Open Call for COST Actions

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The Open Call 2024 is open. The next collection date will be 23 October 2024 at 12.00 (noon) CEST. The following collection date is expected in Autumn 2025.

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.

The Open Call Action proposal submission, evaluation, selection and approval (SESA) procedure is fully science and technology-driven and will ensure a simple, transparent and competitive proposal evaluation and selection process, reflecting the bottom-up, open and inclusive principles of COST.

Participants planning to submit a proposal for a COST Action will need to refer to the SESA guidelines and to the Open Call Announcement available on the Documents and Guidelines page.

Idea

Identify a research challenge and explain how tackling it could lead to scientific and/or technological advancements.

Propose an innovative idea linked to a specific challenge in your field of expertise.

Who Can Apply?

Researchers and innovators from academia, public institutions, industry/SMEs, NGOs and European and international organisations.

All scientific fields: from the most technical research topics to humanities or social sciences.

Team

Half of the countries in the group of proposers must be COST Inclusiveness Target Countries.

At least 7 peers from different COST countries.

Anonymous proposal.

Evaluation Criteria

Networking excellence: Demonstrate how European or international networking helps tackling the challenge. Show how you will engage with the right stakeholders, ensuring the suitable expertise in the network.

Scientific excellence: Your proposal should be relevant to the scientific field in question or address a timely challenge. Innovative proposals are highly valued.

Implementation: Present a detailed plan to reach your objectives in four years.

Impact: Explain how networking maximises the impact of your idea at multiple levels: science, society, etc.

Selection Criteria

Alignement with COST policies: include Inclusiveness Target Countries, early career investigators and gender balance.

How to apply?

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Documents and Guidelines

For general questions related to the Open Call please contact your COST National Coordinator who will be able to assist. More technical questions can be addressed to opencall@cost.eu

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Application date
Duration
3 years
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Humanities
Social sciences
Citizen Sciences
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