The last SwafS call received 308 proposals, 56% more than last year. Citizens Science is the topic growing the most in number of proposals. For all the 13 topics combined there is a total budget of €62.50 million. Applicants will know the results in July. The last Science with and for Society (SwafS) call received 308 proposals, 56% more than last year (197). This call includes 13 topics. The topic Science Education remains the most popular with the biggest number of proposals (93). Meanwhile, Citizen Science is the topic with the biggest growth in number of proposals with 78 compared to 33 last year. The Research Executive Agency sees an evolution in the number of applicants coming from outside the EU. With applicants from 85 different countries, from continents right across the globe including Asia, Australia, Africa, South and North America. The evaluation was launched last week and applicants will be informed of the results in July. SwafS, managed by the Research Executive Agency, aims to build effective cooperation between science and society ensuring that societal actors work together during the entire research process. SwafS counts with a total budget of €462 million in Horizon 2020. Call identifier Topic Indicative budget Number of proposals SwafS-01-2018-2019 (2 stage) Open schooling and collaboration on science education € 4.5 million 93 SwafS-05-2018-2019 Grounding RRI practices in research and innovation funding and performing organisations € 6 million 6 SwafS-07-2019 EURAXESS TOP V € 3 million 1 SwafS-08-2019 Research innovation needs & skills training in PhD programmes € 2 million 24 SwafS-09-2018-2019 Supporting research organisations to implement gender equality plans € 9 million 23 SwafS-11-2019 Options for an award/certification system for gender equality in research organisations and universities in Europe € 1.5 million 4 SwafS-12-2019 The gender perspective of science, technology and innovation (STI) in dialogue with third countries € 2 million 9 SwafS-14-2018-2019 Supporting the development of territorial Responsible Research and Innovation € 9.5 million 20 SwafS-15-2018-2019 Exploring and supporting citizen science € 10 million 68 SwafS-16-2019 Ethics of Innovation: the challenge of new interaction modes € 3 million 11 SwafS-17-2019 Consolidating and expanding the knowledge base on citizen science € 2.5 million 10 SwafS-19-2018-2019 Taking stock and re examining the role of science communication € 3.5 million 18 SwafS-20-2018-2019 (2 stage) Building the SwafS knowledge base € 6 million 21 TOTAL € 62.50 million 308 Details Publication date3 May 2019AuthorEuropean Research Executive AgencyLocationBrussels
