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COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme		  

ESF provides the COST Office through a European Commission contract		  

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About COST

COST – European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research – is one of the longest-running European instruments supporting cooperation among scientists and researchers across Europe. COST is also the first and widest European intergovernmental network for coordination of nationally funded research activities.

COST mission is to strengthen Europe in scientific and technical research through the support of European cooperation and interaction between European Researchers. It also aims to maximise European Synergy and added value in non-competitive and pre-normative research. COST has 34 member countries and enables scientists to collaborate in a wide spectrum of activities grouped under nine key scientific Domains. ...read more

 

How can I join COST?

Depending on your own position and that of the Action (for details visit the COST web site and look for the relevant Action details) there are series of different forms of co-operation ...read more

COST Open Call

The next collection date for Preliminary Proposals will be 26 September 2008, 17:00 (Brussels time). COST invites proposals for new COST Actions contributing to the scientific, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes involving young groups’ ideas are especially welcome. ...read more

News from COST

21/04/2008 - About COST 2008 now available

The COST 2008 pocket guide is now available.

This easy-to-use guide covers the whole of the COST system for research cooperation in Europe, including information about COST governance, contact points and financial instruments plus, most importantly, the COST Actions.

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08/04/2008 - COST Considerations on the Results of the Consultation on the European Commission ERA Green Paper

The results of the public consultation on the European Commission’s Green Paper on the European Research Area (ERA) “The ERA: New Perspectives”, to which COST contributed, are now available on the European Commission’s website.

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21/03/2008 - ESF launches its first Call for Candidates for the enhancement of the ESF/COST Information System

The Call for Candidates, launched on 14 March 2008 and published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily - Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union), concerns the provision for:

- an Information System Integration Infrastructure, and

- a Human Resources Management System, both including software licenses and all associated services.

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COST Office Newsletter No 8 April 2008

Download the eighth edition of the COST Office e-newsletter and find out about the latest COST news and stories. In this issue a Portrait of Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen - DC Chair for COST Domain Biomedicine and Molecular...
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