Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· LV-RESEARCH · 2014–2021
Research and Education
Enhanced research-based knowledge development
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€14m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 59%, Norway Grants 41%.
- EEA Grants €8.4m
- Norway Grants €5.9m
Funded by Both
€16m 109% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
24
Projects signed
3
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Research PA02 | €8.6m | 60.6% |
| Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship PA03 | €5.6m | 39.4% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
- National focal point
- Ministry of Finance
- Short name
- LV-RESEARCH
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
- Research Council of Norway
- Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
- National Agency for International Education Affairs
Bilateral ambitions
shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
4 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A maximum of € 6,000,000 of the programme grant shall be allocated to innovation centres located in different regions of Latvia.
- Infrastructure (hard measures) is not eligible for funding under this programme. The costs of mobile equipment for demonstration rooms that supports activities within the centres shall be eligible. A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for such equipment shall be identified in the concept note.
- The location, allocation and the activities of each of the centres will be determined during the concept note phase. The centres shall aim to develop new education and training programmes for teachers, students and pupils in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and facilitate cooperation and partnerships between institutions in education, research and the world of work.
- The total allocation of the programme will be set aside for the ‘Baltic Research Programme’, aiming at developing a regional hub for research in the Baltic region. Up to € 7,260,081 of the programme grant is allocated to the programme area ‘Research’, and up to € 495,436 of the programme grant is allocated to the programme area ‘Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship’.
The 24 projects
€16m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 4 2020
- 13 2021
- 2 2022
- 5 2023
- Smallest grant
- €13k
- Median
- €800k
- Largest
- €2m
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement LV-RESEARCH | 9 January 2025 | 26.0 |