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DELTA 2 public tender to promote international cooperation
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic has announced a new tender for support of applied research, experimental development, and innovation in the field of support of international cooperation. The aim of the DELTA 2 programme is to support international cooperation projects between companies and research organisations in order to increase the number of tangible results of applied research that are to be put into practice.
This public tender is open to enterprises and research organisations. However, one of the partners must be from the country where the foreign partner agency is located (namely Brazil, the Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China ‒ Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Taiwan, Canada ‒ Québec Province, the State of Israel and the Federal Republic of Nigeria).
The projects require the achievement of a specific type of result, such as a prototype, a working sample, software, a patent, an industrial or utility model, etc. The project proposal must be written in English.
Who can apply for the grant:
- The public tender is open to enterprises and research organisations.
What the grant covers:
- Personal expenses and scholarships
- Subcontracting costs
- Other direct costs
- Indirect costs
Rate of support per project:
- The maximum rate of support per project is 74% of the total eligible costs, depending on the size of the enterprise and the activities carried out.
Amount of support per project:
- There is no maximum amount of support per project.
Receipt of project proposals:
- from 19 May 2022 to 13 July 2022
The announcement of the results of the tender is scheduled for 30 November 2022. The minimum duration of the project is set at 12 months, with implementation starting in January 2023 at the earliest.
