COST Open Call

The Open Call follows a two-stage process whereby applicants, after registering, submit a preliminary proposal by a set collection date. This preliminary proposal provides an overview of proposed Action's goal and its foreseen impact. After assessment, approximately 80 of these preliminary proposals are selected for the second phase. Successful applicants are then invited to submit a full proposal.

Each collection date is announced in the Official Journal of the European Union. The latest announcement is dated 15 July 2010.

What does COST fund?
The support will cover the costs of networking activities such as meetings (e.g. travel, subsistence, local organiser support), conferences, workshops, short-term scientific exchanges, training schools, publications and dissemination activities. COST does not fund the research itself.

Next collection date: 24 September 2010 at 17:00 Brussels time.

Collection dates 2011: 25 March 2011 and 30 September 2011 at 17:00 Brussels time.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call

About COST
COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide.