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) ā 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 calledĀ 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 availableĀ here.
COST Full Members
The 41 COST Full Members are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, 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.Ā A Cooperating Member implies non-voting rights in the COST CSO. However, researchers from COSTās 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 COSTās Partner Members enjoy observer rights in COST Action participation.
CNC Members

DLR Project Management Agency, European and International Cooperation, Europe
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
Germany

DLR Project Management Agency, European and International Cooperation, Europe
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
Germany

DLR Project Management Agency, European and International Cooperation, Europe Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
Germany
Facts & figures of Germany’s participation in 2022
Individual participation in all Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA22114
09/11/2023 - 08/11/2027Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants“development (TREASURE)
CA22115
09/11/2023 - 08/11/2027A Multilingual Repository of Phraseme Constructions in Central and Eastern European Languages (PhraConRep)
CA22152
26/10/2023 - 25/10/2027Supporting emerging care economy, empowering caregivers to provide safe care at home (BetterCare)
CA22150
25/10/2023 - 24/10/2027Comparative Research on the Executive Triangle in Europe (CoREx)
CA22167
20/10/2023 - 19/10/2027Participatory Approaches with Older Adults (PAAR-net)
CA22138
19/10/2023 - 18/10/2027Recovery of Mining District Network (REMINDNET)
CA22169
18/10/2023 - 17/10/2027EUropean network to tackle METAbolic alterations in HEART failure (EU-METAHEART)
CA22142
16/10/2023 - 15/10/2027Beneficial root-associated microorganisms for sustainable agriculture (ROOT-BENEFIT)
CA22117
12/10/2023 - 11/10/2027A European flyway research network for the effective conservation of migrant landbirds (EUFLYNET)
CA22157
04/10/2023 - 03/10/2027Reproductive Enhancement of CROP resilience to extreme climate (RECROP)
CA22114
09/11/2023 - 08/11/2027Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants“development (TREASURE)
CA22115
09/11/2023 - 08/11/2027A Multilingual Repository of Phraseme Constructions in Central and Eastern European Languages (PhraConRep)
CA22124
07/11/2023 - 06/11/2027EU Circular Economy Network for All: Consumer Protection through reducing, reusing, repairing (ECO4ALL)
CA22165
06/11/2023 - 05/11/2027Redressing Radical Polarisation: Strengthening European Civil Spheres facing Illiberal Digital Media (DepolarisingEU)
CA22136
06/11/2023 - 05/11/2027Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science (PANGEOS)
CA22147
02/11/2023 - 01/11/2027European metal-organic framework network: combining research and development to promote technological solutions (EU4MOFs)
CA22156
31/10/2023 - 30/10/2027Transformations international Experience and Research network for Sustainable futures (TransformERS)
CA22121
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027Rising nationalisms, shifting geopolitics and the future of European higher education/research openness (OPEN)
CA22122
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue)
CA22103
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK AGAINST BRAIN CANCER (Net4Brain)