The formal application will be made through an application form available on the Clusters Submission Platform, a dedicated platform to find and apply to the different RESIST open calls, as well as to those launched by other Eurocluster initiatives which have already agreed on the use of this portal.

All the relevant information of the open call will be published on this page, including the Guide for Applicants.

Apply through this link: https://clustersubmissionplatform.eu/eurocluster_post/resist-training-open-call/

Full application package will be available on the cluster submission platform.

It consists of:

Application form (including company data, relevance of the training activity, etc.)

The RESIST Resilience check: mandatory to access all RESIST open calls. All applicants must complete this document to assess their status and level of resilience to crises.

Commitment Declaration

The commitment declaration ensures the truthfulness of information provided in the application, stating that there is no double funding for the same project, and the privacy policy will be adhered to. It also confirms that the applicant falls under the correct category of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs[MK(1] ) and that they do not exceed the €60 000.

Ethics assessment:

-Avoid any conflict of interest and comply with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, sound financial management, proportionality, and competition rules.

-Allow for all communications to be made in English.

-Ensure that the part of the activities that is subject to the place of performance obligation is performed in the eligible countries or target countries set out in the call conditions.

-Respect the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679/EU) guarantees that the processing of data is carried out in compliance with the fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the dignity of the data subject with reference to confidentiality, personal identity and the right to data protection.

Applications that do not provide ALL the requested documents will not be evaluated.

English is the official language for RESIST open calls. Submissions done in any other language will not be evaluated.

·The submitted proposals on the Clusters Submission Platform will be subject to evaluation by the evaluation committee (the “RESIST consortium”), which will:

a.Check eligibility and admissibility (See Who can apply – Admissibility and eligibility criteria above) and, if successful.

b.Initiate the evaluation of the content of the proposals (Quality check).

RESIST Evaluation Committee will decide and will tell the results at the end of the month after each cut off dates (see award procedure), to the applicant.

Additionally, applicants will receive feedback on the evaluation of their proposal (both selected and non-selected applicants) by e-mail including a description of the third-party actions, the date of the award, duration, and final recipient legal names and countries.

The RESIST consortium will publish the outcome of the open call, including a description of the actions, the date of the award, duration, and final recipient legal names and countries. This publication will be made through the ECCP profile. In addition, information on the awarded proposals will be communicated through the RESIST communication channels.

The RESIST consortium publishes its open call, respecting transparency, equal treatment, conflict of interest and confidentiality. In particular, the call will be carried out by respecting the following principles:

Excellence. The proposals selected for funding must demonstrate a high quality in the context of the topics and criteria set out in the call.

Transparency. Funding decisions will be based on clearly described rules and procedures, and all applicants will receive adequate feedback on the outcome of the evaluation of their proposals.

Fairness and impartiality. All proposals submitted to the call are treated equally. They are evaluated impartially on their merits, irrespective of their origin or the identity of the applicants.

Confidentiality. All proposals and related data, knowledge and documents are treated in confidence.

Personal data will be processed in compliance with applicable EU and national law on data protection.

The General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679/EU) guarantees that the processing of data is carried out in compliance with the fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the dignity of the data subject with particular reference to confidentiality, personal identity and the right to data protection. By applying, the applicant agrees on the storage and use of its personal data for the execution of the RESIST objectives and work plan.

Efficiency and speed. Evaluation of proposals and award of the financial support will be as rapid as possible, commensurate with maintaining the quality of the evaluation, and respecting the legal framework.

The RESIST financial support to applicants will be based on the following principles:

Equal treatment: The general principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination requires that comparable situations are not treated differently unless differentiation is objectively justified.

Transparency: FSTP shall be awarded following a publication of Calls for proposals and evaluated by the established Evaluation Committee.

Non-cumulative award and no double financing: Each action may give rise to the award of only one FSTP.       

The SME applicant cannot apply for and/or receive funding outside of RESIST for a similar project that could lead to a potential double funding of the same action. The RESIST Consortium may carry out the necessary control actions with other SMP Eurocluster Consortia and other EU-funded projects to verify that there is no double funding ongoing.

Redress procedure

Applicants can contest the decision within 30 days after the evaluation Committee’s decision has been notified. All contests must be sent by email to Adam Priechodský a.priechodsky@autoklastr.cz and must contain, formulated in a clear manner, the grounds on which the decision is contested.

The evaluation committee will address the raised complaints by e-mail within 30 days upon receipt of the applicant’s contestation, providing applicants with comprehensive and sufficiently detailed answers.

 [MK(1]Maybe here is the right point to also ask them to verify that they do not exceed the 60.000 euros from RESIST