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Resumen:
WHAT ARE STSMs?
Short-term scientific missions (STSM) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individuals (students, researchers, professionals from COST Member /Cooperating Member or Near-Neighbour Country involved in IG16215) mobility, allowing an individual to visit and learn from an institution or laboratory in another COST Member1/Cooperating Member2 or Near-Neighbour Country3 than the country of their affiliation, strengthening existing networks4 and fostering collaboration in excellent research infrastructures and share new techniques, gain access to specific data or methods that may not be available in their home institution or laboratory. These scientific missions may last up to three months and have a minimum duration of 5 days. Participation of young researchers and innovators is particularly encouraged.
ELIGIBILITY RULES
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/organisations or legal entities 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.
COST Innovators grants have a duration of 1 year. Therefore, there will only be one STSM call. The call is now open from 1 March until 15 April 2023 and approved STSMs should be completed one month before the end of the IG (30 September 2023).
The calculation of the financial contribution for each STSM Grant must respect the following criteria:
• Up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 in total can be afforded to each successful applicant for exchange visits with total duration between 5 and 90 days.
• Up to a maximum of EUR 160 per day can be afforded for accommodation and meal expenses.
• Up to a maximum of EUR 400 can be claimed for travel costs.
