Agora scheme

Submission deadline: 17.09.2024

The Agora scheme aims to foster dialogue between scientists and society. It encourages researchers to communicate their current research to an audience of lay people. Agora projects have to initiate a direct dialogue between researchers and the public in which they interact and listen to each other.

Projects with a budget of up to CHF 200,000 (Agora projects) need to be submitted by the Agora submission deadline at 17:00 CET, set annually. Funding decisions are communicated in Spring the following year (within approx. 6 months).

Projects with a budget of up to CHF 50,000 (Agora rolling call projects) can be submitted all year round. Funding decisions will be communicated within four months.

With the exception of the deadline, length of the project plan and the budget, all information regarding submissions applies to both Agora projects and Agora rolling call projects. The entire project proposal has to be submitted in English.

The applications are evaluated in a competitive procedure by an international commission composed of scientists and experts in science communication.

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