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Short Course and Conference Sponsorship Program

The EAG Short Course and Conference Sponsorship Program is open to EAG members who are organizing a short course or small conference in Europe focused on special topics or techniques from the broad field of geochemistry. The program aims to directly support student attendance at the event.

The EAG provides a total budget of 3,000 Euros for this program. One or several events may be sponsored each year.

Following the short course or small conference, the organizers are required to prepare a short 1-2-page report highlighting the experiences of sponsored students for potential publication on the EAG Blog.

Applications for events taking place in 2027 will open in September (deadline: 1 November 2026).

How to apply

Application requirements

Please review the information below and then download and complete the application form (docx). Once completed, please send the form (PDF or Word) to the EAG Office at office@eag.org.

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be an EAG Member.
  • The short course or conference must be taking place in Europe in the year following the application deadline.

Application

Please note that in sections 3 to 5 of the application form you are required to provide the following information:

  • A description of the event (500 words max.) outlining:
    – the goals of the event;
    – if the event is not specifically for early career scientists, what opportunities the event will present for early career scientists (if any);
    – the mechanisms in place (if any) to promote attendance of underrepresented groups;
    – a list of speakers (name and host university) and reasons why these speakers were selected.
  • Budget details (in euros)
    – Budgeted income (registration fees, abstract fees, sponsorship, other).
    – Budgeted expenses (venue rental, catering, travel for invited scientists, other).
    – Amount requested from EAG (in euros). Please note that the maximum sponsorship possible is 3000€; amounts awarded for an event typically range from 500 to 1500 euros).
  • A description of planned use of EAG sponsorship (250 words max.), outlining:
    – how EAG funding would be used if your application is successful (e.g., discounted registration, student grants…);
    – how this is expected to impact the attendance of early career scientists and underrepresented groups (if any).
How will my application be evaluated?

Your application will be evaluated within 4-6 weeks of the application deadline.

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  1. The nature of the event (40%) 
  2. Diversity of speakers and lectors (20%)
  3. Planned use of EAG sponsorship (40%)

In 2026, the EAG is proud to be co-sponsoring:

10th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology

Dates: 12–16 January 2026
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

IAGOD 2026 pre-conference workshop: Decoding Ore Genesis: Understanding Fluid and Melt Inclusions in Critical Metal Systems
Date: 30 August 2026
Location: University of Porto, Portugal
Student support available, see website for details

GARD2026: Groundwater Arsenic Research Days

Dates: 22–26 November 2026
Location: Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

Student scholarships available: deadline 1 July
see here for more information

Former sponsored short courses and conferences