OPEN CALL: 2026 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme with MEP Dimitris Tsiodras
- 3–6 November 2026
- Brussels, Belgium
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European Geosciences Union
www.egu.euAlmost every policy decision, regardless of the country or government level, has a scientific component to it. Science can help policymakers to more accurately assess the benefits and potential consequences of different policy pathways. To help promote a culture of evidence-informed policymaking and encourage stronger science-policy partnerships, the EGU sponsors an annual science-policy pairing scheme.
The scheme offers selected Europe-based EGU members the opportunity to gain insights into the policymaking process and the types of information policymakers need while at the same time providing policymakers with access to scientific expertise. As part of the scheme, selected EGU members will visit Brussels and work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who has volunteered to participate in this scheme. All expenses will be covered by the EGU. The dates and specific activities that will take place during the pairing scheme will be determined by each MEP’s needs, the area of expertise of the selected scientist and the participants’ availability.
Below you will find the EGU’s past and future pairing schemes. If you require any additional information, please contact the Science for Policy Manager, Chloe Hill (policy@egu.eu) .
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The 2024 Science-Policy Pairing Scheme was hosted by MEP Jutta Paulus, a German Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. Bianca Drepper was the selected EGU member.
In November 2023, the EGU sponsored two scientists to work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for up to a week inside the European Parliament in November 2023.
Daniele la Cecilia was paired with MEP Martin Hojsík and Stelios Karozis was paired with MEP Petros Kokkalis.
The 2022 iteration of the EGU Science-Policy Pairing Scheme was hosted in November with Norbert Lins, an MEP representing Germany and the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and EGU member, Elias Symeonakis.
The EGU’s 2020/21 pairing scheme paired Renée Bichler, EGU member and German Aerospace Center PhD Candidate, with Maria Spyraki, an MEP representing Greece and the Group of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament. Due to COVID restrictions, the 2020/21 pairing scheme was hosted virtually.
The EGU’s first science-policy pairing scheme paired EGU member Solmaz Mohadjer, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tübingen, with Finnish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Miapetra Kumpula-Natri.