- Antarctic Drilling (ANDRILL)
- European Consortium for Ocean Drilling (ECORD)
- ECORD Science Support & Advisory Committee (ESSAC)
- Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP)
- International Continental Scientific Drilling Programme (ICDP)
- Past Global Changes (PAGES)
- International Marine Past Global Changes Study (IMAGES)
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).