2025 COCAG Grant Awards: Call for Applications

The COCAG Action is pleased to launch its open call for grant award applications for 2025.

There are four types of grants available at this time:  

  1. Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Grant funds a visit to a host organisation located in a different country than the country of affiliation by a researcher or innovator for specific work to be carried out and for a determined period of time.
  2. Dissemination Conference Grants (DCG) grant funds an oral presentation by an Action Participant of the work of the Action in a high level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action (i.e. not the COCAG launch conference in Manchester in May).
  3. YRI Conference Grants funds a presentation (poster/oral presentation) of their own work by a Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.
  4. ITC Conference Grants grant funds an oral presentation of participants own work within the scope of the Action by an Action Participant affiliated to a legal entity located in an Inclusiveness Target Country / Near Neighbour Country in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.

Please find more information about the Grant application process and application templates here.

Deadline for all the applications is July 14th 2025.

For more information on COCAG grant awards and evaluation criteria, contact grant awards coordinators Ingrid Bårdsdatter Bakke ingrid.bardsdatter.bakke@inn.no or Mariana Matijas mmatijas@unicath.hr. For technical help with the application, contact COST support services.  

* Please note that, alongside applicant eligibility (e.g. COST membership), applications will be assessed based on how well the project fits within COCAG’s scope and the quality of the project plan or conference. The Grant Awards may also consider inclusion, particularly for early career researchers (within five years of completing their PhD) or those in marginalised or precarious positions (e.g. in terms of gender, contract type, or socio-economic background). Please make sure to explain how your project fits the scope, its quality, and any relevant inclusion aspects in the appropriate section of your application.