Research Cooperability Program supports medium-scale collaborative research projects in Croatia with involvement of scientific and research Croatian Diaspora.
The program goal: To attract promising research projects to Croatian companies and institutions together with international/private financing, their accompanying knowledge, technologies and potential research results.
Objective of the "Crossing Borders" Grant: The aims of the Crossing Borders Grant are to support outstanding Croatian scientists and professionals working and living abroad (Diaspora) in establishing scientific cooperation with local scientists (Croatian and foreign researchers and experts working and living in Croatia), as well as to foster Croatian institutions and enterprises to use potentials of Croatian scientific and professional Diaspora.
Eligible candidates: a) The outstanding experienced Croatian or foreign researchers and experts living and working in Croatia who want to initiate and establish cooperation with an outstanding researcher of Croatian nationality or origin who has built career and works abroad; b) The outstanding experienced researchers and experts of Croatian nationality or origin who live and work abroad and want to initiate and establish cooperation with the outstanding experienced Croatian or foreign researchers and experts who live and work in Croatia.
Application deadline: Friday, June 12th, 2015. until midnight
the project proposal (all forms and letters) must be submitted in English language or equally in both Croatian and English language (link for forms in Croatian language is http://www.ukf.hr/default.aspx?id=77 )
Supporting documentation for project proposals recommended for financing:
For every project proposal recommended for financing, applicants will be obliged, during the negotiations, to prove that their project is in accordance with "Environmental Management Framework", which is the condition for financing.
Document "Environmental Management Framework" are guidelines which set the environmental screening categories of the projects. Applicants will be obliged to fulfill the Environmetal Screening Form(Annex A - Environmetal Management Framework).
For every project proposal recommended for financing, applicants will be obliged, during the negotiations, to fulfil the “Procurement plan form” in accordance with “Extract 1. CSF – Procurement arrangements for sub-beneficiaries of UKF programs” which is the document that sets out the guidelines and procedures which are to be used for procurement on the project. The procurement plan must be submitted after the Financial plan is approved and before the project start.
Contract forms for projects financed by UKF
The Grant Agreement and Colaboration Agreement will be signed with the projects which are awarded the UKF Grant. The Colaboration Agreement also regulate the Intelectual Property Rights.
