The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent European Organization of Directors and Managers of the major European National Polar Programmes. It was established in 1995 by the European Science Foundation as a strategic advisory body on Polar Science. It is concerned with major strategic priorities in the Arctic and Antarctic and has members from national operators and research institutes in 17 countries. The EPB is hosted with the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), which is one of the largest science-funding bodies in the Netherlands and ensures quality and innovation in science.
