2nd Call for Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) Conference Grants

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KGELL is pleased to announce its 2nd Call for Young Researcher and Innovator (YRI) Conference Grants. This grant aims to support the oral presentation of the applicant’s own work at a high-level conference (e.g., ISWC, ESWC, ACL, KDD, SEMANTICS) fully organised by a third party (i.e., not organised or co-organised by KGELL/COST).

Eligibility: The call is open to KGELL Action participants aged below 40 years. Eligibility is determined by the applicant’s details in e-COST (only applicants meeting the YRI criteria will be able to submit this grant type). The conference must take place by October 2026.

How to submit

Applications must be submitted via e-COST using the YRI Conference Grant form. The application must include the grant title, start and end dates, requested budget (maximum requestable amount: 1,500 EUR), and full conference information (title, country, and conference webpage), as well as the attendance type.

Applicants must upload: the YRI Conference Grant Application (COST template), a copy of the abstract of the accepted presentation (oral or poster), the acceptance (or invitation) letter from the conference organisers, and a motivation letter explaining (i) how the presentation will contribute to the visibility and objectives of KGELL and (ii) how this grant will make a difference to the applicant’s career development. Where possible, applicants must include the following acknowledgement to KGELL in the conference paper and/or presentation: “This publication is based upon work from COST Action CA24121 – Knowledge Graphs in the Era of Large Language Models (KGELL), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, https://www.cost.eu)”. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Evaluation

Proposals will be evaluated competitively based on the expected contribution of the presentation to KGELL dissemination and visibility, the relevance and quality of the contribution, and COST inclusiveness considerations (including geographical spread, ITC participation, career stage support, and gender balance, where applicable).

KGELL policy on submissions

For this call, each applicant may submit only one application per call round, choosing a single KGELL grant track. Multiple submissions across different tracks within the same round are not permitted. For more information on the YRI Conference Grants, see the Annotated Rules for Cost Actions: Annex2. For more information on the application procedure, please consult the Grant Awarding.

 

Important dates

• Opening of the call: 15 May 2026
• Application cut-off dates: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications received by the 15th day of each month will be considered in that monthly review round, subject to eligibility, completeness, relevance to KGELL, and availability of funds.
• Notification: Notifications will be sent after each monthly review round, following the monthly cut-off date.
• Deadline: This is an open call; applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the allocated budget is exhausted or until September 14, 2026.
• Presentation completion date: The event must take place before October 10, 2026.
• Request of refund: latest by October 20, 2026

After the conference: A report must be submitted in e-COST after the conference, including (as required) a certificate of attendance, the conference programme/book of abstracts or proceedings indicating the presentation, and a copy of the delivered presentation (oral or poster).

Check our webpage to ensure the call is still open https://kgell-cost.eu/category/grants/

For further information, please contact the KGELL Grant Awarding Coordinator via sahar....@tib.eu