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.
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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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Deputy Director: Strategic Partnerships
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Innovation of the Republic of South Africa
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Assistant Director: Strategic Partnerships
Department of Science and Technology
DST Building (Building no. 53)
Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria
Private Bag X894 PRETORIA
Pretoria0001
Gauteng
South Africa
www.dst.gov.za
More information on South African COST seed funding: https://bit.ly/3O1DeF1
South Africa, as a COST Partner Member, has developed the COST seed funding mechanism allowing its researchers and innovators to benefit the COST Actions.
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) can provide seed funding for the travel costs of South African researchers traveling to Europe. Information on the application process, conditions and eligibility of funding is available here
Please note that DSI will transfer the travel funds to the applicant’s institution for all of its funding instruments established to support SA’s participation in the European Union funded programmes. It is important for applicants to submit applications six weeks before the planned activity to have enough time to process and arrange payment.
Facts & figures of South Africa’s participation in 2022
Individual participation in all Action activities
Participation by gender
Participation by age
Actions
CA22114
09/11/2023 - 08/11/2027Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants´development (TREASURE)
CA22147
02/11/2023 - 01/11/2027European metal-organic framework network: combining research and development to promote technological solutions (EU4MOFs)
CA22122
30/10/2023 - 29/10/2027Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue)
CA22145
24/10/2023 - 23/10/2027Computational Techniques for Tabletop Games Heritage (GameTable)
CA22110
24/10/2023 - 23/10/2027Cooperation, development and cross-border transfer of Industrial Symbiosis among industry and stakeholders (LIAISE)
CA22167
20/10/2023 - 19/10/2027Participatory Approaches with Older Adults (PAAR-net)
CA22120
18/10/2023 - 17/10/2027A European Network to Leverage the Multi-Age Workforce (LeverAge)
CA22169
18/10/2023 - 17/10/2027EUropean network to tackle METAbolic alterations in HEART failure (EU-METAHEART)
CA22146
17/10/2023 - 16/10/2027Harnessing the potential of underutilized crops to promote sustainable food production (DIVERSICROP)
CA22109
12/10/2023 - 11/10/2027Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary medicine (MedPlants4Vet)