Ministry of Health SR
Economic section
Project unit of foreign aid
in cooperation with the Scientific Council of the Slovak Ministry of Health
opens a public call for applications
grant of subsidy from the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic for health research and development for 2006
The public call for applications for subsidies from the Ministry of Health (CZ SR) for health R & D in 2006 is announced in accordance with the Decree of the Slovak Ministry of Health of 19.12.2005 No 27972/2005-SL on the granting of subsidies for health R & D. The call was announced on 7 April 2006 and the closing date is 19 May 2006.
1. Areas of support
The 2006 priorities are contained in the material List of assisted areas for 2006. 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.
The total amount of funding intended to support science and research for 2006 from the budget chapter of MZ SR is 150 million. Sk.
4. Project length
The duration of the submitted project may be up to 36 consecutive months. All project activities must be completed by 31.12.2009 at the latest.
5. Evaluation of applications
Evaluation and approval of applications shall be carried out in accordance with By Directive No 26226/2005 of the MZ SR of 10 October 2005 governing the procedure for the promotion of research and development in the field of health from the state budget.
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 "yes-no') ):
- 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 in 2006
Where applications have been assigned a response in any of the above criteria, the application shall be automatically withdrawn for failure to comply with the formal control criteria and the applicant shall be informed thereof within 30 days of the date of closure.
The expert evaluation is based on the evaluation criteria and scoring system, which is part of the MZ SR Directive No 26226/2005 of 10 October 2005 (Annex No 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 approval of the information in the GIRC, of the decision on their application.
Applications to arrive after the deadline 19 may 2006 at 15 a.m 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:
1st project form - detailed project description, including its annexes,
2. the document establishing or setting up the applicant,
3. 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,
4. confirmation of project co-financing (by means of at least a declaration of honour),
5. a document demonstrating that the applicant carries out a scientific research activity in the field of health,
6. a document demonstrating the authorisation of a member of the statutory authority to act as applicant,
7th self-declaration by the applicant that he is not in bankruptcy or liquidation,
8. the applicant's declaration that he or she is not subject to enforcement proceedings,
9. a self-declaration by the applicant that he has arranged financial relations with the national budget in the previous three financial years,
10th self-declaration that no funds have been received for the project other than those demonstrated by documented co-financing certificates (annex no. 4 applications),
11th annual accounts of the applicant for the last three calendar years,
12. a document demonstrating that the applicant does not infringe the prohibition of undeclared work and illegal employment under a special rule
(Law No 82/2005) Z.z. on undeclared work and undeclared employment)
For the purposes of 1 original in the Slovak language, the required annexes must be presented in originals or certified copies. If these documents are in a language other than the Slovak language, they must be accompanied by a legally certified translation into English, which will be considered as determining when interpreting the project proposal. 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.
The applicant shall submit:
- in writing:
concerning complete documentation in slovak, 1 original and 2 copies
on the project form, including its annexes in english, 1 original and 2 copies
- and in electronic form on one CD:
complete documentation in slovak language, including the project form with its annexes in english
The Slovak faith in 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 13) 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 must be bound individually by the crest link Carnations (founders) with Eurobalises will not be considered as ridge binding. or other fixed binding so that it is not possible to insert or select individual parts of the dossier. The pages must be numbered.
- Applications completed on a form other than that prescribed or incomplete shall be automatically deleted in the formal check.
- 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 enable 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 Slovak Ministry of Health on 7 April 2006.
The deadline for submitting applications is 19 May 2006.
The place of delivery of complete requests in the required form is the mailing room 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 19.5.2006. However, such request must be sent by post to the mail office of MZ SR at the latest until 25 may 2006. Envelopes/packages with a stamp by the deadline (inclusive) 19.5.2006 but delivered and registered by the mailing agent MZ SR after the deadline 25.5.2006 will not be evaluated at all and will be returned to the organization that sent the request.
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
Economic section
Project unit of foreign aid
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 2006 shall not be submitted.
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
(a) to cover commitments from previous years,
(b) for repayment of loans and interest on loans granted,
(c) reimbursement of expenditure paid in previous years,
(d) 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 the preceding financial years,
(d) an applicant who has not complied with the conditions for granting the subsidy in previous financial years,
(e) 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 2006,
- Eligible costs,
- Directive No 26226/2005 of the MZ SR of 10 October 2005 regulating the procedure for the promotion of research and development in the field of health by state budget,
- Ordinance of MZ SR of 19.12.2005 No 27972/2005-SL on the granting of health research and development subsidies.
Forms established by MZ SR:
- Application (in Slovak language only),
- Annex No 1 of the application - project form - detailed project description
o in Slovak Þ Form SJ
on the English version of the AJ Form
- Attachments of the project form (tables 1 to 7) in Slovak and English language as well as the model CV form (in Slovak and English).
In connection with the growing problems of potential applicants when completing the original project forms (as developed in Excel), we replaced them with new project forms in Word. We apologize for the possible problems caused. Thank you for understanding.