About Us
The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation that focuses on major European strategic priorities in both the Arctic and the Antarctic regions. Current EPB membership includes research institutes, funding agencies, scientific academies and polar operators from across Europe.
Since 2015, the EPB has been an independent entity, with its Secretariat hosted by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in The Hague. Established in 1995, the EPB was earlier an Expert Board of the European Science Foundation, formed to provide strategic advice on Arctic and Antarctic issues.
The EPB envisions a Europe with a strong and cohesive polar research community and wherein decisions affecting or affected by the polar regions are informed by independent, accurate, and timely advice from the EPB.
The EPB has a mission to improve European coordination of Arctic and Antarctic research, by optimising the use of European polar research infrastructures. We promote multilateral collaborations between our Members and provide a single contact point for the global polar community. We advance the collective knowledge of polar issues, particularly in the context of European societal relevance.
Organisational information
The European Polar Board is registered as a Dutch nonprofit organisation with ANBI (algemeen nut beogende instelling) status.
EPB ANBI 2023 DRAFT (Draft annual accounts for 2023)
Legal name: European Polar Board (EPB)
Legal residence: The Hague, The Netherlands
Rechtspersonen en Samenwerkingsverbanden Informatienummer (RSIN): 856206362
Articles of Association (including Executive Committee renumeration policy, in Dutch and English)
Deed of Incorporation and Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Commercial Register extract (Kvk-nummer: 65665759)
EPB 2023 annual accounts DRAFT
EPB 2015 - 2016 annual accounts
The basic conditions for the employment of EPB Secretariat staff are set out in the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for the Research Institutes.