In March 2018, the IAU100 Task Force issued a call for proposals for Special projects in support of the IAU100 Goals at a local or national level. Following a review of 160 applications from 65 countries, the task force has selected 22 diverse projects that will be financially supported with micro-grants to implement their astronomy initiatives under one or more of the IAU100 Themes.

 

The following unique and innovative 22 projects have been selected to receive financial support from the IAU100 and will be implemented throughout 2019:

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• Arthur S. Eddington: From Physics to Philosophy and Back Again Conference 27-29 May 2019 (France)

• Agora (Argentina)

• Amanar: Under the Same Sky (Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria and Spain)

• Ambassadors for Astronomy (Croatia,Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine)

• ArAS Astronomy Teacher Training Program (Palestine)

• Astronomical Fridays 2019 (Peru)

• Astronomy Roadshow-Trans Zambia (Zambia)

• Dark Skies Ireland (Ireland)

• Dumbara Sky - Taking Astronomy to Sri Lankan Village (Sri Lanka)

• Exploring the Wonders of the Heavens, through astronomy and science clubs in schools (Ghana)

• Grandpas and Astronomy (Mexico)

• Heritage of the Sky (Iran)

• Hooked on the shadow-ASEAN Astronomy Workshop (Malaysia)

• IAU100 Dark Sky Symposium (The Netherlands)

• Let me be Part of the Universe (Mozambique)

• LightSound – A Tool Designed to Aid the Blind/Visual Impaired During a Solar Eclipse (Argentina, Chile, United States of America)

• Local Astro Guide: Astronomer On Foot programme (India)

• Mobile Planetarium in the Pampa (Brazil)

• NARIT One Decade of Excellence and IAU 100 for Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer (Thailand)

• Rock and Astronomy Under One Sky (Spain)

• Star parties for Basic understanding of the Universe for school herders kids (Mongolia)

• We Share the Moon (United Kingdom)