COST Open Call - COST Actions

Upper €516,000EUR Lower €129,000EUR Selected proposals for COST Actions will get a financial support in the range of EUR 129,000 p.a., normally for four years, subject to available budget. 45 new Actions are expected to be approved, depending on receipt of sufficient EC budget.

COST Actions are Science and Technology (S&T) networks open to researchers and innovators from universities, research centres, companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as other stakeholders and relevant legal entities. Proposals for a COST Action must represent a network composed of proposers from at least seven (7) COST Members amongst which a minimum number shall be from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC).

Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe. Multi
- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged. COST implements its mission by funding bottom-up, excellence-driven, open and inclusive networks for peaceful purposes in all areas of science and technology. COST does NOT fund research itself, but supports networking via different tools such as meetings, short term scientific missions, training schools and dissemination activities part of COST Actions. COST invites proposals for Actions aiming at contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe to close the gap between science, policy makers and society throughout Europe and beyond. In order to achieve its mission, COST provides support for activities such as: the development of European-based scientific and technological networks in any scientific or interdisciplinary domain; the exploitation of the research outcomes by integrating all stakeholders, thereby intensifying the links between the scientific communities, the enterprises, the policy makers and the society; the dissemination of results of such research activities in order to improve their scientific, social and economic impact; the provision for collaboration opportunities to all researchers in order to employ all talented and creative human resources available in Europe overcoming the bottlenecks linked to geographic location, age or gender; the facilitation of the international collaboration of the European research networks, thereby increasing their efficiency, effectiveness and impact at global level; the appropriate further developments for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology in the context of the European Research Area based on European and global developments. Eligibility COST Actions are Science and Technology (S&T) networks open to researchers and innovators from universities, research centres, companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as other stakeholders and relevant legal entities. Proposals for a COST Action must represent a network composed of proposers from at least seven (7) COST Members amongst which a minimum number shall be from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC).