Funding opportunities
The Action offers several funding opportunities which are listed below with all the relevant details for applicants. Please pay attention to these and check whether a call is open or not before applying.
Funding mechanisms include:
- Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)
- Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grants (ITC-CG)
- Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grants (YRI-CG)
- Dissemination Conference Grants (D-CG)
There is no call opened at he moment.
The next call is foreseen for Fall 2025.
Please visit this page from time to time, or follow our social media for updates.
Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)
According to COST Annotated rules, “The STSM grant funds a visit to a host organization located in a different country than the country of affiliation by a researcher or innovator for specific work to be carried out and for a determined period of time.”
STSM grants will be awarded with priority to Action members planning to visit members of different WGs with respect to their own. This decision is meant to improve the communication and collaboration between the different research areas involved in the Action.
Please note that STSM grantees may request up to 50% prepayment of the approved grant. This pre-payment is subject to the availability of funds and approval by the Action. The prepayment must be asked for sending an email to the Action Chair and to the Grant Holder Manager. Please also note that the grant will be paid directly to the successful applicant and not to their institution.
We kindly request that grantees provide a picture taken during their STSM. This picture will be used to highlight the Action activities on social media, and will improve the exposure of the grantee and of the host.
In case an article is published in relation with the STSM, the grantee will have to acknowledge the support of the Action.
Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grants (ITC-CG)
According to COST Annotated rules, “ITC Conference grant funds an oral presentation of their own work within the scope of the Action by an Action Participant affiliated to a legal entity located in an Inclusiveness Target Country / Near Neighbour Country in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.”
A Conference Grant (CG) is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation, meal expenses and registration fees of the selected grantee. It is a fixed financial contribution which takes into consideration the budget request of the applicant and the outcome of the evaluation of the application by the GECom. Please note that a CG does not necessarily cover all the expenses related to participating in a given conference. Please also note that the grant will be paid directly to the successful applicant and not to their institution.
We kindly request that grantees provide a picture of themselves at the conference they attend. This picture will be used to highlight the Action activities on social media, and will improve the exposure of the grantee.
In case a proceeding is published, the grantee will have to acknowledge the support of the Action.
Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grant (YRI-CG)
According to COST Annotated Rules, “YRI Conference grant funds a presentation (poster/oral presentation) of their own work by a Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.”
COST regulations define a YRI as someone under the age of 40, or who has reached or will reach 40 the year of the application.
A Conference Grant (CG) is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation, meal expenses and registration fees of the selected grantee. It is a fixed financial contribution which takes into consideration the budget request of the applicant and the outcome of the evaluation of the application by the GECom. Please note that a CG does not necessarily cover all the expenses related to participating in a given conference. Please also note that the grant will be paid directly to the successful applicant and not to their institution.
We kindly request that grantees provide a picture of themselves at the conference they attend. This picture will be used to highlight the Action activities on social media, and will improve the exposure of the grantee.
In case proceedings are published, the grantee will have to acknowledge the support of the Action.
Dissemination Conference Grant (DCG)
According to COST Annotated Rules, “Dissemination Conference grant funds an oral presentation by an Action Participant of the work of the Action in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.”
To emphasize the more important piece of information in the sentence above: the purpose of a dissemination talk is to present the work of the Action as a whole, and not the activities of the applicant.
A Conference Grant (CG) is a contribution to the overall travel, accommodation, meal expenses and registration fees of the selected grantee. It is a fixed financial contribution which takes into consideration the budget request of the applicant and the outcome of the evaluation of the application by the GECom. Please note that a CG does not necessarily cover all the expenses related to participating in a given conference. Please also note that the grant will be paid directly to the successful applicant and not to their institution.
We kindly request that grantees provide a picture of themselves at the conference they attend. This picture will be used to highlight the Action activities on social media, and will improve the exposure of the grantee.
In case proceedings are published, the grantee will have to acknowledge the support of the Action.
Important Information
Applications must be done through the e-COST internet portal. No application sent directly by email will be considered. The Grant Awarding process in e-COST is described in more detail in the Grant Awarding User guide.
Applicants do not have to be Action members, i.e. members of any of the Action Working Groups (WGs), except for dissemination conferences. However, the ranking of applications will give a higher priority will be given to Action registered members (to apply, visit https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23130/).
Applications will be reviewed by the Grant Evaluation Committee (GECom) of the Action and decision will be made within the given deadlines. The GECom consists of the Grant Awarding Coordinator (GAC), the Action Chair (invited member), and two representatives from each WG who are not WG leaders or vice-leaders. GECom members
can apply for a grant, but in that case they will not be part of the awarding process and they will have to disclose any conflict of interest.
Applications will be evaluated by checking for the criteria listed above. As a general rule, a higher priority will be given to Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI), female researchers, and researchers from ITCs.
Only applications received before the call’s deadline will be considered for a grant.
Due to the limited available funds for grants for each “Grant Period”, for some applications, only a portion of the requested funding may be granted. Full funding may still be possible, depending on the applicant’s specific situation.
Applicants shall not apply to different types of conference grants (ITC Conference Grants, Dissemination Conference Grants) in the same Grant Period.
Grantees for Conference Grants must acknowledge the COST Action, COST Association, and EU support by using their respective logos at least once on the title page.
In case proceedings are published, the Action should be acknowledged.
Applications must specify what is/are the science WG/WGs in the framework of which the activities or conference contributions are foreseen.
The list of WGs is as follows:
- WG1. High-energy quantum gravity theory;
- WG2. High-energy quantum gravity experiment;
- WG3. Low-energy gravitational effects in quantum systems;
- WG4. Low-energy high-precision experiment;
- WG5. Connection between low-energy and high-energy quantum gravity.
The grant funds will be issued directly to the grantees, and not to their institutions. Recipients must initially cover their expenses using personal funds. The payment of the grant will be done upon successful review and approval of comprehensive justification and reporting documentation .
Grant Evaluation Committee Members
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Prof Nikolaos Mavromatos
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Prof Jose Manuel Carmona
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Dr Denise Boncioli
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Dr Sami Caroff
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Prof Leon Loveridge
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Dr Thomas Galley
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Dr Sandro Donadi
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Dr Anna Pachol
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Dr Tomasz Trzesniewski
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