News Call for proposals
The third call for research applications under the activity “Post-doctoral Research Aid”

The State Education Development Agency (SEDA) announces the third competition for selecting research applications under the activity “Post-doctoral Research Aid”.

The deadline for submission is 15 July, 2019

The research applications may submit:

      • Scientific institutions registered in the Register of Scientific Institutions of the Republic of Latvia,
      • Micro, small, medium-sized or large enterprises registered with the Enterprise Register of the Republic of Latvia.

The purpose of the Activity is to develop the skills of new scientists and to increase the scientific capacity, ensuring the possibilities for new scientists to start a career in scientific institutions and with enterprises, as well as improvement of research competencies, renewal of human resources and increase in the number of qualified luspecialists.

Aided activities

      • Implementation of fundamental or industrial research;
      • Defence of intellectual property rights;
      • Knowledge and technology transfer;
      • Improvement of competences (training);
      • International mobility and networking;
      • Supervision and review of bachelor's, master's and doctoral thesis;
      • Preparation of other research or innovation projects proposals.

Additional information

Rules of the third selection stage of research applications:


Guidelines and methodology for the evaluation of administrative, compliance and output indicator attainment promotion quality of research applications: 

International Evaluation Guidelines and Criteria for the Scientific Part of Research Applications: 

Methodology for preparing the Research project proposals: 

SEDA contact persons: