GDCh special fund for exceptional specialist group activities

The special fund for exceptional specialist group activities was established by resolution of the GDCh Board of
The fund was launched on December 5, 2008. 10% of the rental income from magazines owned or co-owned by the GDCh flows into the fund. The financial resources are intended to help promote creativity and ideas in design. To access these funds, the chairmen of the Divisions submit informal applications to the GDCh Office ( Dr. C arina S. Kniep ) in which the projects are described. The GDCh Executive Director decides on the approval of the sums after consulting with the spokesperson for the Divisions on the GDCh Board.

 

• Initiatives for stronger networking within the GDCh, but also with other chemical science societies
• Activities to promote understanding of chemistry among the general public or among special target groups (“outreach”)
• Innovative formats for new target groups
  Best-practice example: Networking meeting of the Inorganic Chemistry internship supervisors
• Creation of opportunities to recruit new GDCh members

 

• Good visibility of the GDCh during the event (e.g. GDCh and specialist group logos, note in the welcome speech) ¹
• Publication of a report in the GDCh member magazine Nachrichten aus der Chemie ² after the event
• In the case of recurring formats, funding from the special fund can only be start-up financing.

¹ GDCh advertising and information materials will be made available.
² Please note the author guidelines and deadlines of the Nachrichten aus der Chemie.