Organisational Memberships

Why join Europlanet as an Organisation?

Europlanet offers access to research infrastructure and services to support the planetary science community around the world. Our programmes have been developed and optimised over nearly 20 years through funding from the European Commission.

From December 2024, we are offering a new programme of Organisational Membership. (Institutions can also still purchase packages of up to 10 individual memberships.)

Organisational Membership entitles organisations and their staff to participate in the following Europlanet Activities:
Mobility and Access
  • Transnational Access to laboratories and field sites relevant to planetary science
  • Access to the Europlanet Telescope Network (In-person and Virtual)
  • Expert Exchanges (Travel, Accommodation and Sustenance)
Community Services
  • Webinars
  • Discord Community
  • Stakeholder
  • Engagement (Policy, Industry, Media, Public)
  • Proposal Writing and Support
  • Community Funding Schemes
  • Bursaries
  • Prizes
  • Internships
Training and Career Development
  • Mentoring
  • Early Careers Training
  • Winter and Summer Schools

Organisational Membership Tiers

Tier 1

Large-scale (national or regional) organisation

€10,000

Tier 2

Institution
 

€2,500

Tier 3

Institution in Under-Represented State*

€1,250

Tier 4

Amateur society or community association

€500

Organisational Membership Benefits

Scientific Benefits
  • Participation in world-class, high-impact research across all areas of planetary science
  • Transnational Access to state-of-the-art facilities and services that have been specifically developed and tailored for the planetary community’s needs
  • Single-point entry for mobility and access programmes and virtual services
  • Efficient use of research infrastructure
  • Peer-reviewed Transnational Access proposals to ensure scientific excellence
  • Shared know-how and best practice for facilities and researchers
  • Expanded research networks
  • Diversification of areas of expertise and collaboration
  • Opportunities to support accelerated early career development through research programmes
  • Access to an international user-community from across all populated continents.
Strategic and Funding Benefits
  • Opportunities to participate in future Europlanet bids for European Commission and other funding programmes
  • Raised profile at a European and International level
  • Coordinated input into policy, strategic calls and consultations at a European and International level, including ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures ) and the European Commission
  • Opportunity to shape Europlanet through participtation in its General Assembly, roadmaps and global collaboration strategy
  • Access to impact evaluation reports and case studies.
Collaboration and Networking Benefits
  • Staff access to Europlanet training, mentoring, career development and professional services
  • Active early careers network, with opportunities to reach and engage early careers around the world
  • Engagement with industry relevant to planetary science
  • Visibility and exposure through dissemination channels targeted at the planetary community and external stakeholders
  • Local and regional activities coordinated through Europlanet Regional Hubs
    Capacity building through diversity, inclusiveness and widening participation programmes
  • Opportunities and discounts for organisations and staff at EPSC.

Join Our Worldwide Community

Europlanet AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) was founded in Brussels in 2023 as an international non-profit association. Through this membership organisation, Europlanet can deliver access, mobility and community support programmes on a sustainable basis.

Organisations joining Europlanet have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge science linked to current and upcoming planetary missions, share facilities and services with an international user community, provide strategic input to help shape policy relevant to planetary research and exploration, and develop collaborations with global partners. Organisational Members are also eligible to participate in funding bids coordinated through Europlanet.

Membership costs are tiered, with reduced rates available for organisations and researchers in Under-Represented States (URS)*.

Europlanet services and programmes are used by planetary scientists across the globe. Its flagship Transnational Access scheme fosters international and interdisciplinary collaboration, with a proven track record in delivering high-impact publications.

By joining Europlanet as an organisational member, you can enhance your visibility and raise your profile in the planetary community. As well as researchers, Europlanet members include industry professionals, amateur astronomers and other community stakeholders. The annual Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is the largest European meeting for planetary science, attracting around 1200 participants. Over half of EPSC participants and Europlanet individual members are early careers, who are supported through training schools, a mentoring programme and the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network.

Download the application form to join as an organisational member

**Under-Represented States (URS)

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.