Call for Science-Society Projects 2023 – Part 2: “Impact’Sciences”
An AAP that is part of a strategy to disseminate research generated in our region and its challenges, particularly to young people and schoolchildren.
Objective
Impact’Sciences aims to support innovative initiatives specifically targeting young people or schoolchildren, with the main objective of promoting knowledge-sharing initiatives and activities that address the methods, results, challenges, and questions of experimental science.
The scientific culture projects proposed (exhibitions, discussions, scientific workshops, board games, educational notebooks, multimedia, etc.) must be based on research results, knowledge, and/or expertise recently generated by the project leader or their team. Measures proposed to promote equal opportunities and facilitate access to higher education will be encouraged.
The scientific culture services of the University of Montpellier will be able to provide support for selected projects in the following areas: networking with stakeholders and events in the Regional Scientific Culture Network, advice on scientific mediation, dissemination, communication, and press relations as needed.
Main selection criteria:
- nature of the scientific content related to the research topics of the project leader(s);
- alignment between actions and target audiences;
- feasibility of implementation and partnerships established;
- originality/innovation;
- Overall impact envisaged over the period of implementation of the actions (volume, number of employees);
- impact of the project in terms of the University's visibility and influence.
NB: Special attention will be given to projects based on the UM's scientific and/or heritage collections. Projects that can be implemented during the Year of Physics will also be encouraged (the Year of Physics, from September 2023 to July 2024, is being launched in France by the CNRS, the French Physics Society, the Ministry of National Education and Youth, the CEA, and France Universités).
Budget allocated to this call for proposals: €
50,000 over two campaigns (Fall 2022 & Fall 2023). Grants will be capped at €4,000 per project.
Submission method:
Projects must be submitted in PDF format using the attached template.
Maximum project duration:
2 years
Evaluation Committee
Chaired by the VP responsible for Science-Society Relations and composed of the Director of the DCSPH and the two heads of the scientific culture departments attached to this directorate, a member of the CR UM, a representative of Institut Agro, ENSCM, and external experts (approx. 2).
Eligible expenses:
- operating costs and purchase of consumables justifiable in cost accounting;
- investment costs, purchase of equipment;
- internship stipend – Civic Service;
- services directly related to the project, including graphic design or multimedia services, Fablab, museology, reprographics, animation (the researcher co-designs and a scientific culture association leads public activities, etc.);
- Human resources, expenditure on temporary staff hired by the University or, in exceptional cases, by a supervisory body of the partner research unit (student work, additional teaching assignments, etc.).
Reminder: laboratory management costs are not eligible.
Provisional schedule for thesecond campaign
- Launch/opening of the call for proposals:November 16, 2023.
- Deadline for submitting proposals: December 18, 2023 (11:00 p.m.).
- Evaluation Committee:January 2024.
- Project start date:February 2024.