The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia has announced a public call for applications for scientific research projects within the Special Research Program COVID-19 (hereinafter the Program).
The program aims to fund projects that will contribute to an effective scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and enable better preparedness and response of society to this pandemic. The secondary goal of the Program includes the development of solutions that may be important in the future in the event of other pandemics or other natural disasters.

The program is intended for scientists and researchers who are employed in accredited NIO.

The program supports applied scientific research, creation of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams and consortium project submission. Projects under this Program are submitted on pre-assigned topics within three groups of scientific fields

- (bio) medical sciences;
- (bio) medical engineering and information technology;
- economic, sociological, psychological research and management of complex systems.

The program is of public interest for the Republic of Serbia, and is planned and implemented in accordance with the Law on the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 95/18) and in accordance with other regulations in the field of scientific research and innovation.

According to the duration of the project, the Program envisages three categories of projects:

- Short-term projects with a recommended duration of up to 12 months;
- Medium-term projects with a recommended duration of 12 to 18 months;
- Exceptionally, long-term projects with a maximum duration of up to three years (36 months).

The budget available for this public call is 2,000,000 euros.

All information about the Program and the necessary tender documentation can be found at: http://fondzanauku.gov.rs/pozivi

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