Category: Call
Support of research projects aimed to digitalise the economy in TRL 1-3 – Digitalisation TRL 1-3 (shortened English version) The Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic, as the Executor of Component 9 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, announces that as a part of Investment 5: Investment 5: Research and innovation for the digitalisation of the economy opens the call for proposals Support of research projects aimed to digitalise the economy in TRL 1-3 (Digitalisation TRL 1-3). The call is aimed at supporting high-quality projects of fundamental and industrial research in TRL 1-3 for the area of transition to digital economy. Mono-beneficiary and multi-beneficiary projects (maximum 4 partners) are allowed in this call. Opening of the Call: 4th July 2023 Closure of the Call: 6th November 2023 Allocation: 52 577 966 EUR of which: Resilience and Recovery Plan: 43 814 972 EUR , Resilience and Recovery Plan – payment of VAT: 8 762 994 EUR Maximum requested amount – mono-beneficiary projects: 500 000 EUR Maximum requested amount – multi-beneficiary projects: 1 000 000 EUR Applicant eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants are non-business research organisations and research infrastructures (non-undertakings), which do not represent an undertaking in accordance with Art. 107 par. 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and will not perform economic activities on the project. Eligible applicants are from: The state sector, which consists of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and legal entities carrying out research and development established by central state administration bodies, The sector of public research institutions, which consists of public research institutions, The higher education sector consisting of public universities, state universities, private universities and their established legal entities carrying out R&D. Administrator: Government Office of the Slovak Republic Granting Agency: Výskumná agentúra Contact: pooinfo@vyskumnaagentura.sk RRF Component: 9 Status: closed Documents: Príloha č. 1 – Údaje o projekte a rozpočet projektu (XLSX, 1 MB) Príloha č. 6 – Project description (anglický jazyk) (DOCX, 73 kB)
Support of research projects aimed to decarbonise the economy in TRL 1-3 – Decarbonisation TRL 1-3 (shortened English version) The Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic, as the Executor of Component 9 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, announces that as a part of Investment 4: Research and innovation to decarbonise the economy opens the call for proposals Support of research projects aimed to decarbonise the economy in TRL 1-3 (Decarbonisation TRL 1-3 ). The call is aimed at supporting high-quality projects of fundamental and industrial research in TRL levels 1-3 for the area of transition to green and low-carbon economy, adaptation and increasing resistance to climate change. Mono-beneficiary and multi-beneficiary projects (maximum 4 partners) are allowed in this call. Opening of the Call: 4th July 2023 Closure of the Call: 6th November 2023 Allocation: 30 901 982 EUR of which: Resilience and Recovery Plan: 25 751 652 EUR , Resilience and Recovery Plan – payment of VAT: 5 150 330 EUR. Maximum requested amount – mono-beneficiary projects: 1 000 000 EUR Maximum requested amount – multi-beneficiary projects: 3 000 000 EUR Applicant eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants are non-business research organisations and research infrastructures (non-undertakings), which do not represent an undertaking in accordance with Art. 107 par. 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and will not perform economic activities on the project. Eligible applicants are from: The state sector, which consists of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and legal entities carrying out research and development established by central state administration bodies, The sector of public research institutions, which consists of public research institutions, The higher education sector consisting of public universities, state universities, private universities and their established legal entities carrying out R&D; Administrator: Government Office of the Slovak Republic Granting Agency: Výskumná agentúra Contact: pooinfo@vyskumnaagentura.sk RRF Component: 9 Status: closed Documents: Príloha č. 1 – Údaje o projekte a rozpočet projektu (XLSX, 1 MB) Príloha č. 6 – Project description (anglický jazyk) (DOCX, 73 kB)
Large projects for excellent researchers (shortened English version) The Government Office of the Slovak Republic, as the Implementer of Component 9 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, announces that within Investment 3: Excellent Science, a call for support of outstanding scientific teams led by excellent researchers from Slovakia and abroad is being launched. These teams will carry out their research at research or innovation institutions in Slovakia. The aim of the call is to attract or retain and support individual excellent researchers and their teams in carrying out research at research institutions in Slovakia. The support will be directed towards building and developing its own research team built around a particular excellent researcher/principal investigator. Opening of the Call: 29.6.2023 Closure of the Call: 28.9.2023 Allocation: 53 863 200 €, of which: Resilience and Recovery Plan: 44 886 000 € Resilience and Recovery Plan – payment of VAT: 8 977 200 € Maximum amount of funding: 3 000 000 EUR Applicant eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants are only legal persons with assigned identification number pursuant to Act No. 272/2015 Coll. on the Register of Legal entities, Entrepreneurs and Public Authorities amd pm Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts. For the purposes of the call, eligible applicants are: the state sector – which consists of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and