====== UniDive 1st call for ITC conference grants applications (round 3) ======

ITC Conference grants are awarded by the Management Committee to UniDive participants affiliated in an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC) or a Near Neighbour Country (NNC), to present their own work (**oral** presentation) within the scope of UniDive at a high-level conference, not necessarily in a COST country.

For a list of countries see: [[https://www.cost.eu/about/strategy/excellence-and-inclusiveness/|ITC countries]] and [[https://www.cost.eu/about/strategy/international-collaboration/|NNC countries]]

ITC Conference grants:
* Serve COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy;
* help UniDiive participants to gain knowledge and to establish a strong network in the research community through sharing their work;
increase the visibility of the Action;
provide contribution for travelling, accommodation and subsistence expenses, registration fee, printing of scientific poster and overall effort.

**Applications** are submitted via the [[https://e-services.cost.eu/|e-COST portal]] using the dedicated [[https://e-services.cost.eu/activity/grants/add|forms]] available. The content of the application shall include paper title, conference title, conference country, start and end date, budget requested by the applicant, as well as supporting documents: copy of the abstract of the accepted presentation, acceptance letter from the conference organizers, and a short explanation of the relevance of the paper to the UniDive Action. If the ITC conference grant is awarded, the authors must explicitly **acknowledge UniDive** in the paper, following 
 [[https://unidive.lisn.upsaclay.fr/doku.php?id=how_to_acknowledge_unidive|this model]]. Please, note that a **written report** must also be submitted via e-COST upon returning from the conference.

For more information on the ITC grants, see the [[https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2025/02/COST-094-21-V2.0-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C.pdf|Annotated Rules for Cost Actions: Annex2]]. For more information on the application procedure, please consult the [[https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2025/01/COST-Grant-Awarding-user-guide.pdf|Grant Awarding User Guide]].

**Important dates:**
  * Application deadline: 10th June 2025
  * Notification: 17th June 2025
  * Conference dates: 18th June - 30th September, 2025

If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes,
Nurit Melnik (nuritme@openu.ac.il) & Stella Markantonatou (marks@athenarc.gr) Grant Awarding Coordinators of UniDive COST action