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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 budget of 3,000 Euros for this program. One or several events may be sponsored each year.

Following the short course or small conference, sponsored students are required to prepare a short 1-page report on their experiences. Some of those reports will be published on the EAG Blog.

For events taking place in 2025, the application deadline is 1 November 2024.

Applications for online as well as hybrid and in-person events will be considered.

How to apply

Application requirements

Before applying please review the application form.

As part of the application you are required to upload a single PDF file containing:

  • A description of the event (1 page 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). Note the maximum sponsorship is 3000€.

 

  • A description of planned use of EAG sponsorship (1/2 page 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%)
Apply for sponsorship

In 2024, the EAG is proud to be co-sponsoring:

Granulite & Granulites 2024

Verbania, Italy, 3–6 September 2024

Website: https://granulites2024.sfmc-fr.org/

5th SerpentineDays 2024

Granada, Spain, 23–25 September 2024

Website: https://serpentinedays.org/serpentine-days-2024-granada/

Former sponsored short courses and conferences