STSMs - Short-Term Scientific Missions

Short-Term Scientific Missions - These Missions (Inter-laboratory Exchange Visits) aim at strengthening the existing COST Actions by allowing scientists to go to an institution or laboratory in another COST country to foster collaboration, to learn a new technique or to take measurements using instruments and/or methods not available in their own institution/laboratory. They are particularly intended for Early Stage Researchers.

It is continuously possible to apply for STSMs. To do so, please 

  • read the following information
  • additionally please provide a letter of the host institution and submit it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • If you are an early-stage researcher (PhD student or postdoc) please provide additionally a letter of your research advisor endorsing your application.

Upon successful completion of your STSMs please provide a brief report of the results achieved by filling the form STSM report CM1202.