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ITC Conference Grants

An ITC Conference involves a presentation of original work by a Young Researcher or Innovator from an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC) or Near Neighbour Country (NNC) at a high-level conference that is fully organized by a third party, i.e., not organized or co-organized by the COST Action.

Purpose of ITC Conferences:

•To advance COST’s Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy.

•To support Young Researchers and Innovators affiliated with institutions in ITC/NNC by helping them build strong networks, increase visibility within the research community, share their work, and gain new knowledge.

•To contribute to the increased visibility of the Action.

For more information, please refer to the Annotated Rules for COST Actions, available at: https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2023/11/COST-094-21-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C-V1.4-Final-.pdf.

The COST Action a-STEP accepts ITC Grant applications annually, with the following periods for participation:

  • 01/12/2020 – 20/09/2021
  • 01/12/2021 – 20/09/2022
  • 01/12/2022 – 20/09/2023
  • 01/12/2023 – 20/09/2024

Funding:

Up to EUR 1500 is available for face-to-face conferences and EUR 500 for virtual conferences.

For more information about the activities of the COST Action SUSTAIN (CA19104), please visit: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19104/.

To apply, please complete the application template available at: https://www.cost.eu/ITCConference_GrantApplication.

After the ITC Conference Grant:

Within two weeks of your presentation, please complete the report using the template provided at: https://www.cost.eu/ITCConference_Report. Submission of this report within the two-week timeframe is a requirement to receive the grant.

Your presentation or poster should include explicit acknowledgement of the COST Action by adding:

“This presentation/poster is based on work from COST Action SUSTAIN, CA19104, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).”

In order to claim the grant, you must also provide the following supporting documents:

  • Certificate of conference attendance
  • Conference programme or book of abstracts/proceedings showing your presentation (oral or poster)
  • Copy of the presentation (oral or poster)

If you have any questions regarding the grant application process, please feel free to contact a-STEP’s Grant Awarding Coordinator, Özge Mısırlı, at [email protected] .