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SUMMARY:[ The Cogito Foundation | “Public understanding of Science” ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220501
DTSTAMP:20260928T172525Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Cogito Foundation is to encourage the dialogue
  between science and technology on one hand and humanities and the social 
 sciences\, on the other.\n\nThe Foundation supports events and activities 
 that aim at increasing the understanding of Scientific thinking and the sc
 ientific method among the public at large\, as well as congresses\, meetin
 gs and seminars.\nThe Foundation does not grant supplementary funding to S
 NF\, ERC or similar grants. Does not cover overheads nor infrastructure co
 sts.\n\nRestriction: does NOT cover additional costs of projects already f
 unded by SNSF\, ERC or similar national and international funding.\n \n\n
 	PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE\n\n\n\n	For what: Events and activities b
 ased in Switzerland. Does NOT cover translations\, printing costs and over
 heads. The Foundation does NOT fund the dissemination of scientific result
 s.\n	How much: based on approved projects\, min. CHF 2’000\, max. CHF 25
 0’000\, average CHF 30’000.\n\n \n\n\n	CONGRESSES\n\n\n\n	For what: i
 nvite prominent speakers to congresses\, meetings\, seminars and the like.
 \n\n\n\n	How much: based on approved projects\, min. CHF 1’000\, max. CH
 F 100’000\, average CHF 15’000.\n\n\nDEADLINES: 1 May and 1 October (e
 very year) at 1 p.m. CET.\nDecisions: end of June and beginning of Decembe
 r.\n\nApplication: Submit your application in English or German\, as a sin
 gle PDF-document\, to info@cogitofoundation.ch. Guidelines for applicants 
 are available at this link.\n\nSelection process:\n\n\n	ELIGIBILITY CHECK:
  the executive committee of the Foundation Council checks if the applicati
 on is in line with the goals of the Foundation and immediately informs the
  applicant if this is not the case.\n	EVALUATION: proposals passing the el
 igibility check are submitted to the Foundation Council. The Decision is c
 ommunicated to the applicant within 2 months.\n\n\nFor further information
 \, please have a look at the foundation website.
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