Outreach & promotion
Trainings & project funding
- SNSF Media courses for researchers
For interested researchers in Switzerland who would like to improve their skills in dealing with the media - Agora - where research meets the public
For researchers who would like to foster dialogue between scientists and society and communicate their research to lay people; project funding ranging from CHF 5k-50k
Competitions & awards
- SNSF Scientific Image Competition
For researchers at all career stages working in universities or research institutes in Switzerland and Lichtenstein; monetary award of up to CHF 1k - Ma thèse en 180 secondes (EPFL), 3MT competition (UZH)
For PhD students to explain their complex thesis in just three minutes to a non-specialist audience - KlarText – Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation
For recent graduates working on MINT topics who enjoy communicating their research to lay audiences (in German); monetary award of € 7.5k - Fast Forward Science
For students, doctoral candidates and postdocs up to 6 years after their PhD (Young Scientist Award), scientists and scientific institutions (Scientist & Research Institution Award) and collaborations between media professionals and scientists (Tandem Award); monetary award of up to € 3k - Concours conter et rencontrer les sciences
For PhD students and researchers up to 7 years after submitting/defending their thesis at a member institution of L’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie - Europe de l’Ouest; monetary award of € 1k