Open Call: Submit Your Proposal
COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. A continuous Open Call for Proposals is used to attract the best proposals for new COST Actions.
COST follows different evaluation procedures for Proposals submitted in one of the nine COST Domains or, when highly interdisciplinary and spanning several COST Domains, as Trans-Domain Proposals (TDP).
Proposals submitted in one COST Domain
Proposals submitted in one of the nine COST Domains follow a two-stage process whereby proposers, after registering, submit a Preliminary Proposal by a set collection date. This Preliminary Proposal provides an overview of the proposed Action's goal and its foreseen impact. After evaluation, approximately 120 of the top-ranked Preliminary Proposals are invited to submit a Full Proposal.
After assessment by external experts, the top-ranked Full Proposals are presented orally to the Domain Committee (DC Hearing). A final list is proposed for approval by the Committee of Senior Official (CSO).
Trans-Domain Proposals (TDP)
Broad, interdisciplinary proposals known as 'Trans-Domain Proposals' (TDP) follow a TDP Pilot Evaluation and Selection Procedure with a proposal registration via the proposer’s e-COST profile as of 15 February 2013. The TDP Pilot requires one single proposal submission, with the proposal evaluated remotely in two steps preceding TDP Panel Hearings.
More information about the TDP Pilot can be found on http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/TDP.
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.
The FAQ section also answers Open Call specific questions.
Next collection date
Each collection date is announced in the Official Journal of the European Union a few months before the deadline. The latest announcement is dated 21 December 2012.
- For submissions in one of the nine COST Domains: 27 September 2013 at 17:00 Brussels time (GMT+1).
- For Trans-Domain Proposal (TDP) submissions there is first a proposal registration deadline on 29 March 2013 at 17:00 Brussels time (GMT+1), followed by a proposal submission deadline on 14 June 2013, 17:00 Brussels time (GMT+1). Please note that the proposal registration will have to be made via your e-COST profile as from 15 February 2013.
Open Call entry points
For applicants
Registration, submission and status of proposals
Restricted Area
For the monitoring of proposals
