ITC Conference grants are awarded by the Management Committee to young researchers or innovators affiliated in an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC) or a Near Neighbour Country (NNC), to present their own work (poster/oral presentation) at an international well recognised conference organised by third parties (not COST Actions).

ITC Conference:

• Serve COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy;
• Support Young Researchers and Innovators affiliated in a legal entity in an Inclusiveness Target Countries/Near Neighbour Countries to establish a strong network and increase their visibility in the research community through sharing their work and to gain knowledge;
• Can contribute to increasing visibility of the Action.

ITC Conference benefit to:

• ITC Conference Grantee: receives support for attending and presenting their work (poster/oral presentation) at a conference and can establish new contacts for future collaborations.

ITC conference grants provide contribution for travelling, accommodation and subsistence expenses, registration fee, printing of scientific poster and overall effort.

The amount is decided by the Action MC or Core Group on proposal of the evaluators and should reflect the duration and location of the Conference and the actual conference Dissemination fee.

Calls for ITC Conference grant applications will be regularly published over UniDive’s duration. Please, check the ITC conference calls page and the unidive-all mailing list.