Funding and Support

Open Calls

Upcoming Calls

The folllowing calls will open soon! Keep an eye out on social media and Discord, or check back here, for details:

  • Europlanet Transnational Access – The call for visits to Europlanet facilities will open in late 2025 with a closing date in early 2026 (visits to take place before December 2026).
  • Ireland-UK Hub Research Visit Funding Scheme 2025 – This new funding scheme from the Ireland-UK Hub is designed to strengthen collaboration between Irish and British scientists in planetary science and related fields. A call for applications is coming soon.

Europlanet Funding

Being part of the Europlanet Community opens up a range of funding opportunities:

Europlanet Society Committee Funding Scheme (Open to Members).

Europlanet Public Engagement Funding Scheme (Open to all).

Information on EC, ESA and other planetary-related calls (Accessible by Members).

Bursaries

Europlanet awards bursaries for early careers and researchers from Under-represented states to attend the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC). The application process for bursaries is integrated into the registration form for EPSC.

Awards

Europlanet recognises the contributions of the planetary science community through a range of medals, prizes and other awards. Find out more

Support

The Europlanet organises a series of monthly webinars on topics to support Members with applications for funding.

Prof Nigel Mason has prepared a short overview for Europlanet Society Members on the Horizon Europe: ‘Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area’ Work programme and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Programme for 2022 (2023).

External Funding Opportunities

See our External Funding Opportunities page for details of European Commission, ESA and other calls relevant to the planetary community.

Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.
Europlanet AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif – 0800.634.634) is hosted by the Department of Planetary Atmospheres of the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Avenue Circulaire 3, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium.