Fifth STSM Call
Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to announce the opening of the 5th call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) of the COST Action MiCropBiomes: Exploiting Plant-Microbiomes Networks and Synthetic Communities to Improve Crops’ Fitness. We are now receiving applications for STSM due to take place between January and September 2026.
Generally, STSM are:
- Exchange visits between researchers involved in a COST Action, allowing scientists to visit an institution or laboratory in another COST country;
- Aimed at fostering collaboration, sharing new techniques and infrastructure that may not be available in other participants’ institutions or laboratories;
- Minimum of 5 calendar days.
The financial contribution for such a STSM will be a fixed grant based on the applicant’s budget request and the evaluation of the application by the Grant Awarding Committee (max. 4000 € in total, covering travel and subsistence, i.e., accommodation and meal expenses).
For more information about the application and evaluation procedure, please consult our website.
The deadline for submitting applications is December 20, 2025.
All applications need to be sent by email to the Grant Awarding Coordinator, Ivan Nikolić (ivan.nikolic@bio.bg.ac.rs). He will then confirm the receipt of applications. Only approved applications will be recorded in e-COST later. Please direct all requests for further information to the Grant Awarding Coordinator, Dr Ivan NIKOLIĆ, and NOT to the webmaster of this website.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.
With kind regards,
Ralf Koebnik (WG5 Vice Leader)
Ivan Nikolić (Grant Awarding Coordinator)