Open Call for SAS-DAAD (Germany) PPP project proposals for the period 2023-2024

The Slovak Academy of Sciences and DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst ) announce the call for submission of project proposals under the Mobility Program for the period 2023 – 2024.

Call schedule

11 April 2022                              Announcement of the call for project proposals
30 June 2022                              Deadline for submission of project proposals  
September/October 2022        Completion of the assessment undertaken by external evaluators  
November 2022                         Comparison and approval of results by both partner organizations  
December 2022                         Announcement of results  

General conditions for the project proposal submission

  • Joint program of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), aimed at intensifying scientific cooperation between the Slovak Republic and Germany.
  • The duration of projects shall be of 2 years, without the possibility of extansion
  • The call is open for all disciplines.
  • The Slovak-German project proposal must be submitted by the principal investigators on both sides.
  • The project proposals will be evaluated by independent evaluators and the relevant commission separately on the German and Slovak side.
  • The decision on the number of supported projects depends on the possibilities of DAAD and the quality of the submitted projects.
  • In particular, the content of the project, its overall impact, the added value of mutual bilateral cooperation and the quality of the research group (inclusion of young researchers) will be assessed.
  • Out of the whole team, at least 1/3 must be junior researchers or PhD students.
  • A principal investigator must submit a project status report and a financial report for each year of the project duration.
  • Project proposals in English must be completed and submitted within the stated deadline exclusively via the Intranet online application. Don´t forget to fill in Application DAAD-SAS.
  • To submit a project proposal, log in to the SAS Intranet – Standard rules, select SAS-DAAD and fill in a project proposal. It is important to attach the document „Application DAAD-SAS“. After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your Intranet account to the Director of your SAS Institute for its approval. The Director shall approve your proposal. Once the project proposal is approved by the Director, it will be automatically sent to OMS Úrad SAV (Department of International Cooperation, Office of the SAS) via his/her Intranet account. Bear in mind that all project proposals must be submitted by the SAS Institute Directors by 314 June 2022.
  • Follow the attached instructions to submit your Slovak-German project proposal.

CONTACT PERSON

PhDr. Ľudmila Dolná, PhD.

T: +421 2 57510 179

@: dolna@up.upsav.sk