For the development of Latvian research international cooperation, full participation in the Horizon Europe program and attracting funding for the implementation of research, Latvian scientific institutions will have access to European Union (EU) fund support in the amount of more than 15.7 million euros.
Funding in the amount of more than 15.7 million euros will be available to 14 Latvian scientific institutions.
- 12.4 million euros are intended to support the development of research project submissions evaluated above the quality threshold in the Horizon Europe program;
- 2.7 million euros have been earmarked for the implementation of Latvia’s National Partnership Plans for participation in 15 ERIC consortia and ESFRI platforms, promoting the effective use of research infrastructure in the European research space;
- 300 thousand euros have been earmarked for support for the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the Republic of Latvia and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology;
- 180 thousand euros have been earmarked for the implementation of cooperation measures in the field of quantum computing. Equally large support from EU funds is also planned for ensuring the operation of the Latvian national contact point of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
In the previous planning period of EU funds 2014-2020, the leader in terms of the amount of funding allocated in the Horizon 2020 program is the Riga Technical University with 14.72 million euros, participating in 37 projects, the Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia with 13.85 million euros and the University of Latvia with 10.04 million euros.
