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SUMMARY:[ Office of Astronomy for Development | Research funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190520
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The global Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is a join
 t partnership between the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the S
 outh African National Research Foundation (NRF) with the support of the De
 partment of Science and Technology (DST). The mission of the OAD is to fur
 ther the use of astronomy\, in all its aspects\, as a tool for development
 . In this view\, every year\, the OAD invites proposals for projects that 
 use Astronomy as a tool to address an issue related to sustainable develop
 ment (link to the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG).\n \nSome examples
  are:\n\n	Projects that build science/technology skills and human capital 
 to further goals 8 (Employment) and 9 (Infrastructure & Innovation)\, as w
 ell as 17 (Implementation)\n	Leveraging the attraction of astronomy in ord
 er to support the economy\, such as in astro tourism\, to contribute to go
 al 8 (Employment\, Economic growth).\n	Using astronomy to support a sense 
 of common humanity to contribute to SDG goals 16 (Peace\, Security) and 10
  (Inequality).\n\n \nWho can apply: the call is open to anyone from anywh
 ere in the world.\n \nFunding: The IAU earmarks a total amount of approxi
 mately €110\,000 per year for this call for project proposals.\n \nDura
 tion: proposals are welcome for projects that run over several years\, alt
 hough funds will only be released annually according to the proposed budge
 t per year and subject to a review of progress.\n \nDeadline for Stage 1 
 applications: 20 May 2019\nDeadline for Stage 2 applications: 15 September
  2019\nDecision: 30 November 2019\n \nFor further information: please hav
 e a look at the call webpage\, at the “getting started” webpage and at
  past supported projects.\n 
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