COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is Europe’s longest-running intergovernmental framework for cooperation in science and technology funding cooperative scientific projects called ‘COST Actions’.
With a successful history of implementing scientific networking projects for over 40 years, COST offers scientists the opportunity to embark upon bottom-up, multidisciplinary and collaborative networks across all science and technology domains.
The initiative within each Action comes from the scientists, technical experts and from any other stakeholder with a direct interest in fostering international collaboration. The Actions are led by a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the governments of the COST countries participating in the Action.