The open call for STSM applications has been launched. The deadline for applications is on October 1, 2014. Please note that the first year of COST BESTPRAC ends on November 30. All STSMs have to be finished and the report has to be approved before November 30. So, STSMs shall not end later than November 15. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are aimed at supporting individual mobility and at strengthening the existing networks and fostering collaborations by allowing scientists to visit an institution in another participating COST Country or an approved NNC institution or an approved IPC institution. A STSM should specifically contribute to the objectives of the COST Targeted Network. Applicants who are early stage administrators, representing the target group of BESTPRAC and coming from so-called inclusiveness countries are particularly encouraged to submit a STSM application. All other participants of BESTPRAC interested in a STSM are, of course, also very welcome to submit a STSM application. Detailed information on the aims of STSMs and application procedure is available at http://www.bestprac.eu/exchange-training/short-term-scientific-mission-stsm/ In the internal area of the BESTPRAC webpage you can access the previous applications as reference. (Username: bestprac, password: !tn1302!) Please distribute this information also to any of your young colleagues who might interested in a STSM.