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Announcement of the Fourth Public Competition under the TRIO Programme

The already fourth public competition under the TRIO programme supporting applied research and experimental development will be announced on 3 September 2018. The anticipated period for filing applications will be two months and applicants may file a maximum of two applications.

The TRIO programme is designed to support activities in the field of industrial research and experimental development for the purpose of increasing the use of results in these fields. The individual projects are to be realised within one of the following six technology fields:

  • Photonics;
  • Micro- and nano electronics;
  • Nanotechnology;
  • Industrial biotechnology;
  • Advanced materials; and
  • Advanced production technologies.

Necessary project requirements include achieving at least one of the following results:

  • F – Utility or industrial design;
  • G – Prototype, functional sample;
  • P – Patent;
  • R – Software; or
  • Z – Pilot operation, proven technology.

The programme supports projects realised in cooperation between enterprises and research organisations. In case the applicant is a large enterprise, it has to be proven in the project plan that the anticipated support will contribute to a realisation of the project in a larger scale or with a higher financial participation of enterprises in the project, or that the support will lead to resolving the project in a shorter time as compared to a situation without provided support. The project duration is limited to 48 months and its solution must not be started prior to the submission of the project plan.

What does the subsidy cover:

  • Staff costs or expenses;
  • Costs or expenditures on machines, devices and equipment;
  • Costs or expenditures on services; and
  • Additional overheads.

Subsidy provided for one project:

  • CZK 20 million.

Aid intensity for one project:

  • Maximum 70% of eligible expenses on the whole project and all participants, depending on the type of activities and size of the enterprise.

In comparison with prior public competitions, point scores have changed: the level of the fulfilment of effective cooperation between the enterprise and the research organisation, the incentive effect and professional and economical qualification of applicants will no longer be assessed. However, these criteria will be assessed within binary criteria. On the other hand, point criteria will focus on the technical and utility parameters of the anticipated project results.

The article is part of dReport – September 2018, Tax news; Grants and investment Incentives.

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