Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement
About the Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement
The Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement with Planetary Science is awarded to individuals or groups who have developed innovative and socially impactful practices in planetary science communication and education.
Through the Prize, Europlanet aims to:
- Recognise achievements in engaging European citizens with planetary science, promoting inspiration, learning and social responsibility.
- Raise the profile of public engagement and education as valued activities within the scientific community.
The Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement with Planetary Science was established in 2010 and is awarded annually.*
* No prizes were awarded in 2014, 2015 and 2024. The Prizes awarded in 2020 were supported by the University of Kent. The 2021-2023 Prizes were supported by the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust Ltd.
Nominations
When to Submit a Nomination:
- The call for nominations for the Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement is now closed. The next round will open in spring 2026.
How to Submit a Nomination:
- Complete the online form and upload three supporting letters.
- You can nominate yourself or another person. However, the three supporting letters should be from people other than the nominee.
Rules:
- The prize recognizes and honours outstanding efforts by an individual or an institution in public engagement and/or educational activities related to planetary science.
- It is awarded to individuals or groups who have developed innovative practices in planetary science communication/education, and whose efforts have contributed significantly to a wider public engagement with planetary science.
- For the purposes of this prize, planetary science refers to the multidisciplinary study of objects in our Solar System and those orbiting other stars (exoplanetary systems).
- The recipient of the prize will be selected by the Europlanet Outreach Jury following the above mentioned criteria. The Committee has the sole authority to select winners, as well as the option not to award the prize in any year, at its discretion.
- The 2025 prize consisted of a cash award of €1000, a registration waiver and a travel grant of €250 for the EPSC-DPS 2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki.
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2025 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement with Planetary Science Awarded to RECA Educación
The 2025 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement was awarded to Red de Estudiantes Colombianos en Astronomía (RECA) Educación, a Colombian non-profit network of volunteers that aims to bring science, astronomy and planetary science to schools and communities across Colombia.
RECA Educación representatives Laura Ramirez Galeano and Natalia Oliveros received the prize, which comes with a cash award of €1000, and gave a lecture during the opening ceremony of the joint meeting of Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) in Helsinki.
Read the full press release.
Watch the prize lecture:
