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ESF provides the COST Officethrough a European Commission contract
COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme
COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
A Networking Programme to enhance European Research
Dr Lucia Forzi, COST Office Brussels, 11 June 2014
What is COST? COST is the oldest and widest European intergovernmental framework for transnational Cooperation in Science and Technology
COST has been supporting the networking of research activities across all 35 Member Countries and beyond for over 40 years
COST is open to all disciplines, all novel and ground-breaking science and technology (S&T) ideas and to all categories of partners where mutual benefit is real
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COST Mission
COST enables breakthrough scientific developments leading to new concepts and products. It thereby contributes to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities.
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Inclusiveness and excellence Supporting highest quality in science and
technology (S&T) Action proposals are S&T-driven (bottom-up) Early Stage Researchers are a key target of
COST support COST funding is used to leverage funding from
nationally and regionally funded projects
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COST Key Principles
COST supports the networking of researchers through science and technology networks called ‘COST Actions’ and open to:
Any novel and original idea (innovative) All fields of S&T (including interdisciplinary, new and
emergent fields) All partners (public and private, big and small) All career stages (young and senior researchers) All countries (small and big, leader and follower countries)
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COST Strengths
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COST was established in 1971 1974 : ESF 1984 : 1st FP 1985 : EUREKA
COST meets continuous interest from scientific communities From 19 member states in 1971 to 35 Member States
and 1 Cooperating State in 2011 From 7 Actions in 1971 to more than 300 Actions in 2014
(in total more than 850 COST Actions funded) From 7 Science disciplines in 1971 to 9 multidisciplinary
Domains in 2011… From a few hundred thousands € in FP1 to 250 Million €
in FP7
COST History
COST: 2014 year of transition
Preparing for the future: Establishment of a new implementing structure,
the COST Association (19 September 2013) Transition from FP7 to Horizon 2020 ‒ To prepare for this transition, the COST Office and
the current implementing agent for COST, ESF, are collaborating to finalise FP7 activities
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COST Budget from H2020
EUR 300 million (constant prices) for 7 years coming from two H2020 work programmes: Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world –
inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies” “Spreading Excellence and Widening
Participation”
For trans-European networking of nationally funded research activities
Funded through the FP7 ‘Cooperation’ programme. The European Science Foundation (ESF) is COST’s implementing agent. Operated by the COST Office (Brussels).
European Commission
FP7 ESF COST
Office
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COST Funding under FP7
The ‘COST Association’ was established on 19 September 2013 with the aim of providing the legal entity for the implementation of COST activities in the near future.
The COST Association is established as an International Non-Profit Association under Belgian law (AISBL).
COST Funding 2014
European Commission Horizon 2020
COST Association
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COST Association
COST Countries
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Inclusiveness Early stage researchers,
ESRs Gender balance International
cooperation SMEs/industry
participation
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COST has identified its priorities and developed its policies on:
COST Policies under H2020
Originated from: Political context of Horizon 2020 Geographical context of the COST Member Countries
With the aim to: Encourage and enable researchers from less research-
intensive countries across the COST Member Countries to set up and/or join COST Actions and get more intensively involved in all COST activities
Counterbalancing research communities’ unequal access to knowledge infrastructures, funding and resources distribution
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Inclusiveness under H2020
COST Inclusiveness countries EU Member States: “EU13”: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia
EU candidate countries: former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Turkey
Potential EU candidate countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Inclusiveness under H2020
COST Organisation under H2020
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What will the COST Association do?
Supports the scientific and technical implementation of COST Framework:
Science Operations : COST Actions Open Call – 2 cut off dates per year Scientific Committee(s)
Communication activities: S&T-driven activities and events
Strategic activities: Policy-driven activities and events
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What is a COST Action?
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COST does not fund research itself, but supports networking activities carried out within COST Actions.
COST Actions are pan-European, bottom-up science and technology networks open to researchers from academia and industry or to policy stakeholders.
Every COST Action lasts for up to four years and requires the participation of researchers from at least 5 COST Member Countries.
COST Action Features
Expanding networks 130 000 EUR support for a COST Action
featuring 20 participating COST Countries on average
Fostering transdisciplinary research Supporting new ideas and knowledge
sharing
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COST Near Neighbour Countries Participation 206 participations in running COST Actions across 17 countries
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Albania (15) Algeria (7) Armenia (8) Azerbaijan (5) Belarus (6) Egypt (7) Georgia (5) Jordan (2) Lebanon (5) Moldova (5) Montenegro (12) Morocco (13) Palestinian Authority (3) Syrian Arab Republic (2) Russia (51) Tunisia (14) Ukraine (46)
March 2014 data
International Partner Countries 519 participations in running Actions across 27 countries
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March 2014 data
How do COST Actions work? Scientists and researchers network and collaborate within COST Actions using different networking tools:
Management Committees Working Group Meetings Scientific Workshops and Seminars Training Schools Short-Term Scientific Meetings (STSMs) Dissemination and Publications
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Utilisation of Biomass for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals (UBIOCHEM) COST Action CM0903
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Objective
to generate a synergistic approach for utilisation of biomass for sustainable fuels & chemicals through cooperation between scientists from different member states and different areas and disciplines
WG1 Primary conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks WG2 Biomass to energy WG3 Biomass to novel materials WG4 Biomass to platform chemicals
Hybrid Energy Storage Devices and Systems for Mobile and Stationary Applications (Hybrid-ES) COST Action MP1004
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Objective
To provide scientific and technological knowledge to develop innovative hybrid energy storage devices and systems and to prepare an appropriate platform for their adequate practical implementation in transportation and energy technique
WG1 Improved materials for energy storage devices (ESD`s) WG2 Strategy to build “intelligent” hybrid energy storage devices
and systems WG3 Hybrid energy storage solutions for mobile applications WG4 Hybrid energy storage solutions for stationary applications
NANOSTHYS - Nanostructured Materials for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage COST Action MP1103
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Objective
to develop innovative nanostructured materials that meet the targets for practical Solid State Hydrogen Storage for their adequate implementation in stationary and transport applications
WG1 Synthesis of novel materials with optimized properties WG2 High resolution and high sensitivity characterization of
atomic level structure and of microstructural features WG3 Characterization of hydrogen storage properties both at
the laboratory level and at the scale of prototype tanks WG4 Computational modeling of processes relevant to SSHS
Supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting (PERSPECT-H2O) COST Action CM1202
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Objective
to develop a fundamental understanding of the function determining light-induced elementary reactions in supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting and to realize novel supramolecular photocatalysts for water splitting
WG1 Synthesis and Photocatalysis WG2 Device Integration WG3 Photoinduced Dynamics WG4 Structural Intermediates and Catalytically Active Species
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Dr Lucia Forzi Science Officer Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies [email protected]
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