Open call
Subprojects' Open call calendar and statistics of all available block grants please see in the table:
Block grant's title | Available sum for subprojects, CHF | Date of announcement of the Open call | Submission date | Received applications | Approved applications |
NGO fundApproved subprojects | 3 623 530 | 06.04.2010 (first loop) | 13.05.2010 | 455 | 120 |
07.2010 (second loop)Applications for the second loop shall submit only those subproject's applicants, who received the invitation from the Intermediate Body - the Society Integration Foundation. | 02.09.2010 | 110 | 61 | ||
Scholarship fund | 1 701 000 | 01.09.2010 | 01.11.2010 | 5 | 3 |
01.09.2011 | 01.11.2011 | 5 |
15.11.2010. 56 subprojects (37 micro and 19 macro projects) approved within the NGO fund.
Single open call for subproject proposals was announced in April 2010. Submission of subprojects was organized in two parts. In the first part (submission of the concept note) 455 subproject proposals were received and requested financing exceeded available 10 times. 120 subproject applicants were invited to the second part (submission of full application form). In the second part – 110 subproject proposals were received and 56 subprojects (37 micro and 19 macro projects) have been supported. In total 15 partners form Switzerland and 36 local governments of Latvia as well as several state and non-governmental organizations of Latvia will be involved in implementation of subprojects. Implementation of subprojects will start in 2011. The maximum length of subprojects is 18 months.
01.11.2010. Five applications were submitted from Latvia in the first open call within the Scholarship Fund.
The first open call completed on 1 November 2010. Applications are in evaluation process and final decision on scholarships shall be taken in the end of March 2011 by the Steering Committee in Switzerland. The Scholarship Fund is implemented within the framework of Swiss Scientific Exchange Programme which forms a part of Swiss financial contribution to new EU Member States.
The programme aims at facilitating research stays in Swiss research teams to Doctoral Candidates and PostDocs from the 8 New Member States of the European Union (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia). The Sciex Fellows will be fully integrated in the on-going research work, contribute their own ideas and results and benefit from specific knowledge through exchanges with experienced professionals and young researchers.
The Scholarship Fund will be implemented by the Swiss institution the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities; however the implementation of the Fund in Latvia will be coordinated by the Education Development State Agency. (http://www.viaa.gov.lv/).
For more information please visit the web page http://www.sciex.ch/, http://www.sciex.lv/.
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According to the informative report on the implementation of the Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme in Latvia approved in the Cabinet of Ministers on 4 December 2007 open calls for individual projects within the Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme are not planned to be announced. With the above mentioned informative report was approved the list of priority project activities submitted by the line ministries, corresponding to focus areas and criteria set in the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Swiss Federal Council concerning the Implementation of the Latvian - Swiss Cooperation Programme.
There will be open calls for subprojects within the block grants “NGO fund” and “Scholarship fund”.
The intermediate body for the NGO fund is the Society integration foundation (http://www.lsif.lv/). The contact person is the Head of the Projects' division of the Society integration foundation Alda Sebre (phone: 67078204; e-mail: Alda.Sebre@lsif.lv). There is one open call for subprojects foreseen, where eligible institutions for submission of subprojects will be nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) registered in Latvia (societies, foundation, religious organizations acting for public benefit). The announcement of the open call is planned in the 1st quarter of 2010. Overall objective is to promote civil society's contribution to economic and social cohesion by supporting NGOs activities increasing life quality of children, youth and retired persons.
The Coordination Body in Latvia is the State Education Development Agency (http://www.viaa.gov.lv/) The contact person is Head of International Cooperation Program Division of the Management and External Cooperation Department of the State Education Development Agency Antra Brunere (phone +371 67785469; e-mail: Antra.Brunere@viaa.gov.lv).
There is planned single open call annually from 2010 to 2014. First open call in September 2010. The Scholarship fund aims to foster scientific capacities of researchers and promote sustainable research partnership between Latvia and Switzerland. With the help of the Scholarship fund Latvian PhD students will be able to temporarily continue their research projects in Switzerland. Within the Scholarship fund will be provided two interlinked instruments for research scholarships for junior researchers as well as for short-term research visits for senior researchers. Scholarships will be provide to PhD students to conduct research project in eligible Swiss research institutions and those who pursue postdoctoral research with the intention to qualify for professorship, while for the short-term research visits can apply both the Latvian and Swiss senior researchers, who are encouraged to engage in their own research activities and act as mentors to junior researchers.