The European Geosciences Union isn’t all about the General Assembly, but delivers opportunities to learn, develop and network all year long! With many driven and developed by our volunteers in our committees and working groups, our initiatives cover a breadth of topics and formats, including training, funding, and more.
The list below covers just some of the Union’s higlights this summer and does not cover everything we do, so remember to sign-up to our monthly newsletter to keep up-to-date with all our upcoming opportunities! All times are in CEST.
EGU Awards and Medals nominations
Celebrate you colleagues and help EGU recognise outstanding research to science and society by nominating someone for an EGU award or medal! Any EGU member can nominate someone for one of our range of medals and awards for significant contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences, including contributions to research by early career scientists, as well as awards for science-for-policy; scientific journalism; equality, diversity and inclusion; as well as, science communication, outreach and public engagement.
15 June 2026 – deadline for EGU awards and medals nominations.
Public engagement grants
Up to €2000 is available for applicants to raise awareness of the geosciences beyond the scientific community, particularly projects that target hard-to-reach audiences. An initiative of the Outreach Committee, you have the choice of format – be it comic, documentary, podcast, or whatever your imaginations manifests!
17 June 2026 – deadline for Public Engagement Grants applications.
Science journalism fellowship
EGU is offering up to €5000 for journalists to cover research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences. Applicants need to submit innovative proposals to report on geoscientific research not yet in the public sphere and which have European-relevance, and they can be any European language.
17 June 2026 – deadline for Science Journalism Fellowship applications.
Early Career Scientist Online Workshops
The Early Career Scientist (ECS) Network, spearheaded by the ECS representatives, will be soon launching a call for applications to deliver autumn online workshops to support and further develop the careers for EGU’s ECS members. If you want to be funded by EGU to develop workshops built for early scientific careers, keep an eye out for the calls for applications this month. If you want to attend such a workshop, registration will open at the end of summer!
May 2026 – Funding applications open to develop ECS online workshops.
June 2026 – Deadline for funding applications open to develop ECS online workshops.
Augst 2026 – Registration opens to attend ECS online workshops.
High education teaching grants
Develop your own teaching materials with EGU’s High Education Teaching Grants, supported by the Education Committee! Funding will be provided for successful applicants to develop university-level education teaching materials which will be shared online with our community. Get inspired by checking out our previously funded teaching materials!
June 2026 – Funding applications open for High Education Teaching Grants.
How to peer review online workshops
Funding is available to support the development of autumn online workshops equip EGU’s members with the skills and knowledge needed to peer review. An initiative lead by the EGU Publications Committee, applications for funding to develop workshops for peer-review training will launch in June, whilst registration to attend the workshops will open at the end of summer!
June 2026 – Funding applications open to develop peer preview training online workshops
August 2026 – Registrations open to attend peer preview training online workshops.
Science-for-policy pairing scheme
As part of its mission to support evidence-based policy-making and bring scientists and decision-makers together, the Union sponsors a science-policy pairing scheme which offers Europe-based EGU members the opportunity to work in the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium. Supported by the Science for Policy Working Group, the winning applicants have expenses, such as accommodation and travel, paid for by the Union as they foster connections at the science-policy interface,
Summer 2026 – applications open for the Science-for-Policy Pairing Scheme.
Online webinars and events
All through the year, EGU provides opportunites for learning and networking via its digital programme of online events. All our events are free and by registration only. Our offer includes:
- Webinars: often an hour long, EGU webinars cover a range free training as well as panels discussing research and geoscience community topics. All webinars are recorded and published on the EGU Youtube channel.
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- Coming soon: Thursday 11 June, 13:00 – SciComm 101: How To Share Science Online
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- Workshops: our workshop offers provide more in-depth training, often occuring for two or more hour-long sessions and which are spread over a series. Workshops are delivered by professionals who have been funded by EGU following their succesful application to our calls.
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- Coming soon: August onwards – registration opens for three EGU Autumn Workshop Series on Science Communication, Science-for-Policy, Peer-Review, and Early Career Scientist career development.
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- Seminar-style Campfires: EGU Campfires provide space for community discussion and networking around a particular scientific field. Run by one or more of our scientific divisions, Campfires are not recorded to cultivate a space for relaxed discussion.
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- Coming soon: Thursday 28 May, 13:00 – Ocean Sciences Campfire
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- Hangouts: building community around cross-cutting and interdisciplinary themes like Science-for-Policy, our Hangouts, similar to Campfires, are also not recorded and are focused around topical seminars and networking.
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- Coming soon: Monday 1 June, 14:00 – Science for Policy Hangout
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Have an idea for a webinar you want to see, or you want to deliver yourself? Want to speak in a seminar-style Campfire or Hangout? Contact the digital programmes manager, Simon Clark, at webinars@egu.eu.
