Membership Roundup

April - June 2026

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

Europlanet Teams Day
20 May 11.00 - 15.30 CEST
Join us online for a packed schedule of focus sessions and networking on the theme of funding community projects. Find out about funding opportunities and meet new collaborators.
Register here >>

EPEC Annual Week 2026 25-29 May 2026, Nantes
Register by 17 April 2026
A full week of workshops, science talks and networking organised by early careers for early careers
Register here >>

Apply for funding with the Ireland-UK Hub
Apply by 1 May 2026
Get up to €1,000 to travel within Ireland and the UK to visit a host institution for a research visit.
Find out more >>

Make the most of your membership at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)
6-11 September 2026 - The Hague, Netherlands
- All members have access to reduced registration fees
- All members are eligible to apply for bursaries to attend
- Vote in the Europlanet General Assembly
- Organisational members have access to reduced exhibition and sponsorship rates
- Call for abstracts now open - deadline 13 May 2026
Find out more >>

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

Upcoming webinars:
-  1 June 11.00 CEST: LSST Sweeping the Skies: An Avalanche of New Minor Bodies Expected >>
- 23 June 12.00 CEST: Practical Steps Towards More Accessible Conferences >>

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