TA CR Sigma, Sub-objective 3, applied research in social sciences: open call

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) has announced the 10^th call for proposals of the Programme for applied research and innovation Sigma – Sub-objective 3 – Support of the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities, and arts (formerly TA ČR Eta). Deadline is 13. 12. 2024.

On 6. 11. 2024, 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 before the call deadline 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).
• Definition of thematic areas and research topics (in Czech).
• Call webpage (in Czech) – news related to this specific call are published here.
• Programme webpage in Czech. About the programme in English (not always up-to-date).
• Projects successful in a previous call (source), both in Czech.

The goal of the Sub-objective 3 of the programme Sigma is to strengthen social sciences, humanities and arts in applied research and innovation activities and to apply the outputs of these activities in the form of new or substantially improved products, procedures, processes, or services. Supports the use of the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts and their involvement in applied research and innovation projects that are beneficial for maintaining and increasing the quality of human life in response to dynamic social, economic, globalisation, cultural, or technological changes.

In this call, applicants must choose one of the following areas and one research topic from the chosen area:

• Area: Need for change in education
  ► Research topic: Transforming learning for the digital era
• Area: Economic stability and sustainability of Czechia
  ► Research topic: Analysis of global trends and their impact on Czechia
  ► Research topic: Research on the strategy for the transition to renewable energy sources in Czechia
• Area: Responses to epistemic crisis, institutional disintegration, loneliness and crisis of cohesion
  ► Research topic: Development of tools for information detection and verification
  ► Research topic: Media literacy programmes
• Area: Quality of life in the face of climate and environmental change
  ► Research topic: Community-based adaptation programmes for increasing resilience to climate and environmental change
  ► Research topic: Psychological impacts of climate and environmental change on different demographic groups of Czech citizens

An “application guarantor” from Czechia must be involved in each proposal. Application guarantor is typically a future user of the project results (e.g., a public authority, an enterprise, etc.) that declares interest in the project results and participates in setting the project plan. Application guarantor can be an internal one – a member of project consortia and receive funding, or an external one (in this case central and other public authorities, regions, or municipalities).

Project duration can be 12–42 months, maximal grant amount per project is CZK 12 million, funding rate is up to 80% (for whole project).

News published by Ludmila Součková on 30. 10. 2024.

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