Latvian Council of Science announces the 3rd call for research application related to economic activity under the 1.1.1.9. activity “Post-doctoral Research”.
The purpose of the activity is to develop the skills of new scientists and to increase the scientific capacity, ensuring the possibilities for new scientists to start a career in scientific institutions and with enterprises, as well as improvement of research competences, renewal of human resources and increase in the number of qualified specialists.
The third call for research application supports only economic research applications.
The target group of the activity is postdoctoral researchers – Latvian or foreign researchers – who have acquired a doctoral degree not more than 10 years before the deadline for submitting the research application (parental leave and temporary work disability are taken into account).
The research application can be implemented by micro, small and medium-sized enterprise - an enterprise which corresponds to the definitions laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation No 651/2014 or a scientific institution that does or does not correspond to the definition of research organisation.
The following costs specified in Commission Regulation No 651/2014 shall be eligible for a research application related to economic activity:
- the research costs specified in Article 25(3)(a), (b), (d), and (e) in conformity with the permissible aid intensity of public funding specified in Paragraph 74 of this Regulation if aid is provided in accordance with Article 25 of Commission Regulation No 651/2014;
- the costs of protection of technology rights specified in Article 28(2)(a) in conformity with the permissible aid intensity of public funding specified in Sub-paragraph 76.1 of this Regulation if aid is provided in accordance with Article 28 of Commission Regulation No 651/2014;
- the costs of training aid specified in Article 31(3)(b) and (d) in conformity with the permissible aid intensity of public funding specified in Sub-paragraph 76.2 of this Regulation if aid is provided in accordance with Article 31 of Commission Regulation No 651/2014. Aid will not be provided for the training referred to in Article 31(2) of Commission Regulation No 651/2014.
Within the framework of a research application, the activities defined in Paragraph 45 of the Cabinet Regulation of the measure are supported and only research applications that contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Latvian Smart Specialisation Strategy or to the development of specialisation areas, including interdisciplinary research applications corresponding to at least one of the defined Latvian Smart Specialisation areas, are supported.
A research applicant may implement the research application individually or in partnership with a scientific institution of a foreign country or of Latvia, institution of higher education or enterprise
One grant is up to 192 360 euros and 36 months to perform research in Latvia.
More about activity and related documents can be found:
- LV: https://www.lzp.gov.lv/lv/3-atlases-karta
- ENG [Update to the English version is forthcoming]
Activity cofunded by European Regional Development Fund.
Please do not hesitate to contact Latvian Council of Science, pasts@lzp.gov.lv.