The board of the Nuclear Physics Division (NPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is seeking candidates to host the 2026 edition of the Conference on Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics (NPA-XII 2026).

Every two years the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics Conference brings together researchers from a multi-disciplinary community of experimental and theoretical nuclear physicists, astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmo-chemists to discuss the current challenges of this exciting and fast developing research field.

The NPA conference is part of the series of NPD divisional conferences, comprising the European Nuclear Physics Conference (EuNPC) and the Applied Nuclear Physics (ANP) Conference.

The application material should include:

-              the approximate dates when it is planned to hold the conference,

-               the description of the proposed location and venue,

-              the description of the participating Universities and Laboratories,

-              the projected costs,

-              the expected financial supports,

-              the anticipated sponsorship from Universities/Laboratories/Industries,

-              the support for students and early career researchers,

-               and the foreseen approximate conference fees.

The bid should also provide the list of members composing the Local Organizing Committee.

As the NPA conference is part of the series organized by the Nuclear Physics Division:

• a reduced fee for EPS members should be considered
• a contribution of €25 per participant is expected to be provided to the NPD board
• a certain number of NPD board members should be included in the Scientific Advisory Board.

In the case of proceedings, it is strongly recommended to select those appearing on a referred journal. The procedure should be defined in advance, and the proceedings must be accessible to all conference speakers.

The conference could apply to be recognized as an EPS conference and may also request an EPS poster prize and/or a grant for early-career researchers.

The deadline to submit the application material to the Scientific Secretary of the NPD board (Raquel Crespo,  raquel.crespo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt) is April 30^th, 2025.

The candidates will be invited to present their proposal at the NPD board meeting in May 8^th-9^th 2025, when the selection of the NPA-XII 2026 conference will be made.