The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) has announced the 18th call in the Programme for Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA – Sub-objective 1, Support for commercialisation of R&D&I+.
SIGMA – Support for commercialisation of R&D&I+ is aimed at supporting the commercialisation of breakthrough deep-tech innovative solutions (product, service, etc.) at a minimum level of TRL 4, as well as supporting the growth and development of small enterprises and startups based in the Czech Republic that aspire to succeed in the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator.
The main objective of the call for proposals is to verify applied research outputs/results in terms of their practical application and to prepare their subsequent commercial exploitation or use for societal needs.
The output of the projects will be feasibility studies prepared in English.
TA CR will offer applicants the option of a special project evaluation for synergistic purposes. Thanks to receiving certification from the European Commission (EC) for the scheme following up on the GAMA 2 programme within the SIGMA programme, successful projects will be eligible, after an overarching evaluation, to apply to the 2nd round of the EIC Accelerator; specifically, TA CR will submit them to the EC via the Plug-in mechanism for inclusion in the 2nd round. Applicants must mandatorily indicate their interest in these follow-up synergistic activities (EIC Accelerator Plug-in) upon submission of the project proposal directly in the SISTA information system, without which it will not be possible to submit the project proposal. TA CR will provide support services to the funded projects in the form of coaching.
The Call Period ends on October 27, 2026, at the times indicated below:
- 16:29:59 – This is the latest possible time to submit a project proposal through the SISTA information system;
- 23:59:59 – This is the latest possible moment to send the documents to prove eligibility, which must be sent by each applicant separately.
The 18th Call for Proposals of the SIGMA Programme will be announced in the TA CR shared information system – SISTA. Please note that all calls for proposals will be announced in SISTA only. To submit a project proposal, applicants must meet the new technical requirements of the system. This includes registering their organization and designating an administrator. Without completing the organization registration and adding administrators, it will not be possible to submit a project proposal or receive public funds for applied research projects.
TA CR will not hold a webinar for this call for proposals.
TA CR further informs applicants that it will only accept such project proposals whose main applicants:
- publish the financial statements in the public register – for entities that have this obligation for a period of three years (2022, 2023, 2024);
- do not meet the definition of an undertaking in difficulty;
- are registered in the register of beneficial owners by the end of the call period, i.e., by October 27, 2026;
- meet the other conditions set out in the Call documentation.
Source
https://tacr.gov.cz/en/18th-call-for-proposals-sigma-sub-objective-1-support-for-commercialisation-of-rdi/ Picture: Rawpixel, Magnific
