SciPol 101 Course
The SciPol 101 Course is an open-access curriculum to educate and empower scientists to engage in science policy and advocacy.
This course is a modular science policy curriculum covering five topics: What is Science Policy?, How Government Works, Writing for Science Policy, Science Communication, and Science Diplomacy.
These resources can be used to educate students and aid in the creation of new university science policy groups.
Before using these modules
- These slide decks are view only. Download or copy to make changes.
- Speaker notes are provided to guide you through each topic.
- Hidden slides are optional and can be omitted for time.
- Please keep the SNAP acknowledgements slide when presenting, sharing, or altering slides for further distribution, or credit SNAP when borrowing slides for other presentations.
- If you have questions about the content, contact us at snapscipolorg@gmail.com.
Cite this course
Arnett, M., Blyn, R., Boufidis, D., Di Tomassi, I., Flores, J. P., Lando, A., McCann, C. F., Newmeyer, E.-rose, Patel, D., Ramotowski, D., Rao, S., & Selland, E. (2026). Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) Science Policy 101 Curriculum (S. Hutchins, H. Kubinski, A. Mattson, E. Morrow, & Doga Tasdemir, Eds.; Version 1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23075269
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We thank the following organizations for contributing content and resources to the SNAP SciPol 101 modules:
- Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (Module 1: What is Science Policy?, Module 4: Science Communication)
- Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group (Module 5: Science Diplomacy)
- Science Policy Group at UCSF (Module 1: What is Science Policy?, Module 2: How Government Works, Module 3: Writing for Science Policy)
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