Colombia: COLCIENCIAS – Departamento - ERANet-LAC

Colombia: COLCIENCIAS – Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia,
Tecnología e Innovación
Initial Funding Committment
€ 100.000
Who can apply?
Thematic Area BIODIVERSITY / CLIMATE
Research, technological development and / or innovation groups from public or private higher
education institutions, or Colombian research and technological development centres,
recognized by COLCIENCIAS at the opening date of the announcement.
Funding:
Colombian institutions may request to COLCIENCIAS resources for a maximum amount of €
50,000 or its equivalent, $ 130,000,000 million Colombian pesos M / CTE, corresponding to
70% of the total cost of the project in Colombia. Colombian institutions should make a
contribution in kind or in cash, for a minimum amount equivalent to 30% of the total cost of
the project in Colombia.
Thematic Area ENERGY:
Research, technological development and / or innovation groups from public or private higher
education institutions, or Colombian research and technological development centres,
recognized by COLCIENCIAS at the opening date of the announcement or,
Companies with at least two (2) years of being legally established in Colombia.
Maximum of two Colombian institutions may apply in the project.
Funding:
Colombian entities may request to COLCIENCIAS resources for a maximum amount of € 50,000
or its equivalent, $130,000,000 million Colombian pesos M / CTE, corresponding to 70% or
60% of the total cost of the project in Colombia.
The remaining percentage should be provided by entities as counterpart in kind or in cash, in
accordance with the following table:
Entity
Research, technological development and / or
innovation groups from a public or private higher
education institutions, or Colombian research and
technological development centre.
Companies
Minimum counterpart amount contribution
over the total cost of the project
30%
40%
What kinds of costs are eligible for funding?
Item
Scientific staff
and
support
staff
Description
Staff hired for the project, with scientific and technical
training, with professional degree and / or postgraduate
degree (Masters, PhD) and postdoctoral students who will be
in charge of the research activities of the project according to
its scientific-technical approach.
Staff trained in technical and technological careers with
capacities to support the implementation of STI activities.
The budget for scientific and support staff may not exceed
Financeabl
e
Counterp
art
X
X
Item
Description
Financeabl
e
Counterp
art
X
X
60% of the total budget of the project implemented in
Colombia. Individual costs may not exceed the maximum
limits that COLCIENCIAS defined by resolution 2014 000426.
Equipment required for the project, which can be acquired
by any legal form (leasing, purchase, etc.). Funding to
purchase new equipment must be supported by the strict
need of those items to develop the project.
Purchase
lease
equipment
or
of
Includes the acquisition of research equipment that becomes
the property of the executor, or temporarily lease of
equipment.
The design and construction of equipment that will be
owned by the executor is also contemplated, when the
project requires it.
Use
equipment
Materials
supplies
of
and
Use of research equipment owned by the entity.
Acquisition of supplies, consumables and other items
necessary for the development of the planned activities. It
should be submitted the detailed list, grouped by categories
that should have a justification of the need and the amount
(eg. Consumables, reagents, tools, protective elements,
controls and ancillary instrumentation, biological material,
audiovisual, of laboratory and field, etc).
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Materials used in the manufacture of prototypes and pilot
plants will be owned by the executor at the end of the
project.
Software
Acquisition of licenses for specialized software for the STI
activities needed in the development of the project, whose
license will be owned by the executor. Its need and amount
should be supported on detailed technical justifications.
Shall not be considered fundable in this item daily use
software such as word processors, spreadsheets or operating
systems.
Technological
services
Recruitment of national and international technology services
(Tests, analysis, simulation and others) that the executing
agency is not able to perform or that are not performed in
the country.
Its need and amount should be supported on detailed
technical justifications.
Specialized
consulting
services
Hiring specialized scientific and technological consultancy
(lasting no more than 90 days), related to the
implementation of the project activities.
X
X
Mobility
and
international
exchange
It refers to the cost of transport (international travel in
economy class) and travel expenses related to the activities
proposed in the scientific-technical cooperation project
component and which are strictly necessary for the successful
execution of the project, product generation and
dissemination of results.
