Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) Internal Call

DEADLINE: Applications for GP2 should be submitted before December 15, 2020 (results available on December 28th, 2020)

Conditions of application:

  • Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are institutional visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, fostering collaboration between individuals. The Guidelines for Action Management, Monitoring and Assessment should be followed to ensure the proper implementation of this networking instrument (seewww.cost.eu/guidelines_Action_management_monitoring_assessment).
  • STSM need to be carried out in their entirety within a single Grant Period and always within the Action’s lifetime. STSM in the GP2 must take place between 15 January 2021 – 15 March 2021. STSM must have a minimum duration of 5 calendar days that includes travel (maximum duration: 60 days).
  • STSM applicants must be engaged in an official research programme as a PhD Student or postdoctoral fellow or can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution, organisation or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing research. The institutions / organisation or legal entity where applicants pursue their main strand of research are considered as Home Institutions. The Host Institution is the institution / organisation that will host the successful applicant.
  • Applications should include a Motivation Letter and a Workplan Summary (2000 words max), as well as an approximate estimate of the costs and an indication of the expected period when the mission will take place. A letter from the home institution and a written agreement or a letter of invitation/acceptance from a representative/ researcher of the host institution must be uploaded as support documents on the e-cost platform for STMS applications.

For more details, please check the associated PDF document.

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