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COST CALL 2023

COST OPEN CALL

The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is set on the 25th of October 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) CEST.
More information here .

25-04-2023
COST BELGIAN INFO DAY 2023

The Belgian COST National Contact Points organised on 25 April 2023 in WTC III Brussels two COST information sessions:

  • a general session to present COST and its networking opportunities
  • a specialised session for Belgian researchers and innovators that are preparing a proposal as 'main proposer' or ‘secondary proposer’

Belgian contacts for COST

Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, FPS Health, FWB, EWI, FWO, INNOVIRIS and SPW

AGENDA COST INFO DAY 2023

GENERAL SESSION
12:00-13:00 Networking lunch offered by EWI
13:00-13:05 Welcome words
- Arnaud Vajda, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BELSPO  
13:05-13:15 COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond
- Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association
13:15-13:25 What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action?
- Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
13:25-13:35 How to submit an application?
- Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
13:35-14:05 Added value and benefits –2 COST Action members:
- Vincent Baeten, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Science Communication Manager in COST Action CA19145 “European Network for assuring food integrity using non-destructive spectral sensors”
- Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, UCLouvain, Working Group Leader in the COST Action CA21167 “Universality, diversity and idiosyncrasy in language technology”
14:05-14:15 COST in Belgium - COST National Coordinator and regional representatives
- Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
14:15-14:30 Q&A and closing
14:30-15:00  Coffee and networking break


SPECIALISED SESSION
15:00-15:05 Welcome words
- Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
15:05-15:25 How to prepare a COST proposal
- Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
15:25-15:55 Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action
- Mieke Schrooten, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, COST Action Chair of CA 21143 “Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe”
15:55-16:25 Insights from the Belgian representative in the COST Scientific Committee
- Min Reuchamps, UCLouvain
16:25-16:45 Q&A and closing of the session

COST CALL 2022

COST CALL

The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is fixed on the 20th of October 2022 at 12:00 AM.

More information via: https://www.cost.eu/funding/open-call-a-simple-one-step-application-process .

08-06-2022
COST Information sessions

The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 8 June 2022 in the Royal Library (KBR) in Brussels two information sessions:

  • a general session to present COST and its networking opportunities from 10:00 AM till 12:00 PM
  • a specialised session for Belgian researchers and innovators that are preparing a proposal as the 'main proposer' or ‘secondary proposer’ from 14:00 PM till 15:30 PM

Target audience:

  • General session: open for researchers and innovators based in Belgium who want to know more about COST and its networking opportunities
  • Specialised session: open for researchers and innovators based in Belgium preparing a COST proposal as the main proposer or secondary proposer

Belgian contacts for COST

Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, CFWB, FWO, SPW, Innoviris and EWI

Presentations

08-06-2022
AGENDA COST GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (MORNING)
10:00‑10:05 Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
10:05-10:20 COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond - Dr Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association
10:20-10:35 What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer COST, COST Association
10:35-10:50 How to submit an application? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
10:50-11:20 Added value and benfits by Natalie Verbruggen, ULB and vice-chair of the COST action CA19116 Trace metal metabolism in plants
11:20-11:50 Added value and benfits by Annika Bruger, UCLouvain and grant awarding coordinator in COST action CA20117 Converting molecular profiles of myeloid cells into biomarkers for inflammation and cancer
11:50-11:55 COST in Belgium
11:55 End of session


08-06-2022
AGENDA COST SPECIALISED INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (AFTERNOON)
14:00-14:05 Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
14:05-14:30 How to prepare a COST proposal by Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
14:30-15:00 Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano, MC-Chair of COST action 'European Burden of Disease Network’
15:00-15:30 Q&A and closing of the session

COST CALL 2021

COST CALL

The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is fixed on the 29th of October 2021 at 12:00 AM.

More information www.cost.eu/funding/how-to-get-funding/open-call

04-05-2021
COST Information session

The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 4 May 2021 an information session via GoToMeeting for the Belgian researchers that consider handing in a proposal as 'main proposer'.

04-05-2021
COST Informatiesessie via GoToMeeting - Agenda
10:00‑10:05 Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
10:05-10:20 How to prepare a COST proposal by Christer Halen, Senior Administrator Science Operations from the COST Association
10:20-10:50 Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Prof Reuchamps from UCLouvain, chair of the COST action 'Constitution-making and deliberative democracy'
10:50-11:20 Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Dr Jan Reubens from the Flanders Marine Institute, chair of the COST action ' The European Aquatic Animal Tracking Network'
11:20-11:50 Advice from a Belgian evaluator in the review panel, Prof Gerrit Beemster from UAntwerp
11:50-12:00
Closing by Pascale Van Dinter

COST CALL 2020

COST CALL

The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call was fixed on 29 October 2020 but is extended to 13 November 2020 at 12:00 AM.

More information www.cost.eu/funding/how-to-get-funding/open-call

10-09-2020
COST Information session

The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 10 September 2020 an information session via GoToMeeting for the Belgian researchers that consider handing in a proposal as 'main proposer'.

10-09-2020
COST Information session via GoToMeeting - Agenda
09:00‑09:05 Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
09:05-09:20 How to prepare a COST proposal by Dr Dominique Vandekerchove, Science Officer from the COST Association
09:20-09:50 Tips and tricks for the preparation of COST action by Prof Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano, chair of the COST action 'European Burden of Disease Network'
09:50-10:20 Tips and tricks for the preparation of COST action by Daniele Carati, Belgian representative in the COST Scientific Committee
10:20-10:50 Impressions from a Belgian evaluator in the COST review panel, Prof. Dr. Andy Wullaert from UGent-VIB
10:50-11:00
Closing by Pascale Van Dinter