COST-European coorporation in the field of scientific
and technical research
COST-CRIPO Short term scientific missions
Objectives
The aim of a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) shall be to contribute
to the scientific objectives of the COST Action.
These Missions (Exchange Visits) are aimed at strengthening the existing
networks by allowing scientists to go to an institution or laboratory
in another COST member state to foster collaboration,
to learn a new technique or to take measurements using instruments and/or
methods not available in their own institution/laboratory. They are
particularly intended for young scientists (preferably PhD students).
STSMs may also be used to reimburse students attending a training school,
organized by the Cost Action.
The Applicant
The selection of the applicant is the responsibility of the Management
Committee (MC) of the Action.
The Applicant should normally be engaged in a programme
of research as a post graduate student or postdoctoral fellow or be
employed in an institution of a COST Member State having signed the
Memorandum of Understanding of the Action concerned. This institution
should be actively participating in the COST Action.
For the period of the STSM neither the Management Committee of the COST
Action nor the COST Office may be considered as the employer and grantees
must make their own arrangements for all health, social, personal security
and pension matters.
The home and the host institution should be in a COST
Member State having signed the MoU and participating in the COST Action.
In exceptional cases a STSM may be approved from a home institution
in a COST signatory country to a host Institution in a non-COST country
but not the other way round.
The Applicant is responsible for obtaining the agreement of the host
institution, before submitting his application.
Duration
Short-Term Scientific Missions, minimum one week (5 working days),
maximum 3 months, shall be made within the time frame of the operation
identified in the proposal and within the period of the respective COST
Action.
Within the COST action, there is a budget for 7 STSM’s
in the period of June 2009-May 2010. This call for applications
invites interested young researchers (PhD students and post docs) of
institutions, participating in the COST-action to submit an application
for STSM. In this call you will find
I. General information on objectives, applicants and eligible host institutions,
and maximum budget.
II. Specific evaluation criteria and timing for STSM’s applications
by the Chair and Vice-chair
III. Information on the application procedure
Call for applications for STSM’s (pdf)
