{"id":104676,"date":"2025-08-11T10:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag2025.etag.ee\/contests-and-events\/contests-calls\/eesti-teaduse-populariseerimise-auhind\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:08:00","slug":"estonian-science-communication-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/contests-and-events\/contests-calls\/estonian-science-communication-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian Science Communication Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"classic-editor\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The aim of the Estonian Science Communication Award is to acknowledge and draw<\/strong> attention to individuals who promote science in Estonia, as well as boost the activities that introduce science and technology to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The contest is annually invited to apply by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li>Active researchers or research groups;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representatives of printed publications;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representatives of audio-visual media and electronic media channels;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users of innovative methods;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals or collectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ENTRY DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-el\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Foto-voidutoost-ver3-1050x1400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4266\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Foto-voidutoost-ver3-1050x1400.webp 1050w, https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Foto-voidutoost-ver3-960x1280.webp 960w, https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Foto-voidutoost-ver3-150x200.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Prizes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The prize is awarded in cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Sciences. The award is funded by the Ministry of Education and Research. All the awarded\/recognized entrants of the contest have the right to use the logo \u2018Nationally recognized Science Communicator\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The prizes are awarded in six categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li>Lifetime achievement award for long-term systematic communication of science and<br>technology (named after Tiiu Sild \u2013 a great science communicator and founder of<br>AHHAA Science Centre);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science and technology communication via audio-visual and electronic media;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science and technology communication via printed media;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activities\/series of activities communicating science and technology;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best researcher, journalist or teacher communicating science and technology;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best new science and technology communication initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">All documents have to be submitted electronically through our <a href=\"https:\/\/konkursid.etag.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contest&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/contests-and-events\/contests-calls\/estonian-science-communication-award\/\">Additional information available in Estonian!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">All winners are allowed to use the title \u201cNationally Recognised Science Communicator\u201d. Awards are handed over at the annual science communication conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective The aim of the Estonian Science Communication Award is to acknowledge and draw attention to individuals who promote science&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":104663,"menu_order":515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104676"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107305,"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104676\/revisions\/107305"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}