Future Earth’s Pathways Communication Grants for Dissemination of Scientific Research Findings up to 60,000€

Future Earth is accepting applications for The Pathways Communication Grants, that is a Program seeks to ensure that scientific contributions supporting the development of pathways for sustainability reach relevant audiences beyond the scientific community. To promote wider uptake and understanding of pathways for sustainability, the grant supports the dissemination of scientific research findings via innovative dissemination formats and practices.

• Funding amount for each project: 2,500 € to 10,000 €
• Estimated number of awards: 5-20
• The total funding available for 2022 is 60,000 €.
• Priority Groups: One third of the funding will be allocated to support proposals led by researchers from and working in low and middle income countries. Another third will be allocated to support proposals led by early career researchers, as another priority group. Early career researchers are defined here as PhD students or researchers who have received their PhD within the last six years.

Researchers, incl. PhD students, from universities or research institutions are invited to submit proposals for communication products that aim to disseminate scientific outcomes developed within inter- and/or transdisciplinary research projects, and are addressed to the broader public.

Supported Communication Products:

1. The grant supports a part or the entirety of the costs of a communication product. Supported communication products include but are not limited to: printed or digital publications (policy briefs, factsheets, brochures, white papers, short reports, etc.), videos, audios, digital interactive learning tools, and data visualisations.
2. The supported communication products must be based on completed research outcomes or synthesis, and be ready to be turned into a communication piece. Communications products in any language relevant to the target audience (aligned with the needs of the target audience) ​​can be supported. Proposals and all supplementary application materials, however, must be submitted in English.
3. Supported communication products should be launched and publicly available within 8 months from the date of the funding transfer.
4. Products not supported: website design and maintenance, scientific posters, publications in scientific journals and books.
5. The grant does not make any retrospective awards for communication products already published.

Review Criteria:

Eligible proposals will be evaluated based on:

• The fit of the proposal to the scope of the call,
• The clarity of the proposal,
• The importance of and potential impact of the communication product(s) on the development of sustainable pathways,
• The quality and originality of the research outputs forming the basis for the communication product(s),
• The overall communication and dissemination approach.

About Future Earth:

Future Earth is a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators collaborating for a more sustainable planet.

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