MAIN ACTIVITIES |
| No. | Action | Description |
| 1. | Preparation and submission of the MSCA Project application | Ensure the development and submission of a project application to attract funding for research and training and career development under the Marie Curie programme activity “Co-financing for Regional, national and International programmes (COFUND)” of the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation “HORIZON Europe” |
| 2. | Attraction of foreign postdoctoral researchers | Ensure identification and attraction of postdoctoral researchers of a foreign state to scientific institutions or enterprises of Latvia. |
| 3. | Attraction and participation of enterprises | Organize the attraction and participation of enterprises in the programme. |
| 4. | Involvement of postdoctoral researchers in Science Communication activities | Develop and implement a strategy for the involvement of supported postdoctoral researchers in scientific communication activities. |
| 5. | Organizational support for post-doctoral training | Provide organizational support for the implementation of post-doctoral training activities. |
| 6. | Selection and evaluation of research applications | Ensure the selection and evaluation of research applications. International evaluation of the scientific quality of research applications is carried out by experts included in the European Commission's expert database, applying the evaluation approach and principles of the Marie Curie programme “Post-doctoral scholarship” of the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation “Horizon Europe”. |
| 7. | Compliance assessment of research applications | Before granting aid, evaluate the compliance of research applications related to non-economic activity with the criteria mentioned in sub-paragraph 2.1. of Cabinet Regulation, or, if commercial activity aid is granted, provide an assessment of compliance with the conditions of commercial control in accordance with Commission Regulation No 651/2014. |
| 8. | Examination of applicants | At the time when the decision on granting aid is made (in accordance with Commission Regulation No. 651/2014), it shall be examined whether the research applicant and co-operation partner (if applicable) have not encountered financial difficulties in accordance with Article 2 (18) of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 |
| 9. | Provision of advisory and methodological support | Provide advisory and methodological support to research applicants at all stages of the implementation of the research application. |
| 10. | Information and publicity activities | Organize information and publicity activities on the implementation of research applications. |
| 11. | Conclusion of contracts with research applicants | Organize conclusion of contracts with research applicants for the implementation of research applications. |
| 12. | Planning and allocation of funding | Ensure the planning and allocation of funding necessary for the implementation of research applications. |
| 13. | Monitoring internal selection processes | Ensure that the conditions of Regulation 2018/1046 Article 61 are followed in the process of internal selection of research applicants, if the research applicant carries out the internal selection of applications. |
| 14. | Monitoring of research applications | Monitoring the implementation of research applications. |
| 15. | Control of research applications | Ensure control of the implementation of research applications at the research implementation place during the research grant implementation period and post-monitoring period. |
| 16. | Improvements to the electronic platform | Make the necessary improvements to the operation of the Postdoc electronic platform for submission of research applications and reports. |
| 17. | Project management and implementation | Ensure project management and implementation. |
