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COST Open Call 2024 is now open

17/03/2024

Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged.

The Open Call Action proposal submission, evaluation, selection and approval (SESA) procedure is fully science and technology-driven and will ensure a simple, transparent and competitive proposal evaluation and selection process, reflecting the bottom-up, open and inclusive principles of COST.

Participants planning to submit a proposal for a COST Action will need to refer to the SESA guidelines and to the Open Call Announcement available on the Documents and Guidelines page. The call closes on 23 October 2024 (12:00 CET).

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The Hop-on call HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03-ACCESS-01 was open since 6 May 2025 and by the deadline on 4 September 2025, 61 proposals were submitted. The call budget allowed for funding of 90 projects. At the beginning of December, the applicants were informed on call evaluation...

Convergence of the Czech Republic's participation in the Framework Programmes exists, but may face structural limitations

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On October 16, 2025, Daniel Frank published an analysis entitled Convergence of EU-13 Countries in EU Framework Programmes: Trends, Divergences and Limits, with the main finding that "EU-13 are demonstrably strengthening in Horizon Europe, and their convergence towards...

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  The winners of the 2025 EIT Awards were announced at the 2025 EIT Innovation Awards Ceremony that took place on 25 November 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. The awards are granted to outstanding innovators from across the EIT network for their breakthrough solutions in...

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