ITC conference grants

What is an Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Conference grant?

The Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grants provide financial support for Young Researchers and Innovators from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) and Near Neighbour Country (NNC) to attend international scientific conferences not specifically organized by the Action, related to the topic of the EU4MOFs COST Action. The grantee receives support for attending and presenting their poster or oral presentation at a conference and must be listed in the program of the conference and/or in the book of abstracts.
ITC are Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Who can apply?

According to COST program rules, ITC conference grants are exclusively reserved to YRI who are WG member of the Action, registered on e-COST, with a primary affiliation in an institution located in an ITC which is a member of EU4MOFs COST Action. The participation and presented materials should be in line with the scope of the EU4MOFs COST Action. During the Action only one conference grant can be offered per grant year per person, satisfying the above-mentioned criteria.