Science education outside the classroom

Call Updates

Mar 17, 2021 5:14:56 PM

Call: H2020-SwafS-2018-2020, H2020-SwafS-2020-2-Stage 2.

An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now available under the ‘Topic conditions & documents’ section on the topic page for the following topic:

SwafS-24-2020: Science education outside the classroom (RIA)

Nov 20, 2020 4:06:25 PM

Call: H2020-SwafS-2018-2020, H2020-SwafS-2020-2-Stage 2 closed on the 17/11/2020.

19 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

SwafS-24-2020: Science education outside the classroom: 7 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in March 2021.

Jul 15, 2020 11:47:18 AM

Call H2020-SwafS-2020-2, stage 1 has closed on the 23 April 2020.

145 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

• SwafS-24-2020: 44 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in 15 July 2020

An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now available under the ‘Topic conditions & documents’ section on the topic page for the following topics:

SwafS-24-2020: Science education outside the classroom (RIA)

Apr 29, 2020 5:28:06 PM 

Call H2020-SwafS-2018-2020, H2020-SwafS-2020-2-Stage1 has closed on the 23/04/2020.

145 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

SwafS-24-2020: Science education outside the classroom: 44 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in JULY 2020

Mar 18, 2020 8:43:22 AM 

Please note that the deadline for this call has been extended to 23/04/2020.

Dec 20, 2019 4:27:59 PM

A policy briefing recording for this topic is available together with the slides under 'Topic conditions' (section 8. additional documents).

Dec 10, 2019 12:30:24 AM

The submission session is now available for: SwafS-24-2020(RIA)

Science education outside the classroom

ID: SwafS-24-2020

Type of action:
RIA Research and Innovation action

Deadline Model : two-stage

Planned opening date: 10 December 2019

Deadline: 15 April 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time

2nd stage Deadline: 17 November 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time

Work programme year: H2020-2018-2020

Call name: Science with and for Society

Call ID: H2020-SwafS-2018-2020

Topic Description

Specific Challenge:Much analysis has been carried out on the importance of science education both in schools and in higher education. However, science education outside the classroom, which refers to informal science education, and the science education effects of non-educational activities, are not well explored in terms of their nature and effects. Acquiring knowledge, and in particular, evaluating knowledge, often with the help of the Internet, is happening in reality frequently, and should be recognised for what it contributes in terms of more sophisticated consumers and scientific citizenship. Consideration of what is available and what is being learnt would be useful to understand how science education outside the classroom influences today's citizens.

Scope:The available knowledge on science education outside the classroom and its impact on citizens (including students of all ages from school children to college students) need to be analysed, taking into account possible gender and geographical differences. The proposed action shall specify if this type of learning complements the classroom or succeeds where classrooms might have failed. Consideration should be given to the impact that can be achieved in science education outside schools and how this form of informal schooling might be accredited and whether there is a way of assessing the quality of the educational contents.

The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution between EUR 1.30 million and EUR 1.70 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.

Expected Impact:In the short term, the proposed action should identify good practices outside the classroom. It should consider what impact this information might have on formal and informal science education for students and citizens. In the medium term, the results of the present action will help the EU to better understand the effects of science education outside the regular education institutions and will increase the range of innovative products in science education that reflect societal needs. In the long term the results of the research should contribute to considerations on accrediting the available information.

Cross-cutting Priorities:Gender