The public call for applications for subsidies from the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (MZ SR) for health research and development in 2008 is announced in accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic of 19.12.2005 No 27972/2005-SL on granting subsidies for health research and development. The closing date is 01 October 2008.
1. Areas of support
The priorities for 2008 are contained in the material List of assisted areas for 2008. Only those applications submitted whose focus will be in line with that document will be considered.
2. Authorised applicants
The eligible applicants for this call for applications are legal persons authorised to carry out a health research activity which is not covered by State aid (Law No 231/1999 Coll. on State aid).
3. Financing
The form of support for the project, which is part of the application submitted, consists in providing a dedicated project grant. The subsidy from the budget chapter of MZ SR can be granted exclusively for financing projects of research and development in the field of health. Furthermore, the subsidy may also be granted for co-financing projects covered by international agreements on scientific and technological cooperation and projects under international programmes and initiatives in the field of health research and development.
The subsidy shall be granted up to a maximum of 70% of the total eligible costs of the project. Total eligible costs shall be the sum of the eligible costs of the project as defined in the material Eligible costs.
At least 30% of the total eligible costs of the project shall be borne by the applicant from its own or other sources.
4. Project length
The duration of the submitted project may be up to 36 consecutive months. All project activities must be completed by 31 December 2011 at the latest.
5. Evaluation of applications
Evaluation and approval of applications shall be carried out in accordance with Directive No 15854/2007 of MZ SR of 28 May 2007 adjusting the procedure for the promotion of health r & d from national budgets.
The evaluation of registered applications is two-stage: formal and professional. Formal evaluation is performed by MZ SR, expert evaluation is carried out through the Scientific Council of MZ SR and its expert commissions.
The formal evaluation of the projects consists of an evaluation of the following criteria (in response to the ):
- Completeness and completeness of the subsidy application submitted, including its annexes
- Compliance with the prescribed form
- Delivery of the required number of written, electronic and language versions within the deadline
- Compliance with the prescribed method of delivery of the complete application
- Complete the application for PC
- Compliance with other requirements of this public call for funding of MZ SR for health research and development for 2008
An applicant whose application does not meet the criteria for a formal check shall be informed in writing of that fact and shall be invited to remedy the formal deficiencies by receiving the revised application no later than 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of the written notification. In the event that the applicant fails to complete the missing documents or does not remedy other formal deficiencies of the application within the time limit set, the application shall be rejected from the further evaluation. The applicant shall be informed within 15 calendar days of the date of the removal decision of the withdrawal of an application following non-compliance with the formal evaluation criteria.
The expert evaluation is based on evaluation criteria and scoring system, which is part of the directive of the Ministry of Health governing the procedure for the promotion of research and development in the field of health from state budget (Annex 2) Following the approval of successful applications and the submission of information on applications to the GIRC, all applicants whose applications have been evaluated in the peer review evaluation shall be informed within 14 calendar days of the date of the discussion of the information in the GIRC, of the decision on their application.
Applications to arrive after the deadline 01 october 2008 will not be evaluated at all and will be returned to the organisation that sent the request.
The decision of MZ SR to grant or not to grant the subsidy is final and cannot be appealed against. There is no legal right to grant a subsidy, prior to the signature of the contract for the grant of funds.
MZ SR and the Scientific Council and its expert commissions will not provide any information regarding evaluation during the period of project evaluation. In the case of important communications by the applicant concerning changes in his or her application submitted during the evaluation process (change of contact details, etc.), communication may be made only by written form. The applicant in his correspondence must indicate the assigned registration number of the project and address it to the address of MZ SR.
6. Formalities of the application
The complete dossier submitted by the applicant shall consist of:
- applications for subsidies
- the annexes to the application.
The following documents are attached to the application:
- the project form
- the document establishing or setting up the applicant,
- an extract from the business register or similar register, not more than three months from the date of submission of the application, in the case of a legal person entered in such register,
- confirmation of project co-financing (by means of at least a declaration of honour),
- a document demonstrating that the applicant carries out a scientific research activity in the field of health,
- a document demonstrating the authorisation of a member of the statutory authority to act for the applicant,
- a self-declaration by the applicant that he is not in bankruptcy or liquidation,
- the applicant's declaration that he or she is not subject to enforcement proceedings,
- a self-declaration by the applicant that he has arranged financial relations with the national budget in the previous three financial years,
- a self-declaration that no funds have been received for the project other than those demonstrated by documented co-financing certificates (annex no. 4 applications),
- applicant's accounts for the last three calendar years
- document demonstrating that the applicant does not infringe the prohibition of undeclared work and illegal employment under a special regulation (Law No 82/2005 Coll. on Undeclared Work and Undeclared Employment)
The required annexes must be numbered and submitted in originals or certified copies for the purpose of 1 original in the Slovak language. If these documents are in a language other than the Slovak language, they must be accompanied by a certified translation into Slovak, which will be considered as determining when interpreting the project proposal. In the case where any Annex is not relevant to a particular applicant, it is necessary to state this on a separate page with the number of that Annex. Applicants whose applications will be approved for funding will also be required to establish a separate account of the applicant in a bank or a branch of a foreign bank for the purpose of providing a subsidy from the state budget in the process of preparing a contract for the provision of funding. This document will then become an annex to the contract for funding.
