2nd Call ITC Conference Grants

The 2nd ITC Conference Grants Call of CYPHER CA22151 accepts applications to be submitted from January 17th to January 31st for the period from February 1st, 2025 to May 31st, 2025. 

The ITC Conference grants funds for an oral presentation of their own work within the scope of the Action by an Action Participant affiliated with a legal entity located in an Inclusiveness Target Country / Near Neighbour Country in a high-level conference fully organized by a third party, i.e. not organized nor co-organized by the COST Action.

General Instructions for all participants:

To apply for this call, follow the steps below: 

• Obtain the agreement of the host institution. 
• The applicant should start an ITC Conference application by logging into e-COST: https://e-services.cost.eu/.
• Go to COST Actions, on the left panel. 
• Go to Grant Applications, again, on the left panel.
• Click on the “+ Apply for grant” button located on the bottom right.
• Select ITC Conference grant.
• Select the COST Action CA22151
• Fill in the required information
• Save the information

For the next steps, you will need to upload the following documents:

• ITC Conference Grant application form (you can download this through the system).
• CV (including a list of academic publications, if any).
• Short description of your involvement in the CYPHER COST Action.
• Acceptance letter from the conference organizers (confirming either your speaking slot or your poster presentation).
• A copy of the abstract or poster submitted to the conference.

Finally, click on the “Submit the application” button. 

Application Timeline

🎤 Open of call: January 17th, 2025.

🛑 Deadline for application: January 31st, 2025.

🗓️ The Conference must take place between February 1st and May 31^st, 2025.

Eligibility Criteria:

The CYPHER Evaluation Committee will evaluate all applications in the light of the objectives of the Action Grant Period. 

The eligibility criteria are:

• Does the conference (or topic of the panel etc.) fall within the remit of CYPHER?
• Is the topic of the conference proposal within the remit of COST Action CYPHER and will it likely make a significant contribution to the debates within the action?
• Is the proposal internally coherent, logical, with a clearly discernible structure?
• Is the presentation likely to make a significant contribution to the candidate’s scientific and professional development?
• Preference will be given to papers being submitted to conferences with competitive peer review.
• Gender balance will be taken into account.

The evaluation will be carried out by the Grant Awarding Coordinator with an evaluation committee and the decision will be communicated to the applicant before February 15th, 2024. 

If you still have any doubts about the eligible expenses that can be claimed, the appropriate supporting documents, or how to complete the OTRR, please contact the Grant Awarding Coordinator: Aurélie Bellemans at aurelie.bellemans@vub.be, or contact us at cypher.costaction@gmail.com