Dissemination Conference Grants

What is Dissemination Conference Grant?
Dissemination Conference grant funds an oral presentation by an Action Participant of the work of the Action in a high level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.

Am I eligable? 
Please try out COSTs eligabilty tool

Where to apply? 
https://e-services.cost.eu/user/activity/grants

Information to be provided in the application
To be filled in e-COST:
• Title of the presentation
• Conference title, date (within the active Grant Period, i.e.no overlap across two consecutive Grant Periods) and venue;
• Budget requested;
• Attendance Type (face to face or online)

To be uploaded to e-COST:
• Application form (template available on e-COST) describing: Alignment with the Science Communication Plan25 adopted by the COST Action and Expected impact to the COST Action.
• Copy of the abstract of the accepted oral presentation focused on promoting the scientific achievements and activities being performed by the COST Action;
• Acceptance (or invitation) letter from the conference organisers;
• Other documents required by the Action (e.g. recommendation letter, etc…)

Information to be provided when reporting and claiming the grant
To be uploaded to e-COST:
o Report to the Action MC on the outcome of the presentation, including the establishment of new contacts for future collaborations,
o The certificate of attendance,
o The programme of the conference or book of abstracts / proceedings indicating the oral presentation of the grantee

Where can i find the application and report forms? 
In the Grand Awarding User Guide (https://www.cost.eu/grants_userguide) Section 1.2 "Templates for grant application and reporting"

How much can be granted? 
Up to EUR 2 500,00 per grant for face-to-face conferences OR EUR 500.00 for online conferences. Decided by the Action MC or Core Group on proposal of the evaluators and should reflect the duration and location of the Conference and the actual conference fee. Applicants to Conference Grants shall not receive different types of conference grants in the same period.