We have received 17 applications for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs). They are currently reviewed, and the applicants will be informed of the decision in mid-December.
The research trips are planned mainly between COST Full Member Countries and are scheduled from January to April, lasting from 6 days up to 4 months. More than half of the applications were submitted by PhD students, and 4 applications come from Early Career Investigators. There are also 3 applicants from the Inclusiveness Target Countries.
The missions involve, e.g., the following fields: translation studies; law, language and technology; natural language processing; sign language processing; the use of technological tools in language learning; speech and language technology; human-machine interaction.
We are excited to receive such many good applications! Please, follow us to know more about the chosen STSMs.