Call for proposals

Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science – “European Researchers’ Night” - H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2018

 

Objective and description

The Call “European Researchers’ Night” (call identifier: H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2018) has been opened for submission of proposals under the Horizon 2020 Programme within the pillar “Excellent Science”, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions Work Programme 2018-2020.

 

The European Researchers' Night aims to bring researchers closer to the general public and to increase awareness of research and innovation activities, with a view to supporting the public recognition of researchers, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizen’s daily life, and encouraging young people to embark on research careers.

 

The European Researchers' Night takes place yearly, typically starting on the last Friday of the month of September, and is the occasion for a Europe-wide public and media event for the promotion of research careers, in particular towards young people and their families.

 

Activities focus on the general public, addressing and attracting people regardless of the level of their scientific background, with a special focus on pupils and students. Activities can combine education aspects with entertainment, especially when addressing young audiences. They can take various forms, e.g. hands-on experiments, science shows, simulations, debates, games, competitions, quizzes, etc. The European Parliament and the Council designated 2018 as the ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage’. As a consequence, applicants are encouraged to include activities relating to cultural heritage, where appropriate, in their events.

 

Eligible applicants

Participants can be any legal entity in the EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries, and/or if relevant, constitute a partnership at regional, national or international level.

 

Budget and duration

The overall indicative budget of this call is EUR 12 million.

 

Funding covers any expenses linked to the organisation of a research outreach event. It can be spent on preparations and publicity, the event itself and assessment of its impact.

 

Activities that can be supported include (non-exhaustive):

·         hands-on experiments conducted by researchers

·         science shows with public participation

·         debates

·         "researchers' dating"(meet a researcher and ask them questions)

·         competitions (science quizzes, games, puzzles, photo and art contests, etc)

·         workshops for children

·         guided visits of labs, research institutes, and other relevant places that are usually closed to the public

 

The maximum duration of support will be two years from the starting date specified in the grant agreement. Proposals should cover two editions of the Night in successive years, but single editions will also be considered.

 

Deadline for proposals’ submission

The deadline for this call for proposals is 14 February 2018, 17:00 (Brussels local time).

 

Applicants must submit their proposal electronically, following the link on the submission service.

 

Further information

You can find more information and the call documents at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yc73tjq7

 

Kind regards,

Ioanna

 

Ioanna Asimakaki
Erasmus+ Trainee

European Office of Cyprus

Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor

B-1000, Brussels

Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85

E-mail: eoc.brussels3@ucy.ac.cy

 

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