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Announcement of New Calls and Public Tenders of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic announces several new calls and public tenders this autumn focused on the support of applied research and development. They primarily include the following calls/tenders, a more detailed description of some of them is provided below.
- Programme ETA – social sciences and humanities.
- BiodivClim – biodiversity and climate changes.
- Programme ZETA – young research generation and gender.
- CHIST-ERA IV Call 2019 – information and communication technology.
- Programme THETA – power industry.
- Programme KAPPA – international cooperation.
- Programme Environment for Living (Ministry of the Environment) – the environment and climate.
Fourth public tender of programme Zeta
The support from this programme is intended for projects of cooperation of enterprises with the academic sphere via the involvement of students and young researchers up to 35 years of age.
The objective is involving students and young researchers in research and development activities leading to the use of the results in practice, increasing their interest in projects with a practical impact and supporting academic projects with a connection to the economic sphere. A necessary requirement of the projects is achieving a certain type of result, such as prototype, functional sample, software, industrial or utility model etc.
Who can request the grant:
- The tender applicant may be an enterprise or organisation for research and spreading knowledge, but the project has to contain at least one application guarantor.
What the grant can be used for:
- Staff costs, costs of tools and equipment, costs of contractual research, findings and patents, advisory services used for the purposes of the project, additional overheads and other operating expenses directly related to the project.
Grant amount per project:
- Maximum aid amount per project is CZK 5 million.
Aid intensity per project:
- Aid intensity will be calculated separately for each project as well as for each recipient and each participant. Maximum aid intensity per project is 85% of total eligible costs.
Receipt of project proposals:
- 10 October 2019 – 21 December 2019.
International call CHIST-ERA IV Call 2019
This call is part of the EPSILON programme for the support of applied research and experimental development, which will provide funding for successful Czech applicants. The call focuses on the support of research in the area of information and communication technology in two areas:
- Explainable Machine Learning-based Artificial Intelligence.
- Novel Computational Approaches for Environmental Sustainability.
Support will be provided to projects which anticipate achieving at least one of the results supported by the EPSILON programme, which include industrial or utility model, prototype, software or verified technology.
Who can request the grant:
- Applicants in this tender may be enterprises and research organisations. However, the project has to involve international partners. This international consortium has to be composed of at least three partners, each of which has to be from a different country. Each partner in the consortium has to meet the conditions of its national provider.
Grant amount per project:
- Maximum aid amount per project is EUR 1,000,000.
Aid intensity per project:
- Maximum aid intensity per project within one country is 60% of total aid.
- One partner can request no more than 40% of total aid.
Receipt of project proposals:
- 31 October 2019 – 16 December 2019.
Third public tender of programme Theta
Aid from the THETA programme for the support of applied research, experimental development and innovation is intended for projects in the area of the power industry. Support will be provided primarily for improving management in the power industry, new technologies and system elements with a high potential for quick utilisation in practice and long-term technological perspective.
Who can request the grant:
- The tender applicants may be enterprises and research organisations.
What the grant can be used for:
- Staff costs, costs of sub-contracts, other direct costs and scholarships.
Grant amount per project:
- Maximum aid amount per project is CZK 10 million or unlimited, depending on the type of activity and applicant.
Aid intensity per project:
- Maximum aid intensity per project is 60 – 90% depending on the type of activity and applicant.
Receipt of project proposals:
- 24 October 2019 – 19 December 2019.
The article is part of dReport – October 2019, Tax news; Grants and investment Incentives.
