The call is aimed at supporting international cooperation in the field of applied research through joint projects of Czech entities supported by TA CR and foreign partners with the expected support of foreign institutions.

Only a company/enterprise can be the main applicant, a research organisation can be an additional participant on the Czech side. The additional participant may also be an entity from EU, EEA and Switzerland.

Project proposals may be submitted with organisations from the following countries: Republic of Korea; Saxony, Germany; United States of America Department of Energy of the United States of America; Israel Israel Innovation Authority IIA; Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs MoEA and National Science and Technology Council

Thematic limitations of the call by foreign partner here.

Objectives

The aim of the call is to increase the amount of outputs and results in areas that are promising for the future of the participating countries, as well as to promote international knowledge transfer, sharing of good practices and facilitating the penetration of foreign markets.

The foreign partner must submit a complementary project proposal to one of the listed foreign organisations. The proposal will be supported if it is supported by both participating grant agencies.

Limitations

The proposal must be submitted in English.

Deadline for submission: 19 July 2023

Start of implementation: January 2024 at the earliest and February 2024 at the latest

Duration of implementation: 12-24 months

Maximum amount of support per project: CZK 16 million

Maximum aid intensity per project: 74 % (VO can have up to 100 %).

Mandatory annexes: Common Proposal (i.e. a joint project proposal completed according to the terms and conditions of the relevant foreign organisation, in English and signed by the statutory representatives of the Czech applicant and the foreign partner) and Market Research (in English, description of the commercial potential, expected economic benefits and marketability of the research outputs/results).

TA ČR finances the Czech side, the foreign agency provides support to the foreign partner.