Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grants
What are YRI Conference grants?
YRI Conference grant funds a presentation (poster/oral presentation) of their own work within the scope of the Action by a Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) 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 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 poster or 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 presentation (oral or poster) 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.