[ European Geosciences Union - Funding for conferences on geosciences | Research funding ]

Established in Munich in 2002, EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.

The EGU Galileo Conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. A limited number, typically about 100, internationally recognised scientists meet for 3 to 5 days to discuss and debate issues at the forefront of the discipline. The conferences are informal: the state-of-the-art is outlined in keynote presentations designed to trigger in-depth discussion of important aspects of the conference topic. Usually about 50% of the conference time is dedicated to debate and dialogue, culminating in a final round table discussion where future research directions are included. Since Galileo Conferences provide an open atmosphere for sharing the latest research results, presentations and discussions are treated confidentially, unless otherwise agreed.

Who can apply: members of the European Geosciences Union (eligibility, fees and application).

Duration: typically 3-5 days between March 2021 and February 2022.

Funding: EUR 5000 are allocated to support the participation of early career scientists and up to EUR 3000 to web hosting. EGU will cover a potential deficit of the event (note that any potential benefit will be credited to EGU). In addition, it will provide conference organisation tools including web hosting, as well as the abstract, programme and registration management; as well as comprehensive organisational support (e.g. venue, poster boards, catering, Wi-Fi facilities, etc.).

Deadline: 29 February 2020
Decision: by end of June 2020
Start of the conference: within the 12 months after March 1 of the following year.

For further information, please have a look at the call webpage, call guidelines, selection procedure and online application form.