If the same institution submits more projects, the application annexes No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 you only have to submit once.
The applicant shall submit:
- in writing:
- complete documentation in slovak, 1 original
- and in electronic form on one CD:
- project form including its annexes in slovak and english
The Slovak version of the submitted application is considered to be the starting and valid version.
N.B.:
- The aid application must be submitted on the form provided for, as well as on the annexes bearing the form prescribed. Annex No. 1 of the application (project form – detailed description of the project, including its annexes) has a form in both Slovak and English. Other annexes to the application (from Annex No. 2 after Annex 12) do not have the form prescribed by the Ministry. When completing its documentation, the applicant must follow the order of the annexes and the order of the pages of the individual forms.
- The original, including the annexes, as well as any copy of the application together with all the annexes, shall be bound individually by the crest binding. The ridge binding will not be considered to be a ridge connection with Eurobalises or other fixed binding, so that individual parts of the dossier cannot be inserted or selected. The pages must be numbered.
- Applications completed on a form other than that prescribed or incomplete shall be considered not to comply with the formal evaluation criteria and the applicant shall be invited to receive the revised or completed applications within 15 days of the date of receipt of the written notification.
- The application must be confirmed by the signature of the applicant's statutory representative and stamped. By signing the application, the applicant accepts the conditions of the invitation and at the same time confirms the accuracy of the data in the entire dossier submitted.
- The application form needs to be completed carefully and as clear as possible to allow for its proper evaluation. Accurateness and provision of sufficient detail is necessary to ensure that the application is understandable, especially in the way the project objectives are achieved, the benefits of the project and the way the project will contribute to the achievement of the objectives.
7. How to apply
Applications can be submitted from the date of publication of the call on the website of the Ministry of Health, which is 01 August 2008.
The deadline for submitting applications is 01 October 2008.
The place of delivery of complete requests in the required form is the mailroom MZ SR (room on the ground floor in the building MZ SR, Limbová 2, Bratislava, right from the reception).
In case of personal delivery or delivery by courier service the sub-assembly shall mark the envelope/package with its stamp indicating the date and time of receipt. In this case, envelopes/packages will only be accepted within 15 hours of the closing date.
In case the application is sent by post, the date of delivery is deemed to be the postmark, which may be no later than 01 october 2008.
The complete application (in written version in both Slovak and English language, and in the required electronic version) must be delivered together in one sealed package. It can only be delivered by post, courier or in person and must be addressed to:
Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Funding section
Department of Public Expenditure
Limba 2
832 57 Bratislava
Requests sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. The application must be lodged in a sealed and undamaged package which shall be clearly marked with the words:
The request for research and development 2008, NOT TO FOLLOW.
8. Additional conditions for granting the subsidy
A subsidy may be granted if the applicant demonstrates that it has at least 30% of the total eligible costs from other sources to finance the project.
The subsidy cannot be granted
- to cover commitments of previous years,
- for repayment of loans and interest on loans granted,
- reimbursement of expenditure paid in previous years,
- an applicant whose registered activity is not research and development in the area concerned to an applicant who does not have financial relations with the national budget for previous financial years,
- an applicant who has not complied with the conditions for granting the subsidy in previous financial years,
- for costs other than those defined in the list of eligible costs.
9. Important documents
Important documents for submitting the application are:
- List of assisted areas for 2008,
- Eligible costs,
- The directive governing the procedure for promoting health R & D from the state budget,
- Ordinance of the MZ SR of 19.12.2005 No 27972/2005-SL on health research and development subsidies
Forms established by MZ SR:
- Application (in Slovak only),
- Annex No 1 of the application - project form - detailed project description
- in Slovak Þ Form SJ
- in English AJ Form
- Attachments of the project form (tables 1 to 7) in Slovak and English language and model CV forms (in Slovak and English).