE Data Past and Present.

While we welcome all student research, the highlighted badge for the 2025 IVSS is the “I am a Data Scientist” badge, which requires students to access and analyze data from the NASA GLOBE database as part of their IVSS projects. Meeting the criteria for this badge is required for stipend eligibility to attend the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting Student Research Experience and the opportunity to present their work at the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting in the USA. Students will also have the opportunity to earn the new "I am an Earth Systems Scientist" badge for describing the interconnectedness of Earth’s spheres on their research question or for using multiple GLOBE protocols, or protocol bundles, in their investigation. 

2025 Symposium Timeline

• 16 September 2024: Informational IVSS Webinar ( slide deck | video )
• 9 October 2024: Accessing Data From the GLOBE Database Webinar
• 4 December 2024: Badges Webinar
• 1 December 2024 to 5 March 2025: Period for Submitting Projects
• 8 January 2025: Ethical Science and AI
• 22 January 2025: How to Submit IVSS Projects Webinar
• 26 February 2025: Judging Webinar
• 19 March 2025: Additional Judging Webinar with Q&A
• 19 March to 2 April 2025: Judging Period
• 22 April 2025: Earth Day Celebration and Announcement of Stipend Recipients