The IMPETUS project, funded by Horizon Europe, is looking for new and sustaining citizen science projects for two exciting opportunities: the European Union Prize for Citizen Science and the IMPETUS Accelerator programme.
Deadline Prize: 11 March 2024
Deadline Accelerator: 14 March 2024
The European Union Prize for Citizen Science 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€. Moreover, IMPETUS project will give honourable mentions to 27 additional projects, who will have their work showcased alongside the winners of the three prizes at the 2024 Ars Electronica Science and Technology Festival.
The IMPETUS Accelerator programme targets citizen science projects on three topics: 1) Sustainable lifestyles (Food; Mobility and Waste); 2) Justice and Equity; and 3) Citizen Science with and for the community. It includes two grants:
– Kickstarting grants: If you start a project, successful applicants will receive €20,000, mentoring, and training support to help start your initiative for six months.
– Sustaining grants: If you are an ongoing project, successful applicants will receive €10,000, mentoring, and training support for six months.
The funding can be spent on salaries, equipment, consumables, travel, and subcontracting following the Horizon Europe guidelines.
IMPETUS will organize two webinars to help applicants and also have a chat 1-2-1. Webinars will take place on the 24th of January and on the 28th of February. More information as well as the link to register in the webinars and chat are available here.