Research Agency as a program Operator of the Business Development, Innovation and SMEs programme has launched the Call for Travel Grants (BIN BF01) under Fund for Bilateral Relations of the EEA grants and Norway Grants. The aim of the Call is to support short-term activities in a partner country with a clear bilateral profile focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Slovakia and Donor States which are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Activities should be directly related to the aims and outcomes of the Business Development, Innovation and SMEs programme. Within the Call for Travel Grants it is possible to apply for subsistence allowances and travel costs for implementation of bilateral initiative with a maximum grant of up to € 3,000. The amount of € 30,000 is allocated for the Call.
The Grant Application shall be submitted in English via electronic application E-grant available on our webpage.
Date of launching the call: 3.3.2020. Deadline for submission of Travel Grants applications: 31 December 2020, or until the available allocation for the Travel Grants is used.
List of supported projects >HERE<
Results of the Call
Research Agency as a Program Operator of the Business Development, Innovation and SMEs Programme issued a Decisions on the award of grants for the project applications within the Small Grant Scheme Support of newly established businesses (start-ups) BIN SGS01, financed from the Norway Grants and state budget of the Slovak republic. There were received 31 project applications in the total required amount of 5 264 122,74 €. Six of them were granted in total amount of 968 103 €.
Decisions can be found here
Call for Proposals Small Grant Scheme Support newly established businesses (start-ups) BIN SGS01
Research Agency as a program Operator of the Business Development, Innovation and SMEs programme has launched the Call For Proposals - Small Grant Scheme Support newly established businesses (start-ups) BIN SGS01, financed from the Norway Grants and state budget of the Slovak republic.
The call aims to support start-ups aiming at development, application and commercialization of innovative technologies, processes, solutions within two main focus areas: Green Industry Innovation (GII) and Welfare Technology and Ambient Assisted Living Technologies (WT/AAL). These areas represent a big potential of identified needs which can be fulfilled thanks to new approaches and, often, by non-traditional realization of ideas in practice. Start-ups have an opportunity to ask for funding of projects focused on development, application and commercialization of best proposed processes, technologies, solutions, products and services, or greening of their business.
Within the Call it is possible to apply for grant from 100,000 € up to 200,000 €. The amount of 1 058 824 € is allocated for the Call.
Date of launching the call: 29.6.2020. Deadline for Call closure: 23 October 2020 .
The Grant Application shall be submitted in English via electronic application E-grant available on our webpage.
Editorial correction No. 1 (Call BIN SGS01)
Correction is relevant only for slovak translation
Editorial correction No. 2 (Annex 9 - Guideline for Applicant (only in Slovak version))
In order to eliminate a technical mistake, the document „Annex 9 - Guideline for Applicant“ of the Call BIN SGS01 was modified by editorial correction No. 2.
Original text in Article 10. Budget, paragraph 10.2.2.:
Project co-ordinator, financial manager and accountant, publicity manager 20 €/h....2000 €/month
was changed to:
Project co-ordinator, financial manager and accountant, publicity manager 30 €/h....2000 €/month
Editorial correction No. 3 (Call BIN SGS01)
In order to eliminate a mistake, the document „Call BIN SGS01“ was modified by editorial correction No. 3.
Original text in Article 4 of the Call BIN SGS01: „Investment costs must not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs of the project.”
was modified to: „Costs on infrastructure (investment measures) must not exceed 50 % of the total eligible costs of the project.“
