This Fall 2025, we are excited to announce that we have recuited for a second round of the QuantumGirls program. We will support up to ten educators who would like to participate in the training and bring the program to their communities. The preferred application deadline has passed, if you have an interest in joining the program or utilizing the curriculum, please reach out to quantumeducation@montana.edu.                                      

Six sites have been selected for this year's QuantumGirls cohort. They will each implement the curriculum as part of their exisitng programs this Fall and Spring: 

  • American Computer and Robotics Museum, Bozeman 
  • Headwaters Academy, Bozeman 
  • Quantum Strategix, Belt 
  • Choteau Elementary School, Choteau
  • Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation, Ronan 
  • Bench Elementary School, Billings 

In 2024, Montana State University, in partnership with the National Girls Collaborative Project, launched the QuantumGirls program—a project of MSU’s Applied Quantum CORE funded by the US Air Force Research Laboratory.

QuantumGirls provides an engaging, hands-on STEM curriculum for middle school self-identifying girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 11–14), aiming to spark interest in quantum science, introduce quantum-related careers, and foster a strong STEM identity. The program features collaborative learning, discussions, and projects, and is implemented by Out-of-School Time educators across Montana.

Five educators have been selected to implement the QuantumGirls curriculum into their existing programming models:

  • Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation
  • Boys and Girls Club of the MonDak
  • ExplorationWorks
  • Soft Landing Missoula
  • Monforton School Afterschool Program

For more information or to participate in future programs, email QuantumEducation@montana.edu.

We hosted a free national Webinar about QuantumGirls on that included insights from our educators. Watch the recording and learn more about the program.