The International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU OAD) has concluded its 13th annual call for proposals and 11 projects have been selected to receive funding in 2025 to use astronomy to further sustainable development. In addition, two multi-year projects will receive their second and third year of funding.
The OAD has also compiled a list of Recommended Projects that were approved by the reviewers but could not be funded by the IAU. Browse the list of Recommended Projects and contact us for more information.
| Project Title | Target Countries |
| Astro-STEM Workshop | Kenya |
| Australia’s Cultural Night Sky: Culture, Creativity and Community at Lake Ballard, Western Australia | Australia: |
| Closer to the sky: co-creating astronomical knowledge in the favela complex of Cantagalo Pavão Pavãozinho (PPG) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil |
| CSTERC Women AstroPreneurs’ Collective | India |
| El Universo para ti – Astronomía para la resiliencia (The Universe for you – Astronomy for resilience) | Mexico |
| Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (Educate a Girl Educate the entire Community with Astronomy), Kenya and Uganda | Kenya and Uganda. |
| Look Up now and reconnect (LuNaR): Astrotourism for Economic, Cultural and Environmental development in Coahuila & Campeche (Mexico) | Mexico |
| LUNAA Journeys Stargazing Training Programme | Saint Lucia |
| Radio Astronomy for Development, Intercultural Innovation, and Outreach: A modern `Silk Road’ via radio astronomy education | China, Pakistan, Greece |
| Reviving and Integrating Solar Energy in the Zagros region | Iran |
| Rite of Passage: Connection through Astronomy | South Africa |
| Sparking STEM Interest through Mobile Observatory in Malaysia | Malaysia |
| Starlight Pathways: Bringing Astronomy to Every Child | India |
| Anga Explorers for Development (funded by Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy Project (DARA) through the UK’s Science and Technologies Facilities Council) | Kenya |
| AstroGuides: Transforming Tours with Astrotourism (funded by Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy Project (DARA) through the UK’s Science and Technologies Facilities Council) | Botswana |