[ SNSF Agora | Funding for scientific outreach ]
Event details
| Date | 15.05.2021 |
| 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:
expenses linked to the project's execution, e.g. production costs and materials
publication and communication of the product.
Applicants must contact Mediacom before the submission.
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 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:
- Researchers employed at least 20% at a Swiss higher education or research institution.
- Project partners (with or without scientific background, e.g. communication or knowledge transfer experts, artists) must be affiliated to an institution recognized by the SNSF.
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.
- 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: 1 September 2021 at 17:00 (TBC)
- Decision: mid-February
- Earliest start: 1 March
expenses linked to the project's execution, e.g. production costs and materials
publication and communication of the product.
Applicants must contact Mediacom before the submission.
For further information, please have a look at the call webpage and regulations.
Practical information
- General public
- Free