Agreement to foster South Africa - COST interactions
The Department of Science and Technology has designated ESASTAP to be the implementing agent for the South Africa - COST Reciprocal Agreement. COST is Europe's oldest science and technology networking programme, and under the Reciprocal Agreement, COST will avail funding for European researchers to undertake short-term scientific missions to South Africa, whilst ESASTAP will avail funding to South African researchers undertaking such missions to Europe. Full information, including application procedures, will be available here shortly.

COST seed funding
DST is able to provide seed funding for the travel costs of South African researchers traveling to Europe. The visit must contribute or enhance South Africa's Science & Technology knowledgebase and human capital. Download and complete the COST seed funding application template (for South African researchers) - view the travel rates.
Download the seed funding report template in DOC, RTF or PDF format.

COST domain workshops
Download a workshop schedule

Presentations
Launch of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Reciprocal agreement between South Africa and the COST office
8 September 2009, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa

Documents

• Approved requests for participation of institutions from non-COST countries - South Africa highlighted in blue (November 2009)
• Reciprocal agreement
• List of the current participation of non-COST countries, i.e. those countries which are not formal COST members, in COST actions (January 2009).
• List of new COST Actions approved for 2009
• Revised version of COST Vademecum