Membership Roundup

September 2026 - January 2027

Events, calls and activities you don't want to miss:

Organisational Members Teams Day
18 November - Online
This special edition of Europlanet Teams Day focuses on our organisational members. Whether or not you work for one of the organisational members of Europlanet, we invite you to join us for this free session.
Register here >>

Europlanet Facilities Meet
18-19 January - Harwell, UK & Online
Network with providers of state-of-the-art scientific facilities from around the world, either as a facility representative or as a prospective user.

Transnational Access
New call coming soon
Keep your eyes peeled for our next call for Transnational Access applications.
Find out more about Europlanet Transnational Access >>

Early-Career Opportunities
The Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network is looking for a new Co-Chair. If you are an early-career researcher looking for leadership and coordination experience, we want to hear from you.
Find out more >>

GMAP Winter School
Watch this space for Jan-Feb 2027
The Europlanet GMAP Winter School will return in early 2027 for another synchronous week of planetary mapping tutorials and practical instruction. As always, this school is free for Europlanet members, is available asynchronously and provides full certification for your CV.

KBSI Distinguished Scholar Programme
Spend up to 15 months fully funded at the Korea Basic Science Institute
Call for applications open now >>

Upcoming webinars:
- 6 October 2026: Looking Ahead to the Martian Moon Exploration Mission >>

Apply for Transnational Access
- If you missed out on the first Transnational Access call of 2026, keep an eye out for a second call in the autumn.
- If your organisation has facilities which could contribute to future Transnational Access programmes, we’d love to hear from you at infrastructure@europlanet.org.

The core benefits and opportunities available to you as a Europlanet member:

Join our thematic Committees, Working Groups and Regional Hubs
- Network, meet new collaborators and shape the planetary science community in your region
- Access the Committee Funding Scheme, funding grants of up to €5,000
- Every Hub, Committee and Working Group has access to an annual discretionary budget of €1,000. Join to make use of this!
- Find the right person to contact >>

Europlanet Mentorship Programme
- Pass on your knowledge or learn from the best as a mentor or mentee
- Make new connections in the community
- Enhance your career
- Find out more >>
- Apply to be a mentor >>
- Apply to be a mentee >>

Use our suite of Virtual Access environments
- VESPA: The virtual observatory for planetary science
- SPIDER: Sophisticated planetary space weather services
- GMAP: Tools, data and community support for creating geological maps of Solar System bodies

Expand your network
- Join the Europlanet Discord server: meet new collaborators & find your next opportunity
- View our contact list and find your niche >>

Increase your visibility and promote your work
- Add your events to the Europlanet calendar >>
- Be a speaker in a Europlanet Webinar - write to us and tell us why the community should hear about your project!
- Promote your events and papers in the Europlanet Newsletter

Use our software subscriptions
- Zoom: up to 100 attendees in meetings and 500 attendees in webinars
- Otter.ai: generate AI meeting transcripts & automatic meeting minutes
- Use our Canva Pro subscription to design graphics
- Google Drive >>

Opportunities to watch out for:
- Committee & Working Group Funding Scheme (annual call)
- Transnational Access Calls (bi-annual calls)
- Apply for telescope time with the Europlanet Telescope Network (annual call)

Do you have a question? Write to us at europlanet@europlanet.org