COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting of 41 Full Members, 1 Cooperating Member and 1 Partner Member. The 41 COST Full Member countries govern COST via their representatives in the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) – the General Assembly of the COST Association.
This allows researchers from these countries to embark upon networking opportunities by participating in science and technology networks called COST Actions.
Choose a country in the list below for an overview of the Country National Coordinators (CNC), Action participation and Action Chairs for each Member. A full list of all CSO delegates is available here.
COST Full Members
The 41 COST Full Members are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, The Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
COST Cooperating Member
Israel is a Cooperating Member. A Cooperating Member implies non-voting rights in the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Cooperating Member enjoy member rights in COST Action participation.
COST Partner Member
South Africa is a Partner Member of COST. A Partner Member implies no rights to attend the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Partner Members enjoy observer rights in COST Action participation.
CNC Members
Acting Director of the Science Directorate
Head of the Transnational Scientific Initiatives Department
Ministry of Education and Science
Science Directorate
2A, “Knjaz A. Dondukov” Blvd
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Facts & figures of Bulgaria’s participation in 2025
Individual participation in Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA24158
25/09/2025 - 24/09/2029Disparities In Surgical Specialization and Education in Cancer Training (DISSECT)
CA22136
06/11/2023 - 05/11/2027Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS)
IC1303
13/11/2013 - 12/11/2017Algorithms, Architectures and Platforms for Enhanced Living Environments (AAPELE)
ES1206
17/05/2013 - 16/05/2017Advanced Global Navigation Satellite Systems tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate (GNSS4SWEC)
FA0904
29/03/2010 - 28/03/2014Eco-sustainable food packaging based on polymer nanomaterials
727
27/04/2004 - 30/09/2009Measuring and forecasting atmospheric icing structures
CA25134
30/10/2026 - 29/10/2030EDGE: Edges of Democracy, Geography & Environment (EDGE)
CA25180
29/10/2026 - 28/10/2030Biostimulants for Resilient Agriculture (BIORAG)
CA25108
29/10/2026 - 28/10/2030Advancing transdisciplinary management strategies for PFAS contamination (PFASnet)
CA25123
28/10/2026 - 27/10/2030European network for Quality Uterine evacuation Integration and Professional training (EQUIP)
CA25149
27/10/2026 - 26/10/2030Reliability of Spectroscopy and Imaging based Photonic Technologies for Biomedical Applications (Reliability4Photonics)
CA25156
27/10/2026 - 26/10/2030Sharing Practices for a Sustainable Future in the Conservation of Modern Art (SHARE-ART)
CA25151
26/10/2026 - 25/10/2030Human Prion Disease International Network (PRIONIER)
CA25154
26/10/2026 - 25/10/2030Reframing the Social Impact of Design (ReSIDe)
CA25122
23/10/2026 - 22/10/2030Systems Thinking for One Health implementation (SystOHm)
CA25107
23/10/2026 - 22/10/2030European Network Changing Conduct in Mental Healthcare Promoting Voluntary Measures and Practices (ENCORE)