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, 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. 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
FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/ Foundation for Science and Technology
Departamento das Relações Internacionais/Department for International Relations
Av. D. Carlos I, 126 – 7º 1249-074
Lisbon, Portugal
Facts & figures of Portugal’s participation in 2024
Individual participation in Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA24169
13/10/2025 - 12/10/2029Science in Diplomacy Network: implementing multilateral policymaking in intersectoral, cross-disciplinary & strategic domains (SiDnet)
CA24160
10/10/2025 - 09/10/2029Comics and Sciences through Multidisciplinary Investigation and Collaboration (COS-MICs)
CA24105
09/10/2025 - 08/10/2029Enabling Translation of Retinal Disease Diagnosis and Therapies: A Roadmap for Future (Retina4Future)
CA24127
09/10/2025 - 08/10/2029Pan European Commission on Photoantimicrobial Testing (PanEuCOPT)
CA24133
06/10/2025 - 05/10/2029European network for animal evolutionary immunology: interlinking laboratory and wildlife infection biology (EVIM-NET)
CA24109
30/09/2025 - 29/09/2029Many-body Open Quantum Systems (QOpen)
CA24140
29/09/2025 - 28/09/2029One Health zoonotic Hepevirus Network (ONWARD)
CA24111
23/09/2025 - 22/09/2029European Network for Valorizing Food Processing Waste into Sustainable Fibers (ENFiber)
CA24134
22/09/2025 - 21/09/2029Observatory of Innovative Strategies for Repurposing Terrain Vague (OBSERVISTA)
CA24149
22/09/2025 - 21/09/2029Extreme Plasma Network for Advanced Discovery (EXPAND)
CA24147
31/10/2025 - 30/10/2029Artificial Intelligence Driven Dental AgEstimation Network (AID-AgE)
CA24115
31/10/2025 - 30/10/2029Connecting an INternational Network of Academic Manufacturers of ONcoimmunotherapies (CINNAMON)
CA24130
30/10/2025 - 29/10/2029Psychedelic renaissance: turn on, tune in and drop in (PSY-NET)
CA24152
30/10/2025 - 29/10/2029Epitranscriptomics and ncRNAs for climate-change-resilient and sustainable crops (EPICROPS)
CA24144
29/10/2025 - 28/10/2029ANTICIPATE: extended-range multi-hazard predictions and early warnings (ANTICIPATE)
CA24165
29/10/2025 - 28/10/2029Network for Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine (CardioPharmaGENET)
CA24117
28/10/2025 - 27/10/2029Innate lymphoid cells – the European quest for innovative cancer prognosis and immunotherapy (ILCquest)
CA24126
28/10/2025 - 27/10/2029Fostering Nature-Centred BioDESIGN to Explore regenerative futures (DESIGNAE)
CA24128
27/10/2025 - 26/10/2029European Network to Advance the Development and Implementation of Vocal Biomarkers (eVoiceNet)
CA24150
27/10/2025 - 26/10/2029Values in Turbulent Times: Navigating Social Changes and Challenges (VISTA)