X
X
Item
Description
Financeabl
e
Counterp
art
X
X
Per diem up to 100 € per day.
Field trips
The mobilities should last no more than 90 days.
It refers to travel expenses (transportation and per diem) to
sampling areas and implementation of the fieldwork needed
in the investigation
Training
Training and updating of staff through training programs of
short duration in Colombia and abroad.
Bibliographic
material
Purchase of books, guides, technical standards and scientific
articles that can’t be consulted in free format and that are
not available in the entity. That bibliographic material has to
be strictly necessary for a successful implementation of the
project.
X
X
Dissemination
Material
and
promotion of
results
Costs of publication of scientific papers in indexed journals
with a high impact factor. Costs associated with publishing
books, manuals, videos, booklets, posters, etc. to present the
results of the project and serve as dissemination strategy or
promoting social ownership of project results.
X
X
Administrative
costs
Administrative costs associated with the projects that do not
exceed 10% of the total project.
X
X
Adequacy
of
laboratory and
pilot plant
Costs related to the adequacy of laboratory and pilot plant.
Should not exceed 20% of the amount provided as
counterpart.
Studies needed to process the protection of industrial
property of the developed products or technologies, which
may include: technological surveillance studies, business
studies, economic and financial feasibility of the product;
state of the art at national and international levels; novelty
associated with the product.
Expenditure on
Intellectual
Property
X
X
X
X
Cost for patenting or other forms of protection of intellectual
property.
Tax Payment
X
Non financeable
- The applicants that are present beneficiaries of the programs "Jóvenes investigadores",
"Formación de doctorados" or postdoctoral internships from "Es tiempo de volver" with
COLCIENCIAS, may be linked to research activities proposed for the implementation of the
project but in any case, may be benefited at the same time with the resources from
COLCIENCIAS assigned to this area, in this call.
- Through the personnel item, no academic rights and registration tuitions will be funded.
- They will not be financeable with COLCIENCIAS resources, budget items such as buildings,
equipment and infrastructure maintenance, incidentals, insurance, purchase of vehicles, office
furniture and memberships in scientific societies.
- There will not be financed with resources of COLCIENCIAS, fees or special payroll staff full-time
public or private entities bonuses. However these, themselves can be financed with counterpart
resources.
- In no event insurance, registration, airport taxes, consular services or other expenses will be
covered.
- COLCIENCIAS do not accept any expense caused prior to the signing of the relevant contract
or the date of their execution.
Upper funding limits for eligible costs?
1. Adequacy of laboratories and pilot plants - should not exceed 20% of the total value of
the project funded in Colombia.
2. Scientific personnel and support staff - may not exceed 60% of the total project budget.
Individual costs may not exceed the maximum limits that COLCIENCIAS defined in
resolution 2014 000426
3. Additional national eligibility criteria for the proposal beyond the general criteria in the
Terms of Reference of the joint call
4. Regulations of a technical nature:
5. Colombian applicants must provide or update information in the electronic platform ScienTI in order to obtain the information necessary to identify the persons and
institutions involved in the research and scientific innovation in the country and so
consolidate the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation. This information
is essential to support the design and renovation of public policy in Science, Technology
and Innovation CTI.
6. Individuals and entities having contracts or existing agreements with COLCIENCIAS must
have a no debt certificate; otherwise they will not be considered for participation in this
call.
7. Projects submitted with all requested information through the electronic form specified
in the notice will be accepted only.
Information sent through different ways (mail, fax, email or any other) than the form referred to
in the terms of reference or submitted with date and time after to those in the terms of
reference will not be taken into account for the evaluation and selection process.
The project funding may not be submitted simultaneously by another call or COLCIENCIAS
resources or other entities.
Intellectual Property Regulations
On the event that intellectual property rights are obtained in the development of projects from
the process of the call, the ownership of rights shall be governed by the provisions of Article 31
Law 1450 of 2011, "Article 31 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
FUNDED WITH NATIONAL BUDGET RESOURCES. In the case of projects of Science, Technology
and Innovation developed with national budget resources, The State, unless reasons of national
security and defense, assign to the parties intellectual property rights it may have, as established
in the contract ".
