Projects led by Lithuanian scientists have been selected for funding under the Baltic Research Programme call for proposals. More than 10 million euros will be allocated to these projects. 11 out of 79 proposals submitted by Lithuanian researchers’ teams, together with partners from Latvia, Estonia, Norway, and Liechtenstein, will implement projects and carry out region-relevant scientific work on a 36 month time period.
The total budget of the call for proposals announced by the Research Council of Lithuania is 10.6 million euros; the smallest amount of the grant requested was 0.75 million euros whilst the biggest - 1 million euros. On average, a grant requested was 0.94 million euros. Applications were evaluated by international experts, the best-evaluated projects corresponding to the objectives of the Baltic Research Programme were selected and suggested for funding by the Programme Committee.
The call for proposals set 5 priority areas with at least one project being funded in each of them: Technologies and Innovation Development – 4 projects; Preventive and Personalised Medicine – 2 projects; Culture, Migration and Inclusive Society – 2 projects; Economic, Social Challenges and Innovative Society – 2 projects; and Cyber Security – 1 project.
The following Latvian universities and research institutes will participate in the projects: The University of Latvia (UL), Riga Technical University (RTU), Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, Vidzeme University College, Baltic International Center for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS), Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Latvia University of Agriculture Institute of Economics and Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia.
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