Deadline: 17-Feb-23
RadoNorm is looking to fund and support citizen science initiatives related to radon testing or radon mitigation in radon prone areas.
One of the RadoNorm goals is to support local communities and citizens to launch citizen science projects in the field of radon. For this, four pilot citizen science projects are developed and tested in France, Ireland, Norway and Hungary. The results of the pilot projects will help to develop recommendations for empowering citizen science initiatives related to radon exposure.
RadoNorm pilot citizen science projects are included in the eu-citizen.science and scistarted database.
These pilot initiatives will help to support the creation of a network of citizen science projects in different European countries. For this, RadoNorm will open a call and will invite any interested party (e.g. local communities, NGOs, universities, social civil groups, etc) to apply for funding to conduct a citizen science initiative on radon in their community. RadoNorm consortium partners and individuals cannot apply.
RadoNorm researchers organised an expert consultation to investigate the potential of citizen science for effective radon measurement and mitigations, in co-operation with SHARE and IAEA and as part of the RICOMET2020 conference.
Funding Information
The total amount of funding available for all funded projects is 225,000 € (taxes included) and the maximum funding per applicant is set at 25,000€ (taxes included). The funding can be spent on salaries, equipment, consumables, travel, subcontracting to other entities and indirect expenditure (calculated as 25% of the total direct costs), in accordance with Horizon 2020 guidelines3 . Everything is excess of 25,000€ must be borne by the applicant.
What is the funding for?
RadoNorm is seeking to partner with:
- New citizen science projects on radon looking for support, financial and otherwise, to grow and become sustainable;
- Communities interested in co-designing research into radon;
- Organisations in the public and private sectors exploring the use of citizen science in their work related to radon measurements and/or radon remediation.
RadoNorm will subcontract organisations to carry out citizen science activities related to radon mitigation for a six-month duration. Applicants will have the chance to co-design and try out the RadoNorm toolkit and work together with RadoNorm researchers and professionals to tailor the support they need to achieve their goals. The results of this six-month project will need to be submitted to RadoNorm in the form of a report and if applicable, a tool, video, device, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
The resources from RadoNorm for citizen science projects are available to legal entities and consortia established in a country or territory eligible to receive funding through Euratom Research and Training Programme (2019-20) grants or an associated country. Associated countries should submit to the regulation of allowing the European Court of auditors (ECA) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to carry out audits. Every entity legally registered and operating in an EU member state is allowed to participate in one application, either on its own or as part of a consortium. Individuals cannot apply. Nonprofit organisations, educational institutions, consortia, research institutes and universities can apply.
For more information, visit RadoNorm.