Citizen Science: Events / News / Funding
Events
Doing Excellent Research with Citizen Science - Opportunities and Challenges
Prof Muki Haklay, University College London, spoke at the ENGAGED RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES organised by UCD Research on March 8th 2023 at 1pm. Click on the blue link above to download the PDF of his presentation.
Watch the seminar back on this YouTube video
Prof. Haklay is a Professor of Geographic Information Science in the Department of Geography at UCL.
His research focuses on environment and society relationships, and he is the co-director of the UCL Extreme
Citizen Science group. Prof. Haklay is renowned for the wider societal and economic impact of his
work using citizen science approaches.
The Citizen Science Funding Landscape
Online Thurs 9th March 2023 9am - 10:30 (GMT)
This event will provide participants with an overview of different funding opportunities for Citizen Science projects, on a national and international scale. The event will consist of a discussion with representatives of different funding sources at local, national and international level to discuss similarities and highlight specificities between the different approaches.
By attending this event, participants will have the opportunity to explore the wide-ranging Citizen Science funding landscape and get acquainted with new opportunities for Citizen Science initiatives.
A TIME4CS Project event
The event is now available here to watch back
Successful Strategies in Applying for Citizen Science Funding
This webinar organised by UNICA-Eutopia Successful Strategies in Applying for Citizen Science Funding was delivered on 17th May 2022
Awards / Funding
Grants and the European Union Prize for a Citizen Science project from IMPETUS
IMPETUS will support and give recognition to citizen science (CS) by enabling a wider range of citizen science initiatives (CSIs) to access innovative funding.
See full details here: https://impetus4cs.eu/opencall/
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- The AcceleratorThe Accelerator is a planned and structured programme that includes training activities, mentoring and financial support for the Citizen Science Initiatives (CSIs) that are selected in the IMPETUS annual Open Calls. The objective is to help the CSIs in delivering a six-month citizen science project, maximising their scientific, social, economic, democratic,and environmental impacts towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Green Deal targets.
- The European Union Prize for Citizen ScienceIt honors, presents and supports outstanding projects whose social and political impact advances the further development of a pluralistic, inclusive and sustainable society in Europe.