Agora

Agora supports communication projects that promote exchanges between science and society. The programme provides funding for researchers to engage in dialogue with the public and communicate research results through various communication methods. Projects must be developed and realised in collaboration with experts from communication, knowledge transfer, culture, media, and similar fields. The programme aims to convey fundamental scientific knowledge and foster dialogue between researchers and their target audiences. Two funding tracks are available: the Agora call for projects with budgets up to 200,000 Swiss francs submitted annually in autumn, and the Agora rolling call for projects up to 50,000 Swiss francs that can be submitted at any time with decisions within four months. Projects can span up to three years and must focus on research findings, scientific challenges, or the role of research itself, targeting audiences in Switzerland that are outside of academic teaching and research contexts.