Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)
@orca-open.bsky.social
We are a non-profit working with communities across the research ecosystem to make science more engaging, accessible, and actionable. More at www.orcaopen.org
ORCA Catalytic Awards Program - Deadline Approaching!
Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration.
📅 Deadline: 12/1/25
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration.
📅 Deadline: 12/1/25
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
ORCA Catalytic Awards Program - Deadline Approaching!
Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration.
📅 Deadline: 12/1/25
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration.
📅 Deadline: 12/1/25
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
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🧠 Seminario virtual sobre @abreLA (Accelerating Biomedical Research in Latin America)
💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios.
Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social
📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3)
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios.
Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social
📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3)
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Proyecto abreLA: Expresión de interés
El proyecto titulado 'Acelerando la investigación biomédica en América Latina a través de la educación experiencial abierta y la capacitación del personal docente' está financiado por la Chan Zuckerbe...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🧠 Seminario virtual sobre @abreLA (Accelerating Biomedical Research in Latin America)
💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios.
Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social
📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3)
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios.
Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social
📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3)
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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ABRIR team led by the amazing @alelazic.bsky.social developed workshop plan that aims to strenghten DEI in #OpenScience- by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. We’re getting ready to pilot it! Special thanks to @orca-open.bsky.social for financial support.
Who gets to teach about #OpenScience, and who learns? With our new workshop plan, we want to flip the script.
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
Grateful to co-lead the creation of the plan (V1 👀) with @nscorralfrias.bsky.social & our amazing @abrir.bsky.social team
Details 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/abrirp...
@orca-open.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ABRIR team led by the amazing @alelazic.bsky.social developed workshop plan that aims to strenghten DEI in #OpenScience- by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. We’re getting ready to pilot it! Special thanks to @orca-open.bsky.social for financial support.
Interested in advancing #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenAccess? Affiliated with a traditionally under-resourced US institution? Apply for a $15k Catalytic Award!
📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET
📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj
🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET
📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj
🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Interested in advancing #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenAccess? Affiliated with a traditionally under-resourced US institution? Apply for a $15k Catalytic Award!
📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET
📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj
🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET
📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj
🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
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Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸
Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge!
Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge!
Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸
Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge!
Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge!
Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
🚀 @orca-open.bsky.social is thrilled to share a new analysis on how #OpenScience, #OpenSource, and #OpenData fuel innovation, power AI breakthroughs, and drive societal progress.
📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687...
💬Join us for a webinar (see next!)
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📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687...
💬Join us for a webinar (see next!)
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October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚀 @orca-open.bsky.social is thrilled to share a new analysis on how #OpenScience, #OpenSource, and #OpenData fuel innovation, power AI breakthroughs, and drive societal progress.
📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687...
💬Join us for a webinar (see next!)
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📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687...
💬Join us for a webinar (see next!)
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Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session!
💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session!
💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
Several organizations are now putting more than $1 million toward reimagining hiring, promotion and tenure at U.S. universities.
$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives
The incentive systems that drive academic research underlie nearly every story we write: publication counts for promotion, pressure to produce positive results, hitting certain metrics, and so on. …
retractionwatch.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards!
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards!
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
Want to learn more about The Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge? Join @orca-open.bsky.social on October 1 at 3pm ET for a virtual information session.
See details and register below. ⬇️
#academia #highereducation #grantopportunity
See details and register below. ⬇️
#academia #highereducation #grantopportunity
Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement
www.ma3challenge.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !
(1/3) @orca-open.bsky.social bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure.
Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement
www.ma3challenge.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !
🚀 $1.5M Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge is live!
@orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
@orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
September 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚀 $1.5M Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge is live!
@orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
@orca-open.bsky.social, alongside the American Academy of Arts and Sciences & @asterainstitute.bsky.social, is calling on US colleges, universities, & departments to reimagine hiring, promotion, & tenure. (1/5)
@orca-open.bsky.social is excited to be leading the "Tools & training to implement values-based assessment in academic evaluations" workstream at the Responsible Research in Action 2025 Unconference. Join us by registering here: rr-in-action2025.org/booking-info...
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
August 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@orca-open.bsky.social is excited to be leading the "Tools & training to implement values-based assessment in academic evaluations" workstream at the Responsible Research in Action 2025 Unconference. Join us by registering here: rr-in-action2025.org/booking-info...
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
Pleased to be leading a workshop on Promoting Values-Based Academic Evaluation at the the Responsible Research in Action conference. Please join us! rr-in-action2025.org/registration...
July 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Pleased to be leading a workshop on Promoting Values-Based Academic Evaluation at the the Responsible Research in Action conference. Please join us! rr-in-action2025.org/registration...
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Excited to share our first paper from the abreLA project, funded by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social and run by @orca-open.bsky.social. "Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico" #OpenScience doi.org/10.31219/osf...
OSF
doi.org
July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Excited to share our first paper from the abreLA project, funded by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social and run by @orca-open.bsky.social. "Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico" #OpenScience doi.org/10.31219/osf...
Very pleased to collaborate with @doughertyorama.bsky.social and Caitlin Carter on this! #OpenScience
🎓 Today we publish another evaluation for an article whose authors present a novel method—developed through a series of workshops—for assessing academics.
🙏 Thanks to the authors, reviewers & editors!
👇 Read the full text, reviews & editorial assessment on MetaROR metaror.org/kotahi/artic...
🙏 Thanks to the authors, reviewers & editors!
👇 Read the full text, reviews & editorial assessment on MetaROR metaror.org/kotahi/artic...
A framework for values-based assessment in promotion, tenure, and other academic evaluations
metaror.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very pleased to collaborate with @doughertyorama.bsky.social and Caitlin Carter on this! #OpenScience
Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
www.orcaopen.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
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🎉 Exciting news! The Neuro–Cooper Open Science Prizes are now open! 🏆
Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟
📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟
📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
June 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎉 Exciting news! The Neuro–Cooper Open Science Prizes are now open! 🏆
Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟
📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟
📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
@orca-open.bsky.social partnered w/ Georgetown's @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social to host the "Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, & Artificial Intelligence" workshop. Read more about the research ?'s & opportunities for collaboration surfaced at the mtg: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, and Artificial Intelligence | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This new report summarizes a March 2025 workshop hosted by CSET and ORCA, with support from NSF. The workshop brought together more than 30 experts to discuss advancing open science and metascience, a...
cset.georgetown.edu
June 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@orca-open.bsky.social partnered w/ Georgetown's @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social to host the "Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, & Artificial Intelligence" workshop. Read more about the research ?'s & opportunities for collaboration surfaced at the mtg: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
Advancing Open Science Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges in US Government Procurement
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April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
Advancing Open Science Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges in US Government Procurement
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April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
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The Open Science Fair 2025 Call for Contributions is now open! Share your insights, projects & innovations in #OpenScience.
Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation!
Apply now: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/call-fo...
Join #OSFair2025 at @cern.bsky.social on 15-17 September!
Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation!
Apply now: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/call-fo...
Join #OSFair2025 at @cern.bsky.social on 15-17 September!
March 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Open Science Fair 2025 Call for Contributions is now open! Share your insights, projects & innovations in #OpenScience.
Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation!
Apply now: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/call-fo...
Join #OSFair2025 at @cern.bsky.social on 15-17 September!
Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation!
Apply now: www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/call-fo...
Join #OSFair2025 at @cern.bsky.social on 15-17 September!
REMINDER: @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program deadline is 3/15 - up to $15k per award! Working on #OpenScience community engagement, capacity-building, & networking? At a US-based, non-R1, or traditionally under-resourced institution? Learn more & apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
Round 1 Deadline: March 15 at 11:59 PM pacific time! The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholar...
www.orcaopen.org
March 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
REMINDER: @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program deadline is 3/15 - up to $15k per award! Working on #OpenScience community engagement, capacity-building, & networking? At a US-based, non-R1, or traditionally under-resourced institution? Learn more & apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
📅 The @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar is happening soon! 🗓️ February 5th | 🕐 1 PM ET | noon CT | 10 AM PT. Learn how to apply for ≤ $15k to support #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at U.S. institutions. 🔗Program details: orcaopen.org/work/cap. 🔗Registration: bit.ly/40DuEES
February 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📅 The @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar is happening soon! 🗓️ February 5th | 🕐 1 PM ET | noon CT | 10 AM PT. Learn how to apply for ≤ $15k to support #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at U.S. institutions. 🔗Program details: orcaopen.org/work/cap. 🔗Registration: bit.ly/40DuEES