"The Parties shall define the program ownership of intellectual property rights arising from the
results of the implementation of the national budget."
In any event or dissemination medium used to diffuse the results of projects, must give proper
credit to COLCIENCIAS, including corporate image according to the intitutional identity manual
referenced in http://www.colciencias.gov. co Ciudadano tab.
Thematic Area BIODIVERSITY / CLIMATE
The following current regulations must be taken into account:
Permits for scientific research in biological diversity (Dec 309-2000 of MADS.
Authorization for import and export of specimens of biodiversity not cited in the appendices of
the CITES convention (Res 1367-2000 the MADS).
Projects involving access to biological and genetic resources, collection activities, capture,
collection, fishing, handling of biological resources and their mobilization in the country, and the
introduction of exotic1 species should take into account among other, the following decisions,
decrees and resolutions Andean Decision No. 391 of July 2, 1996 - "Joint Arrangements" on
Access to Genetic Resources.
As 1375 and 1376 Decrees of 2013 from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development (MADS), for the regulation of biological collections and permission to collect
specimens of wild biodiversity for scientific non-commercial research, and Decree 1320 of 1998
from the Ministry of the Interior, by which regulates consultation with Indigenous and Black
Communities for the exploitation of natural resources within its territory. In case of being
selected by the call, and if is required by the project, it should be credited the processing of
these requests to the competent authorities before hiring. If the current project activities require
environmental licenses, these must have been processed before to the competent authority, as it
is mandatory to comply with current regulations.
Thematic Area ENERGY
If the project has an impact on Indigenous, Afro-descendant Communities and environment,
you must include an environmental or social impact.
Must be taken into account current regulations concerning:
Permits for scientific research in biological diversity (Dec 309-2000 of MADS).
Authorization for import and export of specimens of biodiversity not cited in the appedices of
the CITES convention (Res 1367-2000 the MADS).
Projects involving access to biological and genetic resources, collection activities, capture,
collection, fishing, handling of biological resources and their mobilization in the country, and the
introduction of exotic2 species should take into account among other, the following decisions,
decrees and resolutions Andean Decision No. 391 of July 2, 1996 - "Joint Arrangements" on
Access to Genetic Resources "
As 1375 and 1376 Decrees of 2013 from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development (MADS), for the regulation of biological collections and permission to collect
specimens of wild biodiversity for scientific non-commercial research, and Decree 1320 of 1998
from the Ministry of the Interior, by which regulates consultation with Indigenous and Black
Communities for the exploitation of natural resources within its territory. In case of being
selected by the call, and if is required by the project, it should be credited the processing of
these requests to the competent authorities before hiring. If the current project activities require
environmental licenses, these must have been processed before to the competent authority, as it
is mandatory to comply with current regulations.
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Call Contact Person: Mr. Fabio Iván Monroy, Email: fimonroy@colciencias.gov.co, Phone:
(57-1) 6258480 Ext 2334
For questions on general aspects: Mr. Javier Cañon, Email: ori@colciencias.gov.co,
Phone: (57-1) 6258480 Ext 2119
For questions on Biodiversity: Ms. Claudia Tinjacá. Email: ctinjaca@colciencias.gov.co,
Phone: (57-1) 6258480 Ext 2256
For questions on Energy: Mr. Yesid Ojeda, Email: yojeda@colciencias.gov.co, Phone:
(57-1) 6258480 Ext 2258
The environmental license for the import of parent of alien species; wild, aquatic, ornate, of hidrobiologycal
and fishery fauna and flora, are the responsibility of the National Environmental Licensing Authority -ANLA(Decree 3573 of 2011). See Resolution No 0848 of 2008, No 207, No 654 of 2010 and 2011 relative to MADS
list of declared invasive alien species.
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The environmental license for the import of parent of alien species; wild, aquatic, ornate, of hidrobiologycal
and fishery fauna and flora, are the responsibility of the National Environmental Licensing Authority -ANLA(Decree 3573 of 2011). See Resolution No 0848 of 2008, No 207, No 654 of 2010 and 2011 relative to MADS
list of declared invasive alien species.