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Deadline 2025 COST Open Call for Proposals

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The COST Open call OC-2025-1 is now open for submission and will close on 21 October 2025 at 12h00 (noon) CEST.

More information on the Open Call can be found here.

Please note that for the 2025 Open Call a new version of the Technical Annex has been introduced. Be aware to use and upload the new and correct version of the Technical Annex when submitting your application.

A new and revised Guidelines for Proposers is also available. The changes in the Proposers’ Guidelines are the following:

  • Change in the title of the Guidelines which is now COST Open Call Proposers’ Guidelines – level C (formerly COST Open Call Applicants’ Guidelines- SESA-level C).
  • New annotated version of the Technical Annex.
  • New scoring system of the remote individual evaluation.
  • Introduction of a section on Generative Artificial Intelligence.
  • Introduction of the notion of Acceptability of COST Action’s proposals.

For further queries on the COST Open Call don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via cost@fwo.be.

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