Success rate: 8.3 %

Researchers from Austria are involved as Main or Secondary Proposers in ca 50 % of the newly approved Actions.

Several of these COST Actions, which will begin in autumn, still have open positions on their Management Committees. As a reminder: each country can nominate up to two representatives per Action.

Before the official start of the Actions (some of which begin as early as September), FFG can issue nominations with immediate effect. After the Action has started, nominations are also submitted via FFG but require acceptance by the Action Chair and the respective established Management Committee.

We warmly invite you to inform researchers and experts at your institutions and encourage them to apply for nomination to a Management Committee. 

Nominations must be submitted through the FFG eCall system. 

Guide to the national nomination process: https://www.ffg.at/sites/default/files/allgemeine_downloads/europaeische_und_internationale_programme/programmdokumente/COST_MC_Nomination_Guide_AT_06_2025.pdf

 

A list of available Management Committee positions, organized by scientific field, can be found here (scroll down): https://www.ffg.at/europa/cost/bereiche-at-offen

  • Natural Sciences
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities

Participation in COST Actions is very accessible – researchers can join ongoing networks at any time. Even without Management Committee membership, involvement is possible in Working Groups, Short-Term Scientific Missions, Training Schools, and more.

Contact: cost(at)ffg.at

07.07.2025