Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are institutional visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, fostering collaboration between individuals.

STSM – ELIGIBILITY RULES

STSM applicants must be engaged in an official research programme as a PhD Student or postdoctoral fellow or can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution, organisation or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing research. The institutions / organisation or legal entity where applicants pursue their main strand of research are considered as Home institutions. The Host institution is the institution / organisation that will host the successful applicant.

The following table shows the scenarios available to eligible STSM applicants:

Located in an Approved NNC institutionIn a Participating COST Full Member / COST Cooperating Member

Applicant in a Home Institution	To perform an STSM in a Host Institution

Located in a Participating COST Full Member / COST Cooperating Member	In another Participating COST Full Member / COST Cooperating Member
	In a Participating COST Partner Member
	In an Approved IPC Institution
	In an Approved NNC Institution
	In EU Commission, Bodies, Offices and Agencies
	In an Approved European RTD Organisation
	In an Approved International Organisation


Located in an Approved European RTD Organisation	In a Participating COST Full Member / COST Cooperating Member

Eligible STSM applicants must submit their STSM applications online at the following web address: https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm

STSM Coordinator : Francisco Javier Cubero

To define transparent criteria of evaluation of STSM applications in line with COST rules
To evaluate of STSM applications
To select of the successful candidates and the approval of the scientific report submitted by the STSM grantee
To promote gender balance, enabling Early Career Investigators (ECI) and broadening geographical inclusiveness