Call for proposals no. 0002 - closed
 Norwegian Financial Mechanism |
 Slovak Republic |
 EEA Financial Mechanism |
Call for Proposals for Submission of Applications for Non-repayable Financial Contribution No. 0002 - has been closed
A possibility to submit projects and ask for grants was open to Slovak secondary schools (registered in the school network in the SR) and higher education institutions accredited by the Slovak Republic (HEI).
Applications on non-repayable financial contribution should have been submitted by eligible applicants operating within the territory of the Slovak Republic. Eligible applicants had be legal entities registered in the Slovak Republic.
A precondition for the grant to be awarded was to have at minimum one partner in one of the target countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
Applicants could also have partners from the Slovak Republic. These partner organisations had to meet the eligibility conditions imposed on eligible applicants.
The maximum grants were EUR 50,000 for secondary schools and EUR 150,000 for higher education institutions.
The maximum grants were EUR 50,000 for secondary schools and EUR 150,000 for higher education institutions.
The NIL Fund supports following types of activities within the approved projects:
- Mobility of students (Secondary schools: minimum two weeks, Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs): students: minimum one semester, maximum one year, Ph.D. students: minimum one month, maximum one year),
- Mobility of teachers and researchers,
- Lecture stays,
- Organising joint language courses (Slovak combined with Norwegian, Icelandic and/or German),
- Courses and excursions with different professional focus,
- Bilateral and multilateral conferences and seminars within Slovakia, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein,
- Joint student conferences and seminars,
- Publishing of joint teaching aids and scientific publications, especially as outcome of a joint project,
- Drafting of joint study programmes and diplomas (Joint Degrees),
- Promoting growth of interest in the Slovak language in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and interest in the Norwegian, Icelandic and German languages in Slovakia (e.g. support for language and culture lecturers)
Projects of secondary schools should be mainly focused on the following topics:
- the exchange of experience in environmental education;
- increasing students’ awareness of the importance of environmental protection (including protection of biodiversity and waste management);
- learning about diverse cultural heritage in different countries and methods of its preservation (awareness of importance of cultural environment may help young people in towns and other settlements at seeking their identity);
- learning more about folk traditions and history of respective countries.
Projects of higher education institutions, supporting bilateral and multilateral cooperation, could have been focused on any education or science discipline. In case of a university students’ or PhD students’ mobility, it must refer to study programmes accredited in the hosting country. A students’ or PhD students’ mobility must be approved by the sending institution as a part of a regular study.
Time framework:
There were announced 2 calls for submitting applications. The total amount allocated to the call for proposals no. 0002 was approx. EUR 700,000.
Selection criteria:
Sub-projects were selected and prioritised on the basis of the following selection criteria:
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Fulfilment of the main objectives of the call and project feasibility
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Involvement of partners from the target countries
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Reasonable share of the partners in the activities proposed within the project (emphasis put on reciprocity and balance of activities)
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Involvement of students and PhD students (if applicable) in the scheduled activities
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Clear and justified project budget linked to the accomplishment of the goals of the project activities
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Complexity of the submitted project
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Participation of equal gender shares in project activities (if possible in the applicant’s circumstances)
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Regional representation of the institutions submitting the applications
CALL n°0002 OVERVIEW
There were submitted in total 24 project proposal within call no. 0002, in 9 cases the applicants are secondary schools, 15 applicants are higher education institutions. Two projects of secondary schools were suspended from further expert evaluation due to not complying with several serious formal requirements.
- Statistical overview of the Call No. 0002 for proposals
- Final beneficiaries approved in the Call for proposals no. 0002
| call code: | 0002 |
| date of announcement: | 1. October 2008 |
| closure date: | 8. January 2009, 16:00 |
| budget allocated to call: | 710 050 EUR t.j. 21 390 966,30 Sk |
Call text in English language
List of documents to be submitted (application form and mandatory annexes)
Notice: The application form as well as forms of annexes are identical for both categories of eligible applicants.
Notice: The application form as well as forms of annexes are identical for both categories of eligible applicants.
 Application form for Non-repayable Financial Contribution (in Slovak language) [doc] |
Application form for Non-repayable Financial Contribution (in Slovak language) [doc] |
 Annex No. 1: Project budget form in Slovak language [xls] |
Annex No. 1: Project budget form in Slovak language [xls] |
| Annex No. 2: Written declaration of agreement with the participation in the project by each foreign (and/or Slovak) partner organisation (Letter of Endorsement) (no template available) | Annex No. 2: Written declaration of agreement with the participation in the project by each foreign (and/or Slovak) partner organisation (Letter of Endorsement) (no template available) |
| Annex No. 3: Professional curriculum vitae of the project coordinator (in Slovak language) (no template available) | Annex No. 3: Professional curriculum vitae of the project coordinator (in Slovak language) (no template available) |
| Annex No. 4: Statutory declaration of applicant organisation´s statutory representative – Agreement with participation in the project and with co-financing of project costs (in Slovak language) [doc] |
Annex No. 4: Statutory declaration of applicant organisation´s statutory representative – Agreement with participation in the project and with co-financing of project costs (in Slovak language) [doc] |
| Annex No. 5: Project proposal form in English language [doc] |
Annex No. 5: Project proposal form in English language [doc] |
| Annex No. 7: CD-ROM with filled-in form of Application for Non-repayable Financial Contribution in Slovak language and all mandatory annexes (No. 1 - 6 of this list) |
Annex No. 7: Bank account statement confirming the applicant‘s ability to co-finance project costs at least in the amount of 40 % of total eligible projects costs (no template available)
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| Annex No. 8: Certification by a tax office that the applicant is not a tax debtor (no template available) | |
| Annex No. 9: Certification by the Social Insurance Agency that the applicant is not a debtor of contributions on pension security, sickness insurance or unemployment insurance contributions (no template available) | |
| Annex No. 10: Certification by health insurance companies that the applicant is not a debtor of health insurance (no template available) | |
| Annex No. 11: CD-ROM with filled-in form of Application for Non-repayable Financial Contribution in Slovak language and all mandatory annexes (No. 1 - 10 of this list) |
Supporting materials for applicants - it was advisable to consult them before filling the application in
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Guide for final beneficiary/aid recipient/intermediary of a block grant of EEA Financial Mechanism and Norwegian Financial Mechanism (in Slovak) [pdf] -
Links
Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. This project is also co-financed from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
Package of all documents associated to Call no. 2 (call text, all forms and templates, guides) - 1,9 MB [zip]