The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic has announced a one-stage public tender for targeted support, which will focus on applied research projects in healthcare area. The targeted support of the Ministry of Health (MH) is intended for solving projects of applied research in health care, focused on solving problems connected with diagnostics, treatment and prevention of human diseases. A detailed summary of objectives and expected benefits is given in the Program for the Support of Applied Health Research for the years 2020 - 2026. The realization of selected projects is expected to start in May 2023. The project realization must be completed by 31 December 2026 at the latest. Expected realization period is thus 44 months.
The evaluation criteria of the applications are: project objectives and their compliance with the objectives of the Program, proposal of solution, design of solution outputs, professional level of the research team, readiness / equipment of the applicant's workplace, foreign cooperation of the applicant, assessment of previous cooperation of the applicant with MoH and adequacy of financial requirements. The evaluation of the professional level of applications will be ensured by the bodies of the Agency for Health Research of the Czech Republic, which is an organizational unit of the state under the direct competence of the Ministry of Health.
The deadline for submitting applications is 29 June 2022 (until 12:00).
The results of the evaluation will be known by February 24, 2023.
All documents and information necessary for the processing and submission of applications, the conditions of eligibility of candidates, the requirements for its proof and the method of evaluation of applications are described in more detail here.