Transcript COST Action
COST European COoperation in Science and Technology Belspo, 14 March 2014 Benjamin MONNOYE, Attaché [email protected] Directorate of scientific research DG non-compulsory education and scientific research Ministry of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels ••• COST main characteristics • • • • Founded in 1971 Intergovernmental initiative FP7 budget : EUR 250 Mio (EU Commission) supporting cooperation among scientists and researchers all fields of research via coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level • 1 Instrument: COST Action (4 year network - min.5 COST countries) • § +/- 300 Running Action • average funding about 130 000 € per year per Action • “Bottom-up” – no fixed programmes / priorities • Focus on multidisciplinary cooperation • Promotion of Early Stage Researchers ••• 36 COST Countries • The 28 EU Member States • Acceding & Candidate Countries - FYR of Macedonia (FYROM) - Iceland - Republic of Serbia - Turkey • Other Countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Norway - Switzerland • COST Co-operating States - Israel ••• What is a COST Action? Council COST Secretariat 10 COST Domain Committees COST Actions (200+) COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) ….. F&A …… …….. MC Action WGs WORKING GROUPS …… ~ 30.000 researchers Scientific Domain COST National Coordinators ……. ••• What is funded by COST? • COST Actions: A network of (nationally) funded projects (min. 5 participating countries) receive a financial contribution based on a joint work programme (4 years) for: – – – – – Science management / working group meetings Scientific workshops and seminars Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) Training Schools and Research Conferences Dissemination ••• How COST works ? • How to introduce a COST Action • Assessment of Action proposals • How to join an Action ••• How to Introduce a COST Action proposal • Open call, 2 collection dates/year (next march 2014) • Network ≥ 5 member countries • Consult the COST website • Take notice of the assessment criteria • Contact your CNC(s) ••• Assessment of Action proposals • Over a period of 9 months (collection date -> start) • Preproposals: DC members + Experts • Full proposals: EEP + hearings DC ••• COST Action life cycle Open Call Collection Date Two Stage Process Implementation Dissemination (4 years) (x years) (max. 9 months) Assessment DC assesses preproposals External experts & DC assess full proposals CSO approves MoU Monitoring APCs Evaluation 1st MC Meeting min. 5 countries accept MoU time ••• How to join an Action • Help writing the (pre)proposal • Respond positively during the elaboration of a full proposal • Join a starting/running Action via your CNC, preferably during the first year ••• Some websites of interest www.cost.eu www.belspo.be www.fwo.be/ www.fnrs.be/ www.recherchescientifique.cfwb.be/ Thank you for your attention ! Benjamin Monnoye, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, 14 march 2014