COST open call 2025 - the highest number of proposals ever

Last week the Open Call (oc-2025-1) for new COST Action proposals was closed. With 1090 submissions it attracted the highest number of proposals ever. It means a 29% increase compared to the previous oc-2024-1 call. All 42 COST Member Countries submitted a proposal as a main proposer, whereas Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands had the highest number of main proposers.

Czechia ranked 12^th with more than 30 main proposers. Together almost 60,000 main and secondary proposers were involved. 55% of proposals were from two or more main fields of science. 48% of main proposers were woman. More information can be found here. 

The proposals will now undergo evaluation and up to 70 COST Actions will be approved in May 2026.