NEWS - European Union Prize for Citizen Science and Accelerator...

The IMPETUS project, co-funded by the EU, has launched two new calls for Citizen Science projects: the European Union Prize for Citizen Science and the Accelerator:

The European Union Prize for Citizen Science recognizes outstanding achievements in the advancement of knowledge through the empowerment of civil society in the development of the future. The Prize is open to initiatives operating within a wide-ranging scope of scientific and social activities that engage citizens and aim to deliver scientific advancement and social benefits, support communities, and foster an open and inclusive civil society. The Prize consists of three main awards. A Grand Prize of 60,000€, as well as two additional prizes to projects that best demonstrate how citizen science can be used to promote Diversity and Collaboration and Digital Communities, both of which will be awarded 20,000€. This Call will close on 11 March (23:59 CET) More info
The Accelerator programme offers financial support, mentoring and training to help take Citizen Science projects or promising ideas to the next level in the fields of 1) Sustainable lifestyles, 2) Justice and Equity and 3) Citizen Science with and for the Community. This Call will close on 14 March (12:00 CET). More info

More info on the two calls is available on the IMPETUS project website.

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