STSMs (Short Term Scientific Missions)

Committee: Chairperson Lidia LARIZZA
                    Co-ordinator WG1 Felix MITELMAN
                    Co-ordinator WG2 Paul EDWARDS
                    Co-ordinator WG3 Anne HAGEMEIJER
                    Co-ordinators WG4 Mariano ROCCHI
                                                     Charles BUYS
                    Co-ordinator WG5 Oskar HAAS
Conditions: - The support should be a contribution to the costs of a mission and not necessary cover all the costs in each case
- The applicant must be employed in a laboratory of a COST Member State having signed the MoU of the Action B19. This laboratory should be actively participating in the COST Action
- Undergraduates should not be considered
- The applicant must travel to another COST Member State where he/she is not resident
- The financial contribution of the Commission will be intended to cover 7 missions per year
- The average contribution for a mission will normally be < 1.500 ECU and it may be reasonable to view this amount as a normal ceiling (any exception will need a special justification)
- Short-Term Scientific Missions, minimum 3 days, maximum 1 month, shall be made within the duration of COST Action B19
Procedure for the acceptance of a STSM:
1. The evaluation of the requests will be made by the MC taking into account the scientific value of the proposed work as well as the reasonableness of the estimated costs requested. Incomplete applications will not be considered

2. Researchers seeking support should submit to the Committee a completed application form accompanied by a completed acceptance form from the host institution.  A CV including the list of publications of the Applicant should be attached.

3. The chairperson will send copies of the applications to the Committee by e-mail

4. Each member of the Committee will individually evaluate each application using the evaluation form and return the evaluation forms to the chairperson by e-mail. In the event an STSM Committee member does not express his/her opinion within the fixed deadline (15 days) the other STSM Committee members are allowed to proceed

5. Based on the individual comments of Committee, the chairperson will prepare proposals for approval by the General Secretary in Bruxelles

6. the chairperson will present, at an M.C. meeting the result of the evaluation. The procedure and results of the consultation will be detailed in the minutes of this meeting. The chairperson will inform the Administrating Institute as well as the Commission COST Secretariat (DG XII/B/I) on the approved list of researchers

7. The chairperson has to notify the decisions of the M.C. to the successful and unsuccessful applicants

8. STSM will be managed by the "Istituto Auxologico Italiano"

2002 STSMs
09.02.2002-09.03.2002 Agnieszka WOZNIAK, Poland
2003 STSMs