SPPW CALL 2024/RESEARCH and INNOVATION PROGRAMME, APPLIED RESEARCH/THE SWISS-POLISH COOPERATION PROGRAMME

Status: Open call

The Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme, Research and Innovation Programme, Applied Research aims to achieve sustainable development and long-term economic growth through research-based knowledge development.

International R&D projects carried out under the programme should lead to improvements in the competitiveness of companies in applied research and support young researchers and women in projects.

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For whom

Projects must be submitted by consortia consisting of at least one Polish and one Swiss entity. The consortium must include at least one company based in Poland or Switzerland.
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For what
Call 2024 aims to support international, Polish-Swiss applied research projects. The following types of R&D are eligible:
- Industrial research, as defined in Article 2(85) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014,
- Experimental development, as defined in Article 2(86) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
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Thematic scope

Call 2024 is not thematically restricted. Research planned under the project must focus exclusively on civilian applications.
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Partners

Switzerland
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Budget of the Call 2024/project

The total allocation for Call 2024 is PLN 66,590,563 (sixty-six million five hundred and ninety thousand five hundred and sixty-three PLN) / CHF 15,000,000 (fifteen million CHF).
The minimum amount of co-financing per project is PLN 2 242 400 (two million two hundred and forty two thousand four hundred PLN) / CHF 500 000 (five hundred thousand CHF);
The maximum amount is PLN 4 484 800 (four million, four hundred and eighty-four thousand, eight hundred PLN) / CHF 1 000 000 (one million CHF).
The duration of the project is between 24 and 36 months.
The final date for eligibility of costs is 31 March 2029.
All expenses and payments between the PO, PCO and PCP must be accounted for and reported in PLN.
The exchange rate used for conversions from Swiss francs - CHF to PLN in Recruitment 2024 is as follows: 1 CHF = 4.4848 PLN. The exchange rate reserve has been established to cover exchange rate losses on transfers from PCOs to Swiss PCPs.

Funding

Funding in Call 2024 can cover up to 100% of eligible costs for research organisations. For enterprises, the amount of funding will be determined individually depending on the size of the company and the type of research/development, in accordance with the Regulation on granting public aid through the National Centre for Research and Development (Dz.U. item 1456 of 2020).
Only industrial research and experimental development will be funded. Other types of activities (e.g. coordination, dissemination, management) are not eligible for funding as separate tasks. However, they may be included in the relevant cost category under the research tasks in the individual WP.

Large enterprises

Medium-sized enterprises

Small enterprises

Research organisations

Industrial research

50+5/15*

(max. 65%)

50+10+5/15*

(max. 75%)

50+20+5/15*

(max. 80 %)

100 %

Experimental development

25+5/15*

(max. 40%)

25+10+5/15*

(max. 50 %)

25+20+5/15*

(max. 60 %)

100 %

The financial allocation between partners should reflect the actual contribution of each party and should be jointly prepared between the PCO and PCP. Eligible costs claimed by Swiss entities participating in the project may not exceed 40% of the total eligible costs of Polish and Swiss entities.
In the case of participation in a consortium of entities from outside Poland and Switzerland, their share in the total eligible costs of the project may not exceed 10%.

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Call 2024 timetable
- Date of announcement of the Call 2024: 22.04.2024 r.
- Opening of the call for proposals: 22.04.2024 r.
- Closure of the full call for proposals: 01.07.2024, 16.00 CEST
- Results of the Call 2024: Q4 2024.
- Publication of the ranking list: Q4 2024.
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How to apply

Applications must be submitted electronically in English via the online application system available at the following address.

Applications can be edited and approved up to the closing date.

Only applications that have been fully and correctly completed can be submitted.
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Method of submitting project proposals

The assessment of project applications consists of a formal (administrative) assessment and a substantive assessment.
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Other important information about the Call 2024