Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
COST aims to enable breakthrough scientific developments leading to new concepts and products. It thereby contributes to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities.
Call
Summary
The European Co-operation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) Programme has issued its next collection date for its open call for new COST Action proposals.
COST invites European researchers and innovators to submit proposals for Actions aiming to address scientific, technological and societal challenges by promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough science and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators.
Detailed Call Description
COST brings together researchers and innovators from all around the world to jointly develop ideas and initiatives across all science and technology fields through pan-European cooperation. COST encourages and fosters trans-, multi- and interdisciplinary approaches by integrating researchers and innovators from different fields and organisations such as universities, research centres, or companies. The Action does not fund research itself, but supports networking via different activities such as meetings, short-term scientific missions, training schools and dissemination products as part of COST Actions.
Proposals should reflect the main characteristics of COST Actions, namely, providing for knowledge sharing, creation and application, being excellence-driven, open and output-oriented while aiming at strengthening the scientific and technological basis of the proposed topic(s).
In addition, COST has a training initiative for COST Actions’ participants, the COST Academy. The COST Academy is a training initiative developed to support the COST Actions in managing their Action network. It offers trainings, workshops, and webinars on topics highly relevant for the performance of the Action networks.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Funding provided by COST supports networking activities, in particular:
- Meetings (i.e. Management Committee meetings, Working Group meetings);
- Training Schools;
- Mobility of Researchers and Innovators (Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and Virtual Mobility (VM));
- Presentations at conferences organised by third parties (ITC Conference grants and Dissemination grants).
Further, COST Actions can receive funding for other expenses supporting the Action:
- Dissemination and Communication Products;
- Expenses incurred for the benefit of the network (OERSA and Virtual Networking Support (VNS)).
COST Actions are funded via yearly Action Grant Agreements based on annual Work and Budget Plans.
The duration of a COST Action shall be 4 years.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
COST Action proposals must represent a Network of Proposers (researchers and innovators from academia, public or private organisations, NGOs, industry and SMEs) from at least 7 different COST Full or Cooperating Members among which at least 50% shall be from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (Cyprus, Czechia and Greece are included in this category).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
COST Association
Avenue du Boulevard – Bolwerklaan 21
1210 Brussels, Belgium
Contact Phone: +32 2 533 38 00
General Enquiries: office@cost.eu
Open Calls Enquiries: opencall@cost.eu
e-COST: Helpdesk