TA CR, programme Transport: open call

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) published information about the open 3^rd call for proposals of the programme of the Ministry of Transport for applied research and innovation in the field of transport. Deadline is 30. 4. 2025. A potential request for participation as an application guarantor by the Ministry of Transport must be sent by 31. 3. 2025.

On 13. 3. 2025, TA CR organise a webinar for applicants in Czech. Link to watch the event (registration not required). A form for asking questions. Source. (All in Czech).

If you plan to apply in this call, please, contact well in advance the Project Management Department (Romana Hogenová, romana.hogenova@natur.cuni.cz), so that all the formal requirements of the application can be prepared in time.

• Call announcement and documentation (in Czech).
• Call specifications – Zadávací dokumentace (in Czech).
• Call webpage (in Czech) – news related to this specific call are published here.
• Programme webpage (in Czech).
• Projects successful in a previous call (source), both in Czech.

The aim of the programme is to develop the transport sector and all modes of transport in a way that reflects societal needs, accelerates technological and knowledge development and contributes to greater sustainability and reduced negative environmental impacts of transport. Support is given to applied research and experimental development projects whose results have a high potential for further application in new approaches, technologies and services. Particular emphasis is placed on strengthening cooperation between the research, academic and private sectors.

Each project must address one of the specific objectives of the programme:

• Sustainable, accessible and safe transport
• Automation, digitisation and technologically advanced transport
• Low-emission and environmentally friendly transport

At least 1 “application guarantor” from Czechia must participate in every proposal. The application guarantor is usually a future user of the project results – e.g. a public authority or a company – who declares interest in the project results, participates in the project design and may also be a member of the project consortium and receive funding (about the role of application guarantor in Czech). Applicants who want to include the Ministry of Transport as the application guarantor in their proposal must send a request the guarantorship (Žádost o aplikační garantství) to the ministry by 31. 3. 2025 – specific instructions are given in the call announcement (in Czech). It is recommended to discuss the guarantorship with the relevant department of the Ministry of Transport before sending the official request.

Project duration can be 12–48 months. Maximal grant amount per project is CZK 40 million, maximal funding rate is 70 %.

News published by Ludmila Součková on 6. 3. 2025.

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