{"id":2294,"date":"2026-04-23T08:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:53:17","slug":"pre-call-announcement-european-cooperation-in-science-and-technology-cost-open-call-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2294","title":{"rendered":"Pre-call announcement: European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) open call 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COST.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COST.png 450w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COST-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb90024\"><strong>Do you have an idea for an innovative research network? Do you want to bring R&amp;I experts from diverse fields, backgrounds, and countries together to advance science and technology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A COST Action is an <strong>interdisciplinary research network<\/strong> that brings together researchers and innovators to investigate a topic for four years.\u00a0Open to all science and technology fields, including new and emerging ones, COST Actions are also bottom-up meaning you can propose a network based on your own interests or ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COST Actions are pan-European, open throughout their lifetime to new members, and are adaptable in terms of internal organisation and strategy. They are well-suited to promote multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborations, output and impact-oriented. COST supports networking via different activities such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>short-term scientific missions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>training schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dissemination products, to achieve bottom-up defined challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that <strong>COST does not fund research itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tips for submitting a winning COST Action proposal\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-ApXKzLnks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COST Actions are Science and Technology (S&amp;T) networks open to researchers and innovators, and other relevant stakeholders, affiliated to a legal entity such as: a public entity (national, regional, local public authority or any other kind of public entity), universities, research centres, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs), as well as any other form of legal entity recognised under a national or international framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals must represent a network composed of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>at least seven COST Full or Cooperating Members amongst which at least 50% shall be from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (see Annex I \u2013 Level A: Country and Organisations Table included below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>at least 40% of individuals who are young researchers and innovators (defined as being under the age of 40)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An individual may participate either as Main or Secondary Proposer in one proposal only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposers\u2019 guidelines are included as a PDF below, but proposers are also encouraged to contact their COST National Coordinator (CNC) for additional information and guidance (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cost.eu\/cnc\">www.cost.eu\/cnc<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding covers the expenses of networking activities and can be used to fund events, Short-Term Scientific Missions, Training Schools, communication activities, and virtual networking tools. A COST Action is typically worth \u20ac150,000 in its first year and on average \u20ac180,000 per year for the other three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to 80 networks will be funded through this call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online information session: 16 June 2026 (register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/cost-events\/online-cost-info-day-2026\/\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call opens: 31 July 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 28 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Full details, including links to relevant documents and guidelines, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/funding\/open-call-a-simple-one-step-application-process\/\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, researchers can find a current COST Action to participate in <a 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