POLARIN opens third Transnational Access call with opportunities at INTERACT stations
Researchers working across the polar sciences can now apply for access to a wide range of Arctic and Antarctic research infrastructures, including several stations within the INTERACT network. Applications to the latest POLARIN Transnational Access call must be submitted by 29 October 2026.
The EU-funded POLARIN project has opened its third Transnational Access (TA) call, offering researchers the opportunity to carry out research at polar stations, research vessels and other infrastructures across the Arctic and Antarctic.
The call opened on 1 September 2026 and will remain open until 29 October 2026 at 16:00 CET. In parallel, POLARIN has opened its third call for access to core repositories, providing researchers with opportunities to work with important ice and sediment archives.
The latest POLARIN call includes 31 research infrastructures, comprising 16 Arctic stations, nine Antarctic stations and six research vessels. According to the detailed call information, 29 infrastructures are offering Transnational Access in the 2026 call, with access available either in person, remotely, or through a combination of the two.
Core repositories also open for applications
Alongside the station and vessel opportunities, POLARIN's third Transnational Access Call to Core Repositories is also open until 29 October.
The call provides access to repositories and associated facilities holding valuable geological and paleoclimate material. Available infrastructures include the AWI Ice Core Repository, AWI Sediment Core Repository, UK Polar Sediment Core Facility and core repository and geological laboratory facilities in Tromsø.
Access to these collections supports research into past climate and environmental change and complements the field-based opportunities available through the wider POLARIN infrastructure network.
The deadline is 29 October 2026 at 16:00 CET, with access decisions expected to be announced in mid-March 2027.
Find more info and all relevant links here.
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