How to join

• If your country has yet to accept the Action’s Memorandum of Understanding, contact our COST National Coordinator (list) who can launch your country’s participation procedure in this Action (only possible if national funding for the Actions’ activity is available). Once done, the CNC can officially nominate you as a representative of your country to the Action’s Management Committee. Please also contact the Grant Manager of our Action to register your interest with the Action.

• If your country has already accepted the Action’s Memorandum of Understanding:
  • but hasn’t nominated 2 representatives, contact your National Coordinator who can nominate you as a representative of your country to the Management Committee. Please also contact the Chair of the Action to register your interest.
  • and has already nominated 2 representatives, please contact the Chair of the Action expressing your interest in joining one or more of the Action’s Working Groups.

Researchers from institutions in Near Neighbour Countries and International Partner Countries can participate in COST Actions on the basis of mutual benefit (see the Rules for International Cooperation and Specific Organisations Participation), to be approved by the Executive Board on a case-by-case basis.

Once their participation is approved, researchers from these countries can participate in the Action. In the Management Committee of the Action they are considered as Management Committee Observers (with no right to vote).

Additionally, when more than two institutions from the same near Neighbour Country or International Partner Country participate in a COST Action they are requested to coordinate their participation, as they can be represented by a total maximum of two members in the Management Committee of the Action.