[ SNSF Agora | Funding for scientific outreach ]
Event details
| Date | 20.11.2023 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
SNSF Agora encourages researchers to communicate their own current research (funded by the SNSF or similar) to a target non-specialist audience in Switzerland.
It supports outreach projects that initiate a dialogue between researchers and the society, increase awareness, stimulate interest and promote critical thinking about the communicated research (its results, challenges and/or functioning).
Non-eligible projects:
Who can apply:
Agora rolling call projects:
Agora projects:
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For further information, please have a look at the call webpage and regulations.
It supports outreach projects that initiate a dialogue between researchers and the society, increase awareness, stimulate interest and promote critical thinking about the communicated research (its results, challenges and/or functioning).
Non-eligible projects:
- conducted within the scope of academic teachin, implementation and technology transfer partnerships;
- involving marketing campaigns or institutional communication measures and media relations;
- whose purpose is research into science communication;
- with links to ongoing NRPs or NCCRs.
Who can apply:
- Projects must be submitted jointly by a researcher and a communications expert
- Researchers employed at least 20% at a Swiss higher education or research institution.
- Communication experts: People working on projects as communication specialists can lead or co-lead a project.
- Applicants need to work with the communication service of the host institution: Applicants must contact Mediacom before the submission
Agora rolling call projects:
- Funding & Duration: between CHF 5’000 and 50’000 for max. 36 months
- Rolling call: apply at least 4 months before the start of the project.
- Decision: communicated within 4 months
- A rejected rolling-call proposal may be resubmitted only once if significantly changed.
Agora projects:
- Funding & Duration: between CHF 50’000 and 200’000 for max. 36 months
- Deadline: 20 November 2023 at 17:00 (TBC)
- Decision: Spring 2024
- Earliest start: 1 March
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For further information, please have a look at the call webpage and regulations.
Practical information
- General public
- Free