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Grants of £500 to £20,000 are now available through the Copus Grant
Schemes 2002/2003 for projects to engage people with the contemporary issues
and ideas linked with science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine.
Grants will be awarded to science communication projects outside the formal
education system that meet one or more of the following funding priorities:
+ Science in Society: projects for public dialogue or consultation on
science issues that feeds into decision-making processes at the local,
regional or national level.
+ Under-represented Audiences: projects that target audiences
traditionally under-represented in science communication activities. This
includes, but is not limited to, projects that target ethnic minorities,
people at risk of social exclusion, people with learning difficulties,
mental or physical disability, remote communities and people who have never
participated in a science event or activity before.
+ Collaboration: projects that involve cooperation with other organisations
to increase the impact of the activity.
+ Good Practice in Science Communication: projects that disseminate good
practice in science communication with other UK organisations/individuals.
These projects must be targeted specifically at the science communication
community.
There are two rounds of funding for the Copus Grant Schemes 2002/2003. The
closing dates are:
Round 1: 5pm Thursday 21 November 2002
Round 2: 5pm Thursday 16 January 2003
Applicants must be resident in the UK.
Full details are provided in the Terms and Conditions and Guidelines
included in the application pack available from
http://www.copus.org.uk/grants_about.html
Printed application packs will be available from 30 October 2002 from:
Copus, The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG,
or can be ordered by phone (020 7451 2582), or e-mail ([log in to unmask]).
Persons who have made enquiries about Copus grants in the past two years
will be sent a pack automatically.
Copus grants continue to be made possible by funding from the Office of
Science and Technology and The Royal Society.
Copus is hosted by The Royal Society (Registered Charity No 207043)
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