Call for Pilot Research Projects with RTO Lithuania partners

Are you ready to participate in innovative collaborative research with colleagues from other research centres? Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) and Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC) are inviting you to take advantage of this opportunity by launching a call for pilot research projects! Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in impactful research that can contribute to solving important national and societal challenges for a sustainable Lithuania. 

What we offer

• We fund innovative inter-institutional research projects (up to €30,000 per project for researchers from three institutions, up to €10,000 for each group)
• Opportunity to work with leading scientists in three of Lithuania's leading research institutions and to open contacts with potential consortia for EU funding  
• Support for promoting projects addressing key challenges facing the state and society 

Key areas

• Smart / Sustainable Technologies  
• Environmental / Environmental Technologies  
• Defence Technologies

Why apply?  

• Build strong, competitive research teams for interdisciplinary research 
• Access to inter-institutional expertise and resources  
• Create access to national and international project funding  
• Contribute to solving pressing societal problems 

Expected results

• Scientific publications in high impact journals  
• Submissions to national and international R&D&I project calls
• Developing innovative solutions to solve real-world problems

Deadline: March 31, 2025  

• Call for Applications
• Competition Rules
• Application Form

Project duration: projects start from the signing of the contract and start no later than 30 May. Projects end 12 months after the start of the project. Funding is limited to the period 2025-2026. 

Mandatory requirement: a consortium of researchers from three institutions, complying with the provisions of the call.  

The project is open to all participants, with a minimum of one partner from each of the following institutions.

An information event will take place at FTMC (Saulėtekio al. 3-A101, Vilnius) on 5 March at which potential applicants are invited to present their project ideas and find partners from the FTMC, LAMMC and LEI. Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/nC5Pe1rt5Q 

We will send out an agenda and a template for presenting project ideas to all registrants. 

Contacts for further enquiries: 

FTMC: Kristina Plauškaitė-Šukienė, kristina.plauskaite@ftmc.lt 

LEI: Andrius Tamošiūnas, andrius.tamosiunas@lei.lt 

LAMMC: Vita Tilvikienė, vita.tilvikiene@lammc.lt