ITC Grants

The objective of our project and network is to refine, harmonise and promote the use of vascular ageing measures, in order to improve clinical practice and to reduce the burden of CVD globally. Young researchers can also contribute to this goal and it is very important to support communication of research results in international scientific meetings.

Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) up to 40 years old with a primary affiliation in an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC), i.e., Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (as EU Member States), Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine (as Full Members that are not EU Member States) and French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion Island and Saint-Martin (France), Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain) (as EU Member States Outermost Regions), or in an Near Neighbor Country (NNC), i.e., Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, the Faroe Islands, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Russia (As of 6 May 2022 until further notice, measures are taken to suspend cooperation with Russia for the execution of the COST Actions and COST activities. Amongst these measures, participation and eligibility of COST Action participants affiliated to a legal entity established in Russia are suspended for all COST Actions and COST activities), Syria, Tunisia (see COST Website on Excellence and Inclusiveness), can apply for these ITC grants in order to present their results related to vascular ageing and arterial stiffness in international science and technology related conferences.