The Europlanet Ireland & UK Hub is pleased to open a travel award call for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to attend a conference, meeting, or other event pertinent to their planetary science research in 2025. Please submit applications here: https://www.europlanet.org/ireland-uk-hub-ecr-funding-scheme-2025/

Please consider the following when applying:

Applicants must:

• be affiliated with a UK or Ireland institution.
• be individual members of Europlanet or be based at an institution with an organisational Europlanet membership. Proof of Europlanet membership must be included in the application.
• assess applications based on need, while being mindful of meeting timelines.
• be ECRs, which Europlanet defines as anyone whose last degree was obtained no more than 7 years ago (not counting parental leave, serious illness, and similar career breaks).
• submit no more than one application each.
• name in their application the specific conference, meeting, or relevant event taking place in the UK or Ireland in 2025 with publicly available dates and other information.
• submit their application at least one week before the first day of the meeting they plan to attend.
• ensure they claim their expenses by 31st December 2025.

The Ireland & UK Hub will:

• make individual awards of up to €250 to cover registration, travel, or accommodation costs. The total value of the fund is €1,000.
• inform successful applicants in a timely manner by email and provide instructions on how to claim expenses.
• act as liaison between successful applicants and Europlanet to reimburse expenses after the event has taken place.