Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grants
What ITC Conference grants?
ITC Conference grant funds an oral presentation of their own work within the scope of the Action by an Action Participant affiliated to a legal entity located in an Inclusiveness Target Country / Near Neighbour Country in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.
Which Contries are ITC?
As of now (last checked 09.02.2026) the current list of ITCs includes: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine. Please cross reference with the COST website.
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 country;
• Budget requested;
• Attendance Type (face to face or online)
To be uploaded to e-COST:
• Application form (template available on e-COST) describing: Relevance of the conference topic to the Action and Motivation describing the potential for impact on the applicant’s career.
• Copy of the abstract of the accepted oral presentation;
• 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 of the accepted contribution, in terms of grantee’s visibility, 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.