A total of 191 applications were filed (42 for TF1, 96 for TF2, 53 for TF3), requesting a total of €1,835,820 ( €752,959 for TF1, €772,079 for TF2, €310,782 for TF3). Since the budget for the 2012 Call for Proposals was € 90 000, only 10% of the recommendations (18 projects worldwide implemented in 2013) could be funded. A total of €87,703 was finally allocated (TF1= €37,550, TF2 = €26,000, TF3 = €24,153
List of OAD-funded projects for 2013
TF1 funded projects
- Strengthening Astronomy Research at the University level in Rwanda
- DRPK Astronomy research: Huairou Solar Station, China
- National Workshop on Astronomy & Astrophysics in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Starlight in the university: “Astrolab” in Belgium, Nigeria & Zambia
- Astronomy lectures for university students and teachers in Accra, Ghana
- The first “Guatemalan School of Astrophysics”, Guatemala
- MENA Regional Summer School: “Astronomy with Small Telescopes”
TF2 funded projects
- Astronomical kit for the visually impaired, Spain (kits to Asia, Africa, South America & Galileo Mobile project)
- Mathare Ambassadors of Astronomy, Nairobi, Kenya
- Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP), Nepal
- Network for Astronomy School Education, Africa
- Astronomical measurements in Ancient Greece for students
TF3 funded projects
- Astronomy for the extremely ill/traumatically injured children and their families, USA
- Astronomía Periférica – art & astromomy, Colombia
- Chinese Ancient Poetry Astrophotography, China
- Bringing Astronomy to Remote Areas in Vietnam
- Limpopo Astronomy Public Outreach, South Africa
- Dark Skies Outreach to Sub-Saharan Africa, USA/Africa