Grant of 50,000$ to Support Using of Technologies in Science from National Geographic 2018

The National Geographic is inviting people to design and/or implement tools that support citizen science work, particularly data collection or data analysis, in ways that create learning experiences for citizen scientists, including students.

They seek to support participatory science through the development or innovative use of data-driven, technology-powered tools that will increase the understanding, preservation, and protection of our planet.

Priority will be given to research, education, and technology projects that create and execute new digital applications, transform existing applications and products, or use current technologies to do one or more of the following:

[1] Teach students and other citizen scientists about the planet using experiential, crowdsourced technology

[2] Encourage students and other citizen scientists who engage with these technologies and projects to build the attitudes, skills, and knowledge necessary to become stewards of the planet and contribute to solving real-world issues

[3] Generate data and/or develop open-source technologies that contribute to scientific inquiry and advance our understanding of the planet.

[4] Participation is free for all users and cannot incorporate for-profit activities.

[5] Technologies might include mobile applications, web-based applications, or hardware and sensors with direct citizen science usage.

[6] Projects should create learning experiences through the collection of data and/or ground-truthing of data relevant to the trends or status of threatened and poorly known species, ecosystems, or human cultural/linguistic diversity.