COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology | 28,081 followers on LinkedIn. Enabling researchers to set up their own interdisciplinary research networks. Funded by the European Union. | The COST Association is a not-for-profit international association under Belgian law. It is in charge of funding, organising, managing and promoting COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) activities. COST is an EU-funded programme that enables researchers to set up their interdisciplinary research networks known as COST Actions.