legal entities carrying out research and development established by central state administration bodies, the sector of public research institutions, which consists of public research institutions, the higher education sector – consisting of public universities, state universities, private universities and their established legal entities carrying out research and development, the non-profit sector – consisting of non-profit organizations, civic associations and associations of legal entities carrying out research and development; and business sector – consisting of entrepreneurs who also carry out research and development as part of their business activities (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, so-called SMEs; large enterprises). Administrator: Government Office of the Slovak Republic Granting Agency: Výskumná agentúra Contact: pooinfo@vyskumnaagentura.sk RRF Component: 9 Status: closed Documents: Call for Applications for the Recovery and Resilience Plan Funding: Large projects for excellent researchers (shortened English version) (PDF, 363,71 kB) Príloha č. 1 – Údaje o projekte a rozpočet projektu (XLSX, 985 kB) Príloha č. 6B – Project description (anglický jazyk) (DOCX, 76 kB)
Fellowships for excellent researchers R2-R4 (shortened English version) The Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic, as the Executor of Component 9 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, announces that, as part of Investment 3: Excellent Science, a call aimed at supporting basic and applied research carried out in Slovakia by excellent domestic and foreign researchers in the R2 to R4 career phase. The call is divided into 3 types of support according to the career phase of the supported researchers: researcher scholarship R2 researcher scholarship R3 researcher’s scholarship R4 The purpose of the call is to support excellent scientists across all sectors of research and development in Slovakia. The purpose of the call is to attract top foreign researchers and to prevent the outflow of domestic top scientists abroad. Opening of the Call: 27.6.2023 Closure of the Call: 28.9.2023 Allocation: 54 122 103 €, of which: Resilience and Recovery Plan: 51 250 000 EUR , Resilience and Recovery Plan – payment of VAT: 2 872 103 EUR. Maximum amount of funding: depends on the stage of the researcher’s career and other facts – R2 max. €6,179/month, R3 – max. €9,146/month, R4 – max. €12,680/month Applicant eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants are non-business research organizations and research infrastructures (hereinafter referred to as “Non-businesses”) that do not constitute a business within the meaning of Art. 107 par. 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and companies within the meaning of the said article. Administrator: Government Office of the Slovak Republic Granting Agency: Výskumná agentúra Contact: pooinfo@vyskumnaagentura.sk RRF Component: 9 Status: closed Documents: Call for Applications for the Recovery and Resilience Plan Funding: Fellowships for excellent researchers R2-R4 (shortened English version) (PDF, 370 kB) Príloha č. 1 – Údaje o projekte (XLSX, 95 kB) Príloha č. 6B – Project description – anglický jazyk (DOCX, 75 kB)
Transformation and Innovation Consortia The goal of the call is to strengthen the research and innovation environment in Slovakia through funding a small number of clearly thematically defined Transformation and Innovation Consortia (TIC). These Consortia will connect public and private actors from Slovakia with leading institutions from abroad, and they will generate new research and innovation activities and projects throughout the entire innovation chain. The aim is to support the transformation of key sectors of the economy with high innovation potential, which will be defined by the applicants themselves in their submitted applications. Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 243 kB) Opening of the Call: 12.6.2023 Closure of the Call: 4.10.2023 Allocation: 107 928 000 EUR, of which: a) Resilience and Recovery Plan: 89 940 000 EURb) Resilience and Recovery Plan – payment of VAT: 17 988 000 EUR Applicant eligibility criteria: The following entities based in the Slovak Republic (categories a, b, c) can be eligible applicants or partners: a) Slovak Academy of Sciences, budget and contributory organizations established by central state administration bodies, public research institutions, Universities b) Civic associations and non-profit organizations, associations of legal entities that are not established by the central state administration body c) Enterprises according to §2 par. 2a of the Commercial Code The following entities can be eligible partners: d) Local and regional self-government units and budget and contribution organizations established by them e) A non-Slovak partner operating in the field of research and development that is not from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus Consortium of partners’ eligibility criteria: TIC must consist of at least three eligible entities (the applicant and at least two partners) whereas the following categories of eligible entities must be represented: a), c), e). Minimum amount of funding: 10 000 000 EUR (without VAT) Maximum amount of funding: 15 000 000 EUR (without VAT) State Aid Scheme: State aid scheme for research, development and innovation projects within the component 9 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic Granting Agency: Government Office of the Slovak Republic Contact: tik@vlada.gov.sk RRF Component: 9 Status: closed Documents: Call for Applications for the Recovery and Resilience Plan Funding: Transformation and Innovation Consortia (shortened version for foreign partners) (PDF, 211 kB) Príloha 2 – Project description EN (DOCX, 70 kB) Príloha 3 – Project budget (XLSX, 32 kB) Príloha 5B – Partnership declaration (DOCX, 30 kB) Príloha 7B – State aid self-assessment form (DOCX, 107 kB) Príloha 8B – Authorization form (DOCX, 82 kB)