The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is inviting applications for a grant of up to €10,000 to host the sixth EGU Geoscience Day. These flagship public events run on one day each year in a rotating European country. The aim is to raise awareness of the Earth, planetary and space sciences to school students, the wider public, policymakers and journalists. The grant is available for a team to bring to fruition one, or several, large public events in 2026 on the same day in a single European country.

The 2025 Geoscience Day was held in Portugal spread across four locations, with a range of events in Mação, Ançã, Aveiro and Coimbra. Event co-ordinator and successful applicant for the 2025 Geoscience Day funding, Mafalda Miranda, geothermal geoscientist at GRAnalytics Lda, said “It is fantastic to have the opportunity to bring EGU Geoscience Day to Portugal for the first time! Geosciences are sometimes overlooked by the public in Portugal, and with these activities, we want to show that the supply of most of the resources on which the population and industry depend (i.e., energy, minerals, water, and food) is linked to geosciences. We want to show that geoscientists play an important role in modern societies and their sustainable development."

Applications are now open for the 2026 Geoscience Day grant. EGU particularly encourages applications from EU enlargement background (candidates for joining the EU) and EU-13 (those which joined in 2004 and later) countries. If several events are proposed, they should ideally be held in several different locations across the country, but on the same day. There are no restrictions on the format of the Geoscience Day or the proposed activities.

Successful proposals should aim to include at least two of the following audiences: school children; communities from under-represented demographics within geosciences; 'inactive' public audiences who don’t typically seek out science events; national science policymakers, journalists, or non-governmental organisations.

Applications should aim to include at least one of the following:

• Two-way dialogues between geoscientists and communities
• Co-created events, where communities and stakeholders contribute to their design
• Audience-centred events, built around considering the audience’s experience first and foremost
• Innovative events, addressing barriers and issues in society through new and transdisciplinary methods (especially from outside of the geosciences)

Applications for the EGU Geoscience Day 2026 will be open until the end of 19 January 2026. All applications should be submitted in English, but the event(s) should be in the most suitable language for the target audience(s). The Geoscience Day event(s) must then be completed before the end of 2026. For more information, visit the EGU Geoscience Day page.

Please note that only active EGU members, who either have a regular, student, emeritus or complementary membership for 2026, or who are life or honorary members of the EGU, are eligible to lead applications. However, EGU encourages proposal teams to be diverse, including non-scientists, therefore team members (apart from the lead applicant) do not have to be EGU members. Additionally, please bear in mind that members of the EGU Outreach Committee (presently or applying in the future) are not eligible to apply.

To apply for a grant, please use the application form in your EGU member user area. For more information contact the Outreach Committee Chair Solmaz Mohadjer at outreach@egu.eu.

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) 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. It is a non-profit interdisciplinary learned association of scientists founded in 2002 with headquarters in Munich, Germany. The EGU publishes a number of diverse scientific journals, which use an innovative open access format, and organises a number of topical meetings, and education and outreach activities. Its annual General Assembly is the largest and most prominent European geosciences event, attracting over 18,000 scientists from all over the world. The meeting’s sessions cover a wide range of topics, including volcanology, planetary exploration, the Earth’s internal structure and atmosphere, climate, energy, and resources.

• Geoscience Day 2025, Portugal
• Geoscience Day 2024, Ireland
• Geoscience Day 2023, Greece
• EGU Outreach Committee activities