IMPETUS D2.1 Accelerator & training concept

In IMPETUS, 125 citizen science initiatives (CSIs) are supported, through a comprehensive training and mentoring programme (Accelerator), to develop and maximise their scientific, social, economic, democratic, and environmental impacts towards the Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and the Green Deal targets. These CSIs are divided into 3 cohorts, 2023-2024-2025. The Accelerator will support both new CSIs "kickstarting projects" (100) and already existing ones "Sustaining projects" (25). 

This deliverable describes the IMPETUS Accelerator approach, objectives and logic and how its implementation is planned. The Accelerator is coordinated by Science for Change (WP2 leader) and aims at setting up an impact-driven citizen science program to support each CSI cohort.