INTER-COST

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What is the INTER-COST?

INTER-COST aims to support participation of Czech research groups in international running or newly established COST Actions in basic research, industrial research and experimental development. See more details in LUC25 Summary  .

Who can apply for the INTER-COST?

Senior researchers, junior researchers or postdocs who are confirmed members of running COST Actions.

Why apply for the INTER-COST?

• You can submit proposal of your research project in basic research, industrial research or experimental development which is connected to the research field of the COST Action.
• You can get money for a 20–40 month long research project (provided your COST Action runs long enough, 20 months at least).
• The pool of applicants is limited to members of COST Actions. It is therefore a very promising opportunity to get money for your own research.

When to apply for the INTER-COST?

The nearest call deadline INTER-COST 2025 is on Wed 22 Jan 2025 23:59:59 CET.

  Please inform the Project Office about your intention.  
  Do not hesitate anytime to contact us for consulting, discussion or help.  

How to apply for INTER-COST?

1. Find and read programme guidelines (available only in Czech).
   • INTER-COST 2025 call
   • LUC25 Summary (en)  
   • LUC25 Guidelines (cz)  
   • LUC24 IOCB Internal template – available from the Project Office upon request
   • LUC24 Budget template CZ – available from the Project Office upon request
   • ISIX application system guidelines (CZ)  
   • INTER-EXCELLENCE II guidelines (CZ)  
2. Contact the Project Office if another Czech partner will participate in the project, the “Partner agreement” is a mandatory annex to the project proposal. The Project Office will also provide you with a Signed Statutory declaration of eligibility to realise the project, called “Čestné prohlášení o způsobilosti k řešení projektu”.
3. Prepare a budget using the internal IOCB budget template (e-mail projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz to request this) and have this checked by the Project Office.
4. Prepare all parts of the Project proposal “Návrh projektu” (Contact details of the Czech and foreign proposers and their institutions; project annotation, project introduction, project framework, project description, objectives and goals; project periods and expected results; project strategy and Methodology; project and research team; budget and justification) offline, using the IOCB templates (please, contact Project office). Please note that the project proposal must be prepared in Czech, except for specific parts indicated.
5. Finalise all parts of your project proposal in the ISIX application system:
   • Project proposal “Návrh projektu”: copy-and-paste the section from the pre-prepared template to avoid the system timing-out whilst you write parts online.
   • Annexes uploaded to the ISIX system:
     1. CV of the main PI and other key team members “Životopis hlavního řešitele a klíčových osob” (ISIX – compulsory attachment 7D);
     2. b. Document signed by the COST Action Chair (for running COST Actions) or COST Action Proposer (for COST Actions being established) containing a recommendation to include the project in the COST Action or a document demonstrating participation in a COST working group (ISIX – compulsory attachment 7C);
     3. Project proposal form that was submitted to MEYS on your behalf for the National procedure of COST Action association (ISIX – compulsory attachment 7C);
     4. PDF file with graphics (pictures, tables, diagrams, ….), that can be part of the proposal (attached as PDF due to the technical limitation of the web application) (optional – 7F);
     5. PDF file with list of references (optional – 7F);
     6. Proposal of the Agreement on participation in the project “Návrh smlouvy o účasti na řešení projektu” (agreement between Czech partners – if relevant) (ISIX – attachment 7B);
     7. Signed Statutory declaration of the eligibility to realise the project “Čestné prohlášení o způsobilosti k řešení projektu” must be uploaded to the application (required for IOCB and other Czech partner institutions); (ISIX – compulsory attachment 7A).
     8. Special licences (if required for project implementation), (compulsory attachment if special licenses needed - 7E).
6. Complete with checked budget, finalized abstract and title, sign and have countersigned by your group leader the electronic IOCB Project Request form. You must be either on the IOCB network or connected via the IOCB Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access this system.
7. Convert your finalized project proposal into PDF format. To do this, you must close the project proposal by selecting the “Uzavřít project před podáním” option. A PDF of the proposal will be generated together with the first page of the proposal must both be sent by e-mail (without further modification to avoid disrupting the electronic seal!) to the Project Office (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz who will arrange for the signature page to be signed by the director and submit the proposal and signature page to the MEYS via its data box. Due to the need for the signature page to be signed, do not leave proposal closing until the very last minute!
8. The Project Office will submit your final project proposal via data box (datová schránka) before Wed 22 Jan 2025 23:59:59 CET (IOCB deadline Wed 15 Jan 2025).

Final evaluation results will be announced to applicants by 31 Jul 2025. Successful applicants are able to start their project on 1 Sep 2025 or within 60 days after the entry into force of the agreement.

INTER-COST contact: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy, Oddělení řízení mezinárodních programů VaVaI – 33
Karmelitská 529/5, 118 21 Praha 1 – Malá Strana
Ing. Ludmila Čermáková, Ph.D., +420 234 811 512, ludmila.cermakova@msmt.cz

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IOCB participation (8) in running INTER-COST

• Lenka Procházková: Fotopřepínače imobilizované na fosfazenech – hledání univerzálních senzorů (2024 – 2027)
• Martin Dračinský: NMR krystalografie molekulárních pevných látek (2024 – 2027)
• Robert Hanus: Evoluce biosyntézy terpenoidů u hmyzu (2024 – 2027)
• Martin Horn: Targeting cathepsin-mediated proteolysis for proteostasis control (2023-2025)
• Kvido Stříšovský: The role of proteases and pseudoproteases in membrane protein biogenesis and quality control (2023-2025)
• Tomáš Slanina: Impact of Photoinduced Charge Migration on Photochemistry of Radicals and Switches (2020-2023)
• Jan Weber: Role of adhesion-GPCRs during viral infection of mammalian cells (2020-2023)
• Petr Bouř: Chirální mikroskopie a chemické zobrazování pro studium biomolekul (2017–2020)