Mission Period: 20 March 2025 – 30 September 2025
Would you like to visit a laboratory in another country to work within the frames of this Action?
Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are research visits designed to support individual mobility, strengthen existing networks, and foster collaboration between COST Action Participants. All participants (senior scientist, junior scientists and students) are encouraged to apply. Although missions are primarily expected to promote collaboration among Action partners, exchange could involve visiting laboratories that are not yet Action members. The missions should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of this COST Action, by giving access to new techniques or methods, specific facilities, instruments or data that are highly beneficial to the awardee's project in his own institution/organisation.
The SIGMA-1EUROPE Action [www.cost.eu/actions/CA23156] is therefore offering grants for staff exchanges (up to €4,000) for STSMs to be completed by 30 September 2025. The STSMs can range from 5 calendar days to 3 months and are aimed to providing learning opportunities, preferably but not solely, to Young Researchers* through research exchange outside their home country. The grant will be paid on successful completion of the STSM, but an advance payment of up to 50% can be paid to researchers from an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC).
Each STSM should focus on scientific research related, directly or indirectly, to the sigma-1 receptor field, including knowledge exchange, methodological development, data analysis, and innovation. Some SIGMA-1EUROPE member organisations are offering specific STSMs (details available on the consortium website), or you can contact any SIGMA-1EUROPE member to design your own STSM.
*The researcher must be affiliated to a legal entity in a COST Full/Cooperating Member, NNC or European RTD. We particularly encourage Young Researchers (under 40 years) to apply.
Important Dates
Call closes: 15 September 2025
Notification of Results: 2 weeks after submission of complete application
Mission Period: 20 March 2025 – 30 September 2025
Please note: This is an open call. You can apply any time up to 08 August 2025 for your STSM to start and end within the mission period (20 March 2025 to 30 September 2025). Please ensure there is at least one month between submitting your application and the start date of your STSM.