COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting of 41 Full Members, 1 Cooperating Member and 1 Partner Member. The 41 COST Full Member countries govern COST via their representatives in the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) – the General Assembly of the COST Association.
This allows researchers from these countries to embark upon networking opportunities by participating in science and technology networks called COST Actions.
Choose a country in the list below for an overview of the Country National Coordinators (CNC), Action participation and Action Chairs for each Member. A full list of all CSO delegates is available here.
COST Full Members
The 41 COST Full Members are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary*, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, The Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
COST Cooperating Member
Israel is a Cooperating Member. A Cooperating Member implies non-voting rights in the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Cooperating Member enjoy member rights in COST Action participation.
COST Partner Member
South Africa is a Partner Member of COST. A Partner Member implies no rights to attend the COST CSO. However, researchers from COST’s Partner Members enjoy observer rights in COST Action participation.
CNC Members
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Wildhainweg 3, Postfach CH-3001 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Wildhainweg 3
3001 Berne
Switzerland
Additional information
Under COST rules in Horizon Europe, researchers and innovators affiliated to institutions based in Switzerland are fully eligible to participate in COST Actions. This includes:
- reimbursed participation in Action networking activities (meetings, conferences, Training Schools, Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), and virtual mobility grants);
- possibility to be a main or secondary proposer in the COST Open Call for new Actions;
- eligibility to all leadership positions in ongoing Actions;
- possibility to be the Grant Holder Institution for an Action;
- reimbursed participation in activities organised by COST, such as COST Academy training’s.
As a COST Full Member, Switzerland’s eligibility is independent of affiliation to Horizon Europe.
Facts & figures of Swiss participation in 2023
Individual participation in all Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA22109
12/10/2023 - 11/10/2027Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary medicine (MedPlants4Vet)
CA22162
06/10/2023 - 05/10/2027FutureMed: A TRANSDISCIPLINARY NETWORK TO BRIDGE CLIMATE SCIENCE AND IMPACTS ON SOCIETY (FutureMed)
CA21119
25/10/2022 - 24/10/2026International network for harmonization of atmospheric aerosol retrievals from ground based photometers (Harmonia)
CA21131
28/09/2022 - 27/09/2026Enabling multilingual eye-tracking data collection for human and machine language processing research (MultiplEYE)
CA21168
15/09/2022 - 14/09/2026Improving outcome of Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism via universally applicable clinical practice strategies (JIR-CliPS)
IG16215
14/09/2022 - 31/10/2023European Network for the Dissemination of portable, Low-cost, minimally invasive, EaSy-to-uSe and easily accessible analytical tools to meet the needs of Metal heritage conservation
CA20123
30/09/2021 - 29/09/2025Intergovernmental Coordination from Local to European Governance (IGCOORD)
CA20133
28/09/2021 - 27/09/2025CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGIES TOWARDS ZERO WASTE (FULLRECO4US)
CA19109
15/10/2020 - 14/10/2024European network for Mediterranean cyclones in weather and climate (MEDCYCLONES)
CA19120
24/09/2020 - 23/09/2024WATer isotopeS in the critical zONe: from groundwater recharge to plant transpiration (WATSON)
CA23160
31/10/2024 - 30/10/2028Effective Lake management: reducing cyanobacteria by actions in the catchment (CYANOACTION)
CA23103
31/10/2024 - 30/10/2028Life, liberty and health: ensuring universal protection of human rights at sea (BlueRights)
CA23113
29/10/2024 - 28/10/2028Climate change impacts on mental health in Europe (CliMent)
CA23128
28/10/2024 - 27/10/2028Connecting Landscape Architecture Archives to enhance European landscape practice, research and education (ConnectLAA)
CA23156
25/10/2024 - 24/10/2028European Network for Sigma-1 Receptor as a Therapeutic Opportunity (SIGMA-1EUROPE)
CA23104
25/10/2024 - 24/10/2028Mainstreaming water reuse into the circular economy paradigm (Water4Reuse)
CA23132
22/10/2024 - 21/10/2028Magnetic Particle Imaging for next-generation theranostics and medical research (NexMPI)
CA23102
22/10/2024 - 21/10/2028Linking euroscepticism and populism: causes and consequences (EUPopLink)
CA23129
21/10/2024 - 20/10/2028Peace Research Community Europe (PEACE)
CA23149
21/10/2024 - 20/10/2028Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries (Antigender-Politics)