The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as "TA CR") has announced the 11th public competition in the Programme for Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA - Sub-objective 4, Bilateral Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as "SIGMA - DC4 Programme"). The SIGMA - DC4 Programme focuses on support of international cooperation in the field of applied research through joint projects of Czech entities supported by TA ČR and foreign partners with the support of foreign organisations. The main objective of the public competition is to increase the number of outputs and results in areas that are promising for the future of the participating countries. Another objective of the public competition is also to support the transfer of international knowledge, sharing of good practice and facilitating the penetration of foreign markets.
Foreign partners must be based in one of the following locations:
| Location | Name of foreign organisation | Abbreviation |
| France | French National Research Agency | ANR |
| Korea | Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning | KETEP |
| Korea | Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology | KIAT |
| Saxony, Germany | Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport | SMWA |
| Israel | Israel Innovation Authority | IIA |
| Taiwan | Ministry of Economic Affairs | MoEA |
| Taiwan | National Science and Technology Council | NSTC |
The competition period ends on 9 July 2025.
For the sake of project registration, please note that it isrequired to make the project available in SISTA to the account: ludmila.hrabakova@upol.cz. Without this step, it will not be possible to ensure adequate cooperation of UPOL in the submission of the project proposal. Projects in which UPOL acts only as a partner should also be made available. An affidavit on behalf of UPOL will be sent.
For more information on this call for proposals, please visit the provider's website.
Potential applicants interested in assistance in submitting a grant can also contact the staff of the Project Service of Palacký University in Olomouc. In this case:
Mgr. Eva Novosádová
eva.novosadova@upol.cz
58 563 1401 | 733 690 742
Source: TA CR