How COST puts money into connecting researchers across Europe

11 Apr 2024 | News

COST Actions invite researchers to set up networking projects – and get a foot in the door at Horizon Europe. Current call is open until 23 October

In February and March 2024, to better support this new generation of science communicators, COST organised two dedicated workshops on ‘How to make the most of communication for your COST Action’. Photo credits: European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST)

Networking is good for science. It helps researchers connect and boost the impact of their research. That’s why COST is accepting proposals for its next set of Actions networking projects, until 23 October.

With the help COST’s funding – of an average €150,000 a year – researchers can connect with counterparts across Europe and increase the impact of their research.

COST, or European Cooperation in Science and Technology, funds researcher networking through the EU’s €95.5 billion Horizon Europe research programme. But it’s a separate entity from the rest of the programme, in governance and philosophy. COST pre-dates EU’s research frameworks by a decade, having formally launched in 1971.

“The logic of COST is very different…