The competition of Ukrainian-Czech research projects for 2021-2022 has started

26.03.2020

The competition of joint Ukrainian-Czech research projects for 2021-2022 has started. It was announced on March 25, 2020, by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

Applications will be accepted until May 25, 2020.

Priority directions:

Information technology, including new market technologies;
Electricity;
Ecology and rational use of natural resources;
Biotechnology, new therapeutic methods, disease prevention;
New substances and materials;
Modern mechanical engineering;
Social sciences, humanities, art.

The competition is open to any research groups of higher education institutions and scientific institutions of Ukraine and research groups of universities of the Czech Republic.

Submission of the application

To participate in the competition it must submitted:

cover letter on the form of the applicant institution in an arbitrary form, addressed to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, indicating the name of the joint project, priority direction, full name of the scientific advisor and the list of annexes (1 copy);
completed application form for participation in the competition in Ukrainian and English in one file (2 paper copies with signatures and seals of both sides; scan copy from Czech partner is allowed);
letter of confirmation from the Czech partner (project manager) on the form of the partner institution in an arbitrary form addressed to the head of the applicant institution indicating the name of the joint project and the commitment of the Czech party to financially support the implementation of the project by its scientists (1 copy; scan-copy allowed);
act of examination for open publication of materials on the subject of the project in an arbitrary form (1 copy);
CV in Ukrainian and English in the free form of the Ukrainian and Czech scientific project managers (1 copy each);
filled out a Google questionnaire, with the completed application form in * .doc and * .pdf formats. It is better to complete the Google application after all the above documents have been prepared.

All paper materials must be compiled into one signed folder.

Organizers will only consider applications submitted in accordance with the above requirements and submitted on time.

Documents are accepted at the address: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Blvd. Taras Shevchenko, 16, 310, Kyiv, 01601. They can be submitted in two ways:

send by post (date is determined by the stamp on the mailing envelope);
submitted in person – to leave the box for mails, located in the lobby of MES at the above address.

Selection stages:

verification of documents for compliance;
submission of applications for scientific expertise;
carrying out examinations in parallel in both countries;
consideration of the results of the examination by the Joint Ukrainian-Czech Commission;
approval by the Joint Commission of the results of the competition and the list of projects to be funded.

Contest timeline

Selection criteria:

scientific relevance;
scientific quality and innovative nature of the project;
the ability and competence of temporary research teams to bring the project to life;
the possibility of joint research and the adequacy of the scientific method and approach;
experience of participation in international projects and future development of international cooperation;
the quality of the infrastructure of the institutions involved in the project;
participation in the project of young scientists (under 35 years) and women scientists;
opportunities for practical use of project results.

Intellectual Property

Ukrainian scientists, in particular project managers, should take all necessary measures to protect the scientific, technical and industrial values they hold, as well as intellectual property rights. The focus will be to ensure that unplanned transfer of Ukrainian technologies to other countries within the framework of cooperation.

Financing

The project proposal should be for 2 years. Funding is allocated for each year separately. Each year, they enter into appropriate project implementation contracts with the contractors. The decision to continue financing next year is made after considering the report for the previous year.

The Ministry finances the expenses of Ukrainian scientists during their visit to the Czech Republic, namely: expenses for travel, accommodation, daily allowance, visa as needed and health insurance (the number of daily expenses and the maximum amount of the cost of renting a living room per day are calculated in accordance with the CMU Resolution of 02.02 .2011 №98.

The financial support also includes the salaries of Ukrainian participants in the research project. In addition, the contract for the implementation (transfer) of research work between the Ministry of Education and Science and the implementing agency provides for the cost of materials and overhead to support the organization where the research project is carried out.

The visits of Czech colleagues are provided at the expense of the Czech side.

Additional Information

Project managers and key project participants can submit several applications. However, managers will not be able to receive funding for more than one project.

The competition will not consider project proposals that received funding for 2020-2022 within the joint competition of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Information about the winners of the competition will be published on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the section “Bilateral scientific contests”.

Contacts

From the Ukrainian side:

Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

Department of International Cooperation in Science and Innovation of the Main Directorate for Policy Implementation in Science and Innovation of the Science and Innovation Directorate

Shevtsova Tatyana Volodymyrivna

Address: Blvd. Taras Shevchenko, 16, Kyiv, 01601

Phone +38044 287 82 39

Email: shevtsova@mon.gov.ua

Site

From the Czech side:

Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy

Oddělení řízení mezinárodních programů VaVaI

Ing. Irena Šindelářová

Karmelitská 529/5

118 12 Praha 1 – Malá Strana

Phone +420 234 812 287