ITC Conference Grants
ITC Conference Grants
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 (ITC)[1] / Near Neighbour Country (NNC) in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.
The following conditions apply:
- Serves COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy;
- Supports Action Participant affiliated to a legal entity located in an Inclusiveness Target Countries/ Near Neighbour Countries to establish a strong network and increase their visibility in the research community through sharing their work and to gain knowledge;
- Can contribute to increasing visibility of the Action.
ITC Conference Grant benefits to:
- ITC Conference Grantee: receives support for attending and presenting their own work within the scope of the Action (oral presentation) in a conference and can establish new contacts for future collaborations.
ITC Conference Grant applications will be coordinated and evaluated as the STSM Grant applications. Before submission of your application, please familiarise yourself with the following documents:
- Excerpt from the COST Vademecum;
- Grant Awarding User guide;
- Template for ITC Conference Grant Application;
- Template for ITC Conference Grant Report.
Suggestions and applications for Conference Grants will be considered throughout the time span of the COST Action. Some ideas can be found here.
Please direct all requests for further information to the Grant Awarding Coordinator, Dr Ivan NIKOLIĆ, and NOT to the webmaster of this website.
[1] Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Türkiye, Ukraine (countries in red did not join the MiCropBiomes COST Action).