Montclair State University Civic Science Media Projects 2025 (Funding available) – YOA

Deadline: August 30, 2025

Applications are open for the Montclair State University Civic Science Media Projects 2025. The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University is delighted to announce a funding OPPORTUNITY for civic science media tasks, because of assist from the Rita Allen Foundation. The awards goal to speed up civic science media collaborations throughout the United States with funding and training.

This is the second open name for pilot awards in assist of tasks that may bridge the hole between scientists, media, and communities, with a deal with growing public participation in science, increasing public deliberation about rising science and creating alternatives for science to be told by numerous communities.

The award builds on a worldwide analysis mission carried out in 2020 and 2021 by the Center that studied how and why journalists and civil society organizations around the globe collaborate to realize and enhance affect. Led by Dr. Sarah Stonbely and funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the analysis confirmed that journalists have turn into extra prepared to associate with civil society organizations as a way to obtain tangible affect on points similar to corruption, governance, local weather and atmosphere, and human rights.

Awards

A complete of 10 awards as much as $15,000 every can be found. This alternative isn’t meant to fund lengthy-time period, multi-yr partnerships, however moderately brief-time period pilots that:

• Foster ongoing, multidirectional dialogue between media organizations, scientists, and native communities.
• Include direct group participation within the scientific and/or media-creation course of, making certain that native issues and views considerably affect the dialog.
• Enhance science literacy by making advanced scientific subjects extra accessible and fascinating.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations conducting work primarily within the United States or have a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor. (Note: Awards might be made to organizations, not people.)
• A science associate ought to be a company that has science as its core focus, together with civil society organizations, universities, standalone analysis institutes, and many others. The science associate ought to be dedicated to advancing a tradition wherein science is strengthened via collaboration with folks throughout numerous points and experiences, or a company working to make sure that science, proof, and public engagement assist to tell options to society’s most urgent issues. This consists of NGOs, universities, civic tech, and humanities organizations, amongst others.
• A media associate ought to be a media-making group that repeatedly produces authentic information content material, both digitally, in print or broadcast. The media associate ought to ideally not be a startup and may have a monitor file of manufacturing excessive-high quality, correct, and moral reporting. This could embody information retailers, media organizations, or different entities which are devoted to informing the general public about present occasions and problems with public curiosity.

Application

As quickly as you apply, you’ll get a affirmation e-mail that features a copy of your application. The window to apply will shut on August 30, 2025. Applicants might be notified on September 30, 2025.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Civic Science Media Projects.