Date of approval:
Latvia (LV)
Key facts
Programme Operator:
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
Programme ID:
LV-RESEARCH
Programme Donors
RCN | HK-DIR | AIBA
Total amount:
€14,500,000
EEA Grants fund:
€8,500,000
Norway Grants fund:
€ 6,000,000
Programme areas:
Currently available funding
There are currently no calls for proposal.
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Programme Summary
Objective
Enhanced research-based knowledge development
Programme summary
Programme Concerns
A maximum of € 6,000,000 of the programme grant shall be allocated to innovation centres located in different regions of Latvia.
Infrastructure (hard measures) is not eligible for funding under this programme. The costs of mobile equipment for demonstration rooms that supports activities within the centres shall be eligible. A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for such equipment shall be identified in the concept note.
The location, allocation and the activities of each of the centres will be determined during the concept note phase. The centres shall aim to develop new education and training programmes for teachers, students and pupils in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and facilitate cooperation and partnerships between institutions in education, research and the world of work.
The total allocation of the programme will be set aside for the ‘Baltic Research Programme’, aiming at developing a regional hub for research in the Baltic region. Approximately € 7,000,000 of the programme grant is allocated to the programme area ‘Research’, and approximately € 1,500,000 of the programme grant is allocated to the programme area ‘Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship’.
Bilateral Ambitions
€ 100,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.| € 50,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.