Portal for researchers and innovators
We want to make it as convenient as possible for you. Your research, development and innovation goals are our goals, too. You will find information about grant programmes and funding opportunities in one place.
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Preliminary Funding Plan
Predictable planning of calls for proposals, grant schemes and funding from all sources so interested parties can prepare ahead.
How RDI funding works
Overview of funding support for RDI. It demonstrates institutional and competitive funding, as well as who benefits from and provides these resources. It also includes systemic and indirect support.
Project evaluation rules
Set and unify the basic rules for supporting RDI by determining the evaluation process and criteria.
Institutional coverage of RDI.
Governance of RDI
Describes the legal framework of the ecosystem and the institutions involved in policy-making, regulation and control in RDI.
About the Research and Innovation Authority (VAIA)
VAIA’s mission is to significantly enhance Slovakia’s innovation performance. VAIA was established at the Cabinet Office in 2021 to reform government support for science, research and the innovation ecosystem. Its main tasks for research, development and innovation are the introduction of evaluation by foreign experts, the design of a new governance and funding model under the Government Council for Science, Technology and Innovation and the preparation of the National Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation.