GDCh special fund for exceptional activities of the GDCh structures

The special fund for exceptional activities of the GDCh structures was established on December 5, 2008, by a resolution of the GDCh Executive Board. The fund is financed by a portion of the annual lease payments that the GDCh receives from the publisher Wiley-VCH (Weinheim) for its journal Angewandte Chemie and its co-ownership of the Chemistry Europe journals.

The GDCh structures can apply for funding from the special fund to finance their own activities that are not part of their standard activities and could not usually be realized with their own resources. In the case of regularly recurring events, funding from the special fund can only provide seed money. Examples:

 

• Initiatives for stronger networking within the GDCh or with other chemical societies
• Activities to promote understanding of chemistry among the general public or specific target groups (outreach)
• Innovative formats for young scientists, existing and new target groups
• Opportunities to recruit new GDCh members

To access these funds, the chairs of the GDCh structures submit an informal application to the GDCh Office ( Dr. Carina S. Kniep ), briefly outlining the project, the target group, the financial requirements, and the specific activities for which the money is to be spent. The GDCh Executive Director decides on the approval after consulting with the spokesperson for the GDCh structures on the GDCh Board.

 

• Good visibility of the GDCh ¹ and the respective GDCh structure - for example in the case of an event (e.g. GDCh and specialist group logos, reference in the welcome speech)
• Publication of a report in the GDCh member magazine "Nachrichten aus der Chemie" ² following the event

¹ GDCh promotional and informational materials will be provided.
² Please note the author guidelines and deadlines of Nachrichten aus der Chemie.