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The 2024 funding round of the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Public Engagement Spark Awards is open to applications.

Almost anyone can apply for an award of up to £20,000 to deliver high-quality public engagement activities that inspire and involve target audiences.

Applicant eligibility:

• grant funded researchers
• STFC scientists, technicians and engineers
• STFC facility users
• schools
• museums
• science communicators
• universities & colleges
• community interest companies
• libraries
• community groups
• amateur astronomy groups

Activities should focus around the remit of the STFC science programme which includes:

• astronomy, solar and planetary science
• particle physics
• particle astrophysics
• nuclear physics
• accelerator science
• computational science

A total of £120,000 in funding is available in this round.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on the 9th May 2024.