SCIENTAINMENT

In the area of activity «Scientainment», active funding will end by December 2026. We are no longer accepting project ideas or proposals. Ongoing projects and programmes will be completed or transferred into partner programmes in order to ensure their long-term impact. We continue to engage with our cooperation partners on cross-cutting topics in the area of entrepreneurship.

Scientainment: Reaching people with science communication 2013–2026

Since its launch, Gebert Rüf Stiftung’s Scientainment funding programme has supported 109 projects with a total amount of CHF 16.8 million. The funded initiatives have tested new approaches to science communication and have helped make scientific topics accessible to a broad audience.

The experience gained from these projects shows what successful science communication is built on: it reaches people through strong channels and established media partnerships, relies on innovative, accessible formats, and emerges where science, media, culture, and education collaborate strategically. The decisive factor is not only to make scientific content understandable, but also to make it experiencable where people inform themselves, exchange ideas and entertain themselves. Success is therefore not determined by the format alone, but by the combination of reach, innovation and cooperation.
Scientainment: Projects 2013-2026

Science Podcast «Durchblick»

The science podcast «Durchblick» presents current everyday topics in a news-driven, accessible, and scientifically sound way.
https://durchblick.podigee.io/

Innovation Fund for Multimedia Journalism

The Innovation Fund for Multimedia Journalism (IMJ) is a joint initiative of Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Aventinus, Fondation Leenaards and Jakob und Emma Windler-Stiftung. It supports innovative journalistic storytelling formats at the intersection of journalism, technology and design.
https://www.imj-fjm.ch/

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Pictures kindly provided by the Scientainment projects NACHTAKTIV, Zurich; Hommage2021 © Yoshi Kusano, Berne; «Kino macht klug!», Verkehrshaus Luzern