Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes and/or initiated by early-stage researchers are especially welcome.

COST is organised in nine broad domains:

• biomedicine and molecular biosciences
• chemistry and molecular sciences and technologies
• earth system science and environmental management
• food and agriculture
• forests, their products and services
• individuals, society, culture and health
• information and communication technologies
• materials, physical and nanosciences
• transport and urban development

Proposers are invited to locate their topic within one domain. However, inter-disciplinary proposals not fitting readily into a single domain are particularly welcome and will be assessed separately.

COST does not itself fund research, but supports networking activities such as meetings, conferences, short-term scientific exchanges and outreach activities. It receives financial support for its coordinating activities under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

Further information:
http://www.cost.esf.org/opencall/

Source: Official Journal of the European Union
Document Reference:OJ No C 283 of 7 November 2008