COST Innovators Grant

COST Innovators Grant is sponsored by COST Association. Enhances the pace and success of research breakthroughs by building bridges between research and market applications.

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The COST Innovators Grant (CIG) is an initiative that aims to build bridges between research and take-up at market, product, service, or societal level. CIGs aim to enhance the pace and success of research breakthroughs and as such, offers ending Actions the possibility to create additional impact during the year after the end of the Action.

COST Innovators Grants have a duration of 12 months and benefit from the same networking activities available to COST Actions.

The COST Innovators Grant aims to enhance the pace and success of research breakthroughs Eligible Actions are invited to apply by the COST Association Funding for the COST Innovators Grant is awarded for one year Eligibility and application process COST Actions are eligible to apply upon invitation by the COST Association towards the end of their lifetime. The rules for applying are described and accessible in the CIG Guidelines.

The evaluation of CIG applications takes place once a year in two phases: the first one remotely, followed by face-to-face hearings for the top ranked applications. Successful CIG applications are announced following final approval by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO). All relevant documents can be found on the Documents and Guidelines page of the COST website, under the COST Innovators Grant section.

COST Innovators Grant approvals IG20140: Predictive AI imaging for stem cell and organoids (STEMPREDICT) IG20137: Capacity building for the next generation of researchers and evaluators to engage in inclusive sex and gendered research (NEXT-GENDER) IG20136: Setting up the Global Microwave link Data collection Initiative for hydrometeorological applications (SetGMDI) IG20132: One-Stop Shop for Resilient, Future-proofed Urban Treescapes (FREE3) IG20129: INnovative DIgital COntrol for 3D Nanoprinting (INDICO) IG20117: Developing a flexible and broadly applicable platform for expert guided cell-type deconvolution in human immune-related diseases (Omnicellscope) IG19144: A Venom-Based Discovery Pipeline for Innovation, Medicine and Sustainable Commercialization (VENOVATE) IG19131: Building a Heritage-Based Knowledge Hub to Empower the Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion (HERITEX-HUB) IG19123: Microbial Electrochemical Technology Commercialisation (MET-C) IG18213: Future Youth Information for Rural Areas (FYI-R) IG18234: Machine learning from computational materials science data for modelling nanocrystal catalysts (NanoCatML) IG19113: European certification of interventions in support of second victims (RESCUE) IG19145: Artificial intelligence methods for spectral data processing to solve food fraud and authenticity issues (SensAIfood) IG18109: Sustaining AGITHAR – building a Global Tsunami Model Association IG18128: Sharing Heritage and Archaeological Data Effectively IG18125: Technical, commercial and societal innovations on aerogels towards circular economy IG18130: AIR particulate reference material for elemental quantification and CALibration procedures IG18123: A quality assurance implementation protocol for family support services in Europe.

An evidence-based and culturally informed model for professional practice IG17111: The Grapevine Genomics Encyclopedia: an innovative portal to integrate knowledge, resources and services for the grape scientific community and industry IG17104: Pan-European Educational Platform on Multidrug Resistant Tumours and Personalised Cancer Treatment IG16215: European Network for the Dissemination of portable, Low-cost, minimally invasive, EaSy-to-uSe and easily accessible analytical tools to meet the needs of Metal heritage conservation IG17121: Faites Vos Jeux!

Moving high-resolution in cellulo structural biological of infectious processes from the roulette table to the chess board IG16225: IMproving Preclinical Assessment of Cardioprotective Therapies IG16210: MINDDS-connect: an innovative data and resource sharing platform for real time analysis of patient meta-cohorts for the neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders IG15209: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry for Dairy Products IG15210: Software for Transnational Kidney Exchange Programmes IG16124: Brillouin Light Scattering Spectroscopy – Biomaterial Database IG16125: An Open Access Repository of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Children and Adult’s with Interstitial Lung Disease IG15102: Innovative and sustainable TecHnologies for reducing critical raw mAterials dependence for Cleaner transportation Applications IG15104: Industrial Machine Monitoring unplugged network IG15114: ePlatform for a “test bed” tool across EU for antimicrobial coating solutions in health care entering to the market IG15119: Nanofluids for convective heat transfer devices Click on the success stories below to discover various examples of impact generated by the CIGs NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2025 NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2024 NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2023 NEWS | CIGs and EIT Jumpstarter training NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2022 NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2021 NEWS | Approved CIG applications 2020 NEWS | Launch of the CIG pilot Impact Assessment Study on Innovation in COST Actions (2024)