Short term scientific missions (STSM) and ITC conference grants
Short term scientific missions (STSMs) and Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) conference grants
Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are aimed at strengthening collaborative activities by allowing scientists to go to another laboratory to learn/perform a new technique. They are particularly intended for young scientists.
ITC Conference Grants are aimed at supporting ECI and PhD students from Participating ITC to attend international science and technology related conferences on the topic of the Action that are not organised by the COST Action.
STCMs and ITC Conference Grants are evaluated and granted by the Grant Awarding Coordination team.
STSMs open call
Funding for Several Short Term Scientific missions (STSM) of at least 2000 € each is available during the third grant period (November 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025) to allow the exchange of ANDRONET researchers and team members among the laboratories of the ANDRONET COST Action participants. The application deadline will be permanently open. All applications will be considered as soon as they are submitted and resolved on a first-come, first-served basis until all available STSMs have been granted. In all cases, the realization of the STSM must be finished by October 31, 2025. The length of the STSMs can be from a few weeks up to several months (there is no limit) as long as the start and end dates fall within the grant period. The Grant is intended to contribute to the grantee's travelling, accommodation, and subsistence expenses and stimulate and promote research collaborations among teams and/or education in Andrology.
Interested candidates in applying for an STSM should submit a letter of motivation for their intended stay (including the title of the proposed activity, proposed start and end dates, budget requested, information about the host institution and contact person), and the support letters of the Laboratory PIs involved in the exchange, to the
Grant Awarding Coordinator: Dr. Davor Jezek(ELIMINAR)
ITC conference grants
Funding for several ITC conference grants supported with up to 1000 € each is available during the second grant period (November 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025). The goal of these grants is to offer young researchers (PhD students or postdocs <8 years) from Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) the possibility to support funding to participate in any of the major conferences or congresses in the field of the Andronet Action with the ultimate goal of stimulating and promoting research collaborations among teams and/or education in Andrology. The application deadline will be permanently open. All applications will be considered as soon as they are submitted and resolved on a first-come, first-served basis until all available STSMs have been granted. In all cases, the realization of the Grant must be finished by October 31, 2025.
ITC Conference Grantees will receive support for attending and presenting their work (poster/oral presentation) at a conference and can establish new contacts for future collaborations.
Grantees will be required to provide the following for claiming the Grant: a report on the outcome of the presentation of the accepted contribution (grantee's visibility, establishment of new contacts for future collaborations), the certificate of attendance, the conference programme or book of abstracts of the grantee, and a copy of the given presentation (oral or poster).
Interested candidates applying for a ITC conference grant should send in advance a brief CV (up to 4 pages) and letter of motivation (including title of the presentation, conference title, dates within the active Grant Period and country, budget requested, relevance of the conference topic to the Andronet action and potential for impact on the applicant's career) to the
Grant Awarding Coordinator: Dr. Davor Jezek.(ELIMINAR)
Grant awarding coordinators:
Coordinator: Davor Jezek - Croatia,
Grant Awarding Co-coordinators: Alberto de la Iglesia -Spain, Jolanta Słowikowska-Hilczer - Poland, Zsolt Kopa - Hungary
