New COST Action proposals Open Call - collection date 25 March 2012
Do you want to network with your international peers for free?
A call is being made for researchers based in Malta to participate in new COST actions which have just been published. COST, www.cost.eu, is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. It anticipates and complements the activities of the EU Framework Programmes, constituting a “bridge” towards the scientific communities of emerging countries. It also increases the mobility of researchers across Europe and fosters the establishment of scientific excellence in the ten key domains:
- Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)
- Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies (CMST)
- Earth System Science and Environmental Management (ESSEM)
- Food and Agriculture (FA)
- Forests, their Products and Services (FPS)
- Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health (ISCH)
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- Materials, Physical and Nanosciences (MPNS)
- Transport and Urban Development (TUD)
- Transdomain Proposals Standing Assessment Body (TDP-SAB)
COST actions are thus ‘bottom-up’ approaches to research and will facilitate networking and other events. There are no funds for research as such but researchers are reimbursed for expenses in conjunction with flights and accommodation to COST meetings. It also leads to excellent contacts and can also lead to preparation for future grant proposals eg as in FP. It is particularly suitable for young researchers as well…
The new actions can be found on this link http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call
For further information contact cost.mcst@gov.mt or janet.mifsud@um.edu.mt
