D4.2 White paper on European Polar Research funding landscape and cooperation potential

This White Paper provides an analysis of the Directory of polar research funding programmes in Europe (D4.1) for the purpose of assisting European funding agencies and other stakeholders to understand the landscape and cooperation potential of European polar research funding. On this basis a continued dialogue with national polar research funding agencies and operators, EC representatives and other stakeholders, EU-PolarNet 2 will work towards developing the European Polar Research Area by optimising the coordination and complementary value of European (Horizon Europe), national and global polar research funding programmes. This is also needed to effectively address the most pressing research questions identified by the international polar research community under the SCAR Horizon Scan, the IASC ICARP III process and the scientific prioritisation of polar research topics identified under the Set of White papers addressing priority questions in polar research and targeting funding agencies and policy makers (EU-Polar Net 1 White Papers), as well as the Integrated European Polar Research Programme, published by EU-PolarNet 1 in 2020. After consultations and dialogue with funding agencies and stakeholders, our final goal under EU-PolarNet 2 is to provide recommendations for a Partnership initiative in Polar Research under Horizon Europe supporting the implementation and development of future European